Palm Island Aboriginal settlement on Great Palm Island in Queensland, Australia
Organised by
Robert Henry Curry
Deaths
3
Non-fatal injuries
2
Property damage
set fire to several buildings
Inquiries
Attorney-General of Queensland
Inquest
Magistrate Cameron PM
Arrests
Pattison and Hoffman
Suspects
Peter Prior
Convicted
0
The Palm Island Tragedy occurred in 1930 on Palm Island Aboriginal settlement on Great Palm Island in Queensland, Australia, when the settlement's Superintendent, Robert Henry Curry, shot and wounded two people, and set fire to several buildings, killing his two children. Later in the day, the Superintendent was shot dead.[1] An official inquiry by the Attorney-General of Queensland followed. Those involved in the shooting death were charged with murder, but during the trial, under the advice of the trial judge, the Crown Prosecutor dropped the charges.[2]
^Watson, Joanne. "Curry, Robert Henry (Bob) (1885–1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
^"The Palm Island Murders, Pryor and Hoffman Discharged, Shooting of Curry Justified". The Northern Standard. Darwin, NT. 19 August 1930. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
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