The Battle of ’Narawai on North Stradbroke Island, and skirmishes that culminated in this event (c. 1827–32) have been sidelined in recent decades, based on the assumption that the event was more likely a massacre, and that sources are too conflicted to build a workable narrative. Here we utilise known and unexamined sources, and the untapped oral tradition and environmental knowledge of Stradbroke Island Aboriginal peoples, to reconstruct both the build-up and phases of the confrontation. We find that our primary sources for this incident ultimately derive from Aboriginal informants; together with current Aboriginal perspectives, these allow a more nuanced and Aboriginal-driven narrative than is normally possible for a frontier wars skirmish. It is argued that the Battle of ’Narawai was not a one-sided massacre but rather a well-planned operation by Aboriginal combatants, orchestrated to provide tactical advantages. We contend that the battle merged tactics of traditional pullen-pullen (inter-tribal tournaments) with strategies more suited to the demands of the frontier wars, and that it was perceived as a victory by Aboriginal Stradbroke Islanders.

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重建'Narawai (Moongalba) 之战

近几十年来，北斯德布鲁克岛的纳拉威战役以及在此事件中达到高潮（约 1827-32 年）的小规模冲突已被搁置，因为该事件更可能是大屠杀，而且来源过于矛盾建立一个可行的叙述。在这里，我们利用已知和未经审查的来源，以及斯特德布鲁克岛原住民尚未开发的口头传统和环境知识，重建对抗的形成和阶段。我们发现这次事件的主要来源最终来自土著线人；再加上当前的原住民观点，这些允许比边境战争小规模冲突通常可能的更微妙和原住民驱动的叙述。有人认为，纳拉威战役不是一场片面的屠杀，而是原住民战斗人员精心策划的行动，旨在提供战术优势。我们认为这场战斗将传统的普伦-普伦（部落间锦标赛）的战术与更适合边境战争要求的战略相结合，并且被原住民斯特德布鲁克岛民视为胜利。