Coniston massacre
1928 CE.
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The Coniston massacre, or series of massacres, took place in the region around the Coniston cattle station in the territory of Central Australia (now a part of the Northern Territory) between 15 August to 13 September 1928. It is the last known officially sanctioned massacre of Indigenous Australians and is considered by some to be one of the last events of the Australian frontier wars. The massacre occurred in response to the murder of dingo hunter Frederick (Fred) Brooks, who was killed an Aboriginal man on 7 August 1928 at a place called Yukurru. After the massacre the sit became known as Brooks Soak. In a series of punitive expeditions led by Northern Territory Police constable William George Murray, many Warlpiri, Anmatyerre, and Kaytetye people were killed. Official records, based of Murray's reports at the time state that 31 people were killed, however, analysis of documentation, remains found and Aboriginal oral histories reveal that the fatalities were likely to have ranged between 70 and 300 people. A recent study estimated that 90 people were killed.
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