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List of massacres of Indigenous Australians


Groups of Indigenous Australians were massacred on many occasions between the start of the English colonisation of Australia in 1788 and the 1920s. These massacres formed a significant element of the frontier wars.

The following list tallies a few of the better documented massacres of Aboriginal Australians, which took place mainly during the colonial period.

Kimberley region - The Killing Times - 1890-1920: The massacres listed below have been depicted in modern Australian Aboriginal art from the Warmun/Turkey Creek community who were members of the tribes affected. Oral history of the massacres were passed down and artists such as Rover Thomas have depicted the massacres.


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