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.