Site NameNewry Station, Keep River, East Kimberley/ Northern Territory
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name
Language Group, Nation or PeopleMirrawong Gadjerong
Present State/TerritoryWA
Colony/State/Territory at the timeWA
Police DistrictEast Kimberley
Latitude-15.069
Longitude129.141
DateBetween 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Dec 1899
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed40
Victims Killed Notes40 to 60
AttackersColonists
Attacker Descriptions
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedRevolver(s), Winchester(s)
NarrativeJack Sullivan explained: 'I lived on the Keep river, which goes right from the coast to Newry Station. There were all Gadjerong people along the coast until the white men shot them. Half of them died and some of the young men were brought into the stations to quieten them and to learn the horses, like me. All the Gadjerong people were taken out of their country or were put on the stations or were killed' (Shaw, 1983, p 35).
SourcesShaw, 1983, p 35; Owen, 2016, p 335. (Sources PDF)
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