Site NameLinnekar Gorge (Turner Station)
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name
Language Group, Nation or PeopleKitja, Jaru
Present State/TerritoryWA
Colony/State/Territory at the timeWA
Police DistrictEast Kimberley
Latitude-17.802
Longitude128.699
DateBetween 1 Jan 1896 and 31 Dec 1896
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed10
Victims Killed Notes10-15
AttackersColonists
Attacker Descriptions
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedIncineration
NarrativeDavid Turner told Helen Ross about a massacre at Linnekar Gorge: 'Well, we got [story] some of them people got shot la Linnekar Gorge (On former Turner Station). Kartiya [white people] bin come there to shoot blackfellas for no reason. Gather all the blackfellas and tie em up with chains. Told em blackfellas to get all the wood. Stack em on the wood heap. With the chains - started shooting the blackfellas with the chains (still on). They had a bottle of kerosene and just pour em on and burn it up' (Turner cited Ross and Bray, 1989, p 19).
SourcesTurner cited in Ross and Bray, 1989, p 19. (Sources PDF)
Corroboration Rating**