Site NameKariyarri - Pilbara
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name
Language Group, Nation or PeopleNgarluma, Kariyarri
Present State/TerritoryWA
Colony/State/Territory at the timeWA
Police DistrictPilbara Region
Latitude-20.31
Longitude118.601
DateBetween 1 Jan 1890 and 31 Dec 1899
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed50
Victims Killed Notes50-80
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsPastoralist(s)
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveReprisal
Weapons UsedRifle(s), Incineration
Narrative'...three incidents were mentioned repeatedly, one involving a group of over fifty natives who were wiped out while fishing in a stream. In another, a much larger horde was driven into tidal swamps and shot, while a third group were rounded up by a large gathering of pastoralists out to avenge the spearing of a European from a desert station. The Aborigines were forced to build a large circular pyre upon which over 80 of them were burnt' (Wilson, 1961, p 61).
SourcesWilson, 1961, p 61. (Sources PDF)
Corroboration Rating**