Massacre at Kariyarri - Pilbara
'...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).
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CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Ngarluma, Kariyarri
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 50
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Ngarluma, Kariyarri
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 50
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Event mentions
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Massacre at Kariyarri - Pilbara1 Jan 1890 – 31 Dec 1899 — Kariyarri - Pilbara — massacre'...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).