Contact and Conflict Timeline~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inquiry Question: How did events start and what happened at these events?
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Arrival of the first fleet in Botany Bay.
the first fleet arrived at botany Bay. there was no war or much conflict in this year. -
The Battle of Paramatta
after 2 settlers were killed by the aboriginals, a group was formed and set out for revenge. in the end, 5 aboriginals were shot dead and many injured. -
Bathust Massacre
after the death of 7 Europeans, settlers went and massacred 16 aboriginals. -
Gringai clan massacre
12 Gringai clan members were shot dead after killing a convict who had killed one of their guard dogs. -
Brawley point
An overseer brought some land to raise cattle. some aboriginals came and speared some of the cattle. The overseer saw them and shot 4 dead. Out of these four, two were and elderly couple and one was a pregnant mother.
In this scenario, the conflict was started by the aboriginals as they killed the cows. -
Convincing Ground Massacre
after fighting over food, around 60 - 200 aboriginals were murdered. it is said that only 2 clan members survived the massacre. -
Williams Valley massacre
a group of aboriginals were surrounded and forced to jump off a cliff. all survivors were later murdered at the bottom of the cliff. there was no reason but hatred for this action. -
Major Nunn's Massacre
in 1838, 100 aboriginals were massacred for trying to defend their territory. this massacre was lead by major nunn. -
Myall Creek Massacre
The local aboriginals camping in this area were friendly. one day, run away convicts came and said they were punishing the aboriginals as an excuse. they rounded up all of the aboriginals and slaughtered them. -
Lake minimup Massacre
A group lead by John Molly massacred a lot of aboriginals and lined them up on both sides of a path. this was because of a lecture the leader gave to his soilders. "show no mercy to the aboriginals, but don't harm the women." -
Hornet Bank Massacre
after the death of 11 police officers and nearly a whole family, the native police force set out to kill aboriginals. about 100 aboriginals were murdered and supposedly a whole language tribe. -
Native Polices massacre
the native police force tracked down an aboriginal camp and surrounded it with 100 people, massacring 14 aboriginals. -
The Flying Foam Massacre
After the death of two police officers and two settlers, two groups of settlers set out for revenge on the aboriginals, between 20 to 150 aboriginals were murdered. -
The Skull hole massacre
Over 200 Aborigianls were killed by the native police force in realation to the aborigianl attack on bullock wagon. -
Sturt Creek Massacre
after the murder of two white stock man, the police set out to investigate. the came across a group of aboriginals so they forced them into the river and killed them. -
Forrest River Massacre
after 30 white settlers were reported missing, a group of police officers went out and came across a group of aboriginals. 16 of them were shot dead after the police assumed it was the aboriginals doing.
