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First conflict between First Fleet arrivals and Aboriginals
Two convicts are killed at Rushcutters Bay by local aborigines -
Bennelong and Colebee
Native Eora men Bennelong and Colebee are kidnapped under the orders of Governor Arthur Phillip to "establish relationships with the indigenous population." -
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy spears Governor Phillip's gamekeeper, and is pursued after in Australia's first punitive expedition. This starts the Hawkesbury and Nepean wars in NSW, which are led by Pemulwuy and son Tedbury. During this time, settlers' cattle stations, buildings, and crops are destroyed by aboriginal raids, which last until 1816. -
Richmond Hill Battle
The first recorded battle between Aboriginal people and the British takes place. This was the major battle in the Hawkesbury and Nepean wars. -
Black Wars
Beginning of a six-year period of resistance against white settlers in the Hawkesbury and Parramatta regions. -
Governor's orders
Governor King orders Aboriginals "to be driven back from the settlers habitations by firing at them" in areas such as Parramatta, Georges River, and Prospect Hill. -
Tasmania
The New South Wales Rum Corps opens fire at Ridson Cove, Tasmania, on 300 Aboriginals hunting kangaroos. Lieutenant William Moree claims only 3 had been shot, when in fact 30-60 were killed. Settlers are given authorisation to shoot unarmed Aboriginal people. -
Black Wars of Tasmania
Tasmania becomes populated by whites. The Black Wars of Tasmania take the lives of over 600 aboriginals and 200 white settlers. The wars last until 1830. -
Farm Attacks
Aboriginal people attack farms on the edge of Sydney. Governor Macquarie sends an exploration to "arrest" the offenders. 14 aboriginals are killed. -
Bathurst Massacre
100 Aboriginals, consisting of men, women, and children are killed by British soldiers, mounted police, settlers, and stockmen. Windradyne, the Aboriginal leader, had killed seven europeans, and conflict with him was seen as a serious threat. -
Battle of Pinjarra
In an attempt to punish an Aboriginal tribe south of Perth for the death of a white man in April, Governor Stirling leads a party of settlers to Pinjarra where 80 members of the Noongar tribe are attacked. 14-40 people are killed. -
Slaughterhouse Creek Massacre
In response to the deaths of five stockmen by the Namoi, Weraerai, and Kamilaroi peoples, Sydney mounted police arrest Aboriginals who they think were involved. A conflict ensues, leaving 60-70 dead Aborigines, and 1 dead European. -
Myall Creek Massacre
12 heavily armed colonists rounded up and brutally kill 28 Aboriginal people from a group of 40 or 50 people gathered at Myall Creek NSW. The massacre was believed to be payback for the killing of several hut keepers and two shepherds. 7 stockmen are put on trial and hung, much to the outrage of the public, who see no harm done. -
Conniston Massacre
The last officially sanctioned Massacre, and last main event of the Australian Frontier wars. Europeans shoot 32 Aboriginal people after they attack 2 other Europeans. The court rules the Europeans' actions justified.
