Massacre at Kings Canyon

Date: 1 Aug 1894 – 20 Aug 1894
Place: Kings Canyon
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
The Watarrka National Park Joint Management Plan (2010, p 14) includes this extract: 'One Traditional Owner recalls "My father told us that at one time when he was young, his father and grandfather took him into the hills behind Lilla to hide from a white man who was shooting Luritja people around Kings Canyon. The Watarrka mob were sitting down there and policemen came and shot them. Just like that. My father told me that".'
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Luritja
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 10

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  • Massacre at Kings Canyon
    1 Aug 1894 – 20 Aug 1894 — Kings Canyon — massacre
    The Watarrka National Park Joint Management Plan (2010, p 14) includes this extract: 'One Traditional Owner recalls "My father told us that at one time when he was young, his father and grandfather took him into the hills behind Lilla to hide from a white man who was shooting Luritja people around Kings Canyon. The Watarrka mob were sitting down there and policemen came and shot them. Just like that. My father told me that".'
    Source: Watarrka National Park Joint Management Plan, 2010 https://hdl.handle.net/10070/619652��