Massacre at Newry Station, Keep River, East Kimberley/ Northern Territory
Jack Sullivan explained: 'I lived on the Keep river, which goes right from the coast to Newry Station. There were all Gadjerong people along the coast until the white men shot them. Half of them died and some of the young men were brought into the stations to quieten them and to learn the horses, like me. All the Gadjerong people were taken out of their country or were put on the stations or were killed' (Shaw, 1983, p 35).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Mirrawong Gadjerong
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Mirrawong Gadjerong
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40
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Massacre at Newry Station, Keep River, East Kimberley/ Northern Territory1 Jan 1890 – 31 Dec 1899 — Newry Station, Keep River, East Kimberley/ Northern Territory — massacreJack Sullivan explained: 'I lived on the Keep river, which goes right from the coast to Newry Station. There were all Gadjerong people along the coast until the white men shot them. Half of them died and some of the young men were brought into the stations to quieten them and to learn the horses, like me. All the Gadjerong people were taken out of their country or were put on the stations or were killed' (Shaw, 1983, p 35).