Malcolm Quekett: Murray River Banks Attack as a Massacre

In October 1834, a violent confrontation near Pinjarra, previously labeled a “battle,” has been reclassified as a massacre by recent research, culminating in a formal apology from Governor Chris Dawson to the Bindjareb Noongar people. The event, led by Governor Sir James Stirling, involved an armed ambush that resulted in the deaths of numerous Indigenous individuals, highlighting the historical injustice faced by Aboriginal communities.

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