Minnamurra River massacre

On 1 October 1818, approximately six Wodiwodi people were killed by nine settlers from the Colony of New South Wales along the Minnamurra River in the Illawarra, New South Wales.

The settlers claimed to have been attempting to recover two muskets which had been lent to the Aboriginal people of the area which escalated into the attack. Local Dapto property owner, William Frederick Weston, his site overseer, Cornelius O'Brien, along with seven unknown convicts and labourers attacked an Aboriginal campsite in the early hours of the morning, armed with muskets, swords and knives attached to long sticks. ^[1]

Location

The exact location of the massacre is disputed. Research led by Professor Lyndall Ryan, has led to an agreement^{[by whom?]} of the approximate location of the massacre site.^{[where?][2] [3]}

In 2018, it was claimed that

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• List of massacres of Indigenous Australians
• Australian frontier wars

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