Flying Foam massacre

Flying Foam massacre

The Flying Foam massacre was a series of killings at "Flying Foam Passage" at Nickol Bay in the Dampier region of Western Australia between February and May of 1868. [ Dyson, Michael R. (2002) "Flying Foam Massacre : a grey era in the history of the Burrup Peninsula: British justice or downright vengeful bloody murder". Karratha, W.A. Printed by Karratha CAD Centre]

The legacy of the killing is tied in with more recent issues concerning aboriginal heritage on the Burrup Peninsula [ [http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/s111958.htm Four Corners - 20/03/2000: Secret White Mens Business ] ] and with the lack of information about such events. [ [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/rciadic/regional/wa_underlying/206.html REGIONAL REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO UNDERLYING ISSUES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA - 12.9 CURRICULUM CONTENT AND TEACHER TRAINING ] ]

Following the killing of two police and two settlers by local Yaburara people [ [http://www.roebourne.wa.edu.au/tour/abhistory.htm History of Roebourne ] ] , settlers from the Roebourne area killed an unknown number of Yaburara. The number of dead are estimated between 20 to 150. [ [http://pals.dia.wa.gov.au/timelines.aspx Timelines ] ]

The Government Resident in Roebourne at the time was R. J. Sholl. [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060137b.htm Sholl Biography] in the Australian Dictionary of Biography]

Notes

External link

* http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/s111958.htm
* http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/dampier/shared_files/massacre.pdf Robert G Bednarik 'The Killing fields of Murujuga'


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