Many of the Wangkangurru people of the Simpson Desert were probably unaware of the presence of white men in their country. They found out quickly and violently when some of them travelled to Kalidawarry Waterhole near Muncoonie Lakes for a great Warrthampa ceremony. Nearly all who went were murdered by police in retribution for the death of a white man (Hercus 1990).[1]sourceall time · 20783
Station-managers like J.W. Wylie at Coongie and the notorious Johnnycake Miller fenced people out of their own lands and poisoned or shot anyone who returned.[1]sourceall time · 20783
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Many of the Wangkangurru people of the Simpson Desert were probably unaware of the presence of white men in their country. They found out quickly and violently when some of them travelled to Kalidawarry Waterhole near Muncoonie Lakes for a great Warrthampa ceremony. Nearly all who went were murdered by police in retribution for the death of a white man (Hercus 1990).
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Station-managers like J.W. Wylie at Coongie and the notorious Johnnycake Miller fenced people out of their own lands and poisoned or shot anyone who returned.
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Silcock, J. 2009 Identification of Permanent Refuge Waterbodies
# Frontier conflict event: Attack on Aboriginal people - Kaliduwarry (February? 1879)
Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry 20783.
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