Stapleton Siding massacre
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| Stapleton Siding massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mass poisonings of Aboriginal Australians | |
| Location | Stapleton Siding (English) / Perrmadjin (Aboriginal), Stapleton, Northern Territory |
| Date | July 1895 |
Attack type | Poisoning |
| Weapon | Poison |
| Deaths | 80 Kungarakany and Warray people killed |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Perpetrators | Colonists |
The Stapleton Siding massacre was a massacre of Aboriginal Australians at Stapleton, Northern Territory, Australia. The massacre, which was committed by supplying poisoned damper that likely contained weed-killer, killed approximately 80 Kungarakany and Warray people.[1]
One of the most notable survivors of the massacre was the Aboriginal elder Alngindabu, who was then a child.[2] A description of the massacre was passed down by Kungarakany elders, including Alngindabu to her son, Aboriginal political activist Joe McGinness.[3][4]
Additional sources
[edit | edit source]- Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788–1930 – University of Newcastle (Australia).
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