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Forrest River Massacre: More than 300 aboriginal deaths in Australia in 18 days

98
years ago

01 June 1926,

More than 300 Aboriginal people died in Australia for 18 days, passing to history as “the Forrest River massacre.” The police operation came out a few days earlier to discover the killer of a settler in the city of Wyndham. 30 Aboriginal returnees to the city, but then the deaths of hundreds of citizens became known. They never condemned anyone for these murders.

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