Battle of Pinjarra

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The Battle of Pinjarra , also known as the Pinjarra Massacre , took place in Pinjarra , Western Australia on October 28, 1834 . A mounted police force led by Governor James Stirling killed 15 to 30 Aborigines from the Aboriginal tribe of the Pinjarup ( Noongar ).

Previously, on July 24, 1834, two white men, a soldier and an ex-soldier, were ambushed by Aborigines of the Noongar tribe, killing the soldier and the other "with three spears stuck in his back", could escape. An initial search for the perpetrators was unsuccessful.

Bridge over the Murray River where the natives were shot.

Stirling then put together a group of 25 mounted police officers. When the Noongar camp on the Murray River was found, Stirling sent a squad of five police officers straight to the camp, which was home to around 70 Aborigines, while the rest of the police spread out to attack the camp from different sides. Of the first five police officers to reach the camp, three lost their horses during the confrontation and one died. The Pinjarup fought first. When they saw their inferiority, they jumped into the river and dived. When they showed up to take a breath, they were shot by the police.

Instead of the original name Battle of Pinjarra, the Pinjarra Massacre is often used instead , as bystanders, including children, were killed.

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