Stapleton Siding massacre

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Stapleton Siding massacre
Part of Mass poisonings of Aboriginal Australians
LocationStapleton Siding (English) / Perrmadjin (Aboriginal), Stapleton, Northern Territory
DateJuly 1895
Attack type
Poisoning
WeaponPoison
Deaths80 Kungarakany and Warray people killed
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
PerpetratorsColonists

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]

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References

  1. "Stapleton Siding massacre". Centre For 21st Century Humanities. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. "Alyandabu". territorystories.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. McGinness, Joe (1991). Son of Alyandabu: My Fight for Aboriginal Rights. University of Queensland Press. p. 8. ISBN   978-0-7022-2335-8.
  4. "Language « Kungarakan Culture & Education Association". kungarakan.org.au. Retrieved 2024-06-14.