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THE CONISTON MASSACRE was the last known massacre of the Indigenous Australians.
The massacre occurred in revenge for the death of dingo hunter Frederick Brooks, killed by Aborigines in August 1928 at a place now known as Yukurru
Much of the relationship between whites and blacks revolved around the environments ability to sustain different populations.
This was not the first attack on a white man in Central Australia, if anything, the Coniston Massacre was only one of the many that followed the first attack on a white man in Central Australia.
Aboriginal accounts of the murder suggest that Brooks was killed because he breached Aboriginal marriage laws. It was common among British settlers to take an Aboriginal wife,
Fred Brooks did not have an Aboriginal wife and was not known to have relationships with Aboriginal women, though he may have placed demands on Kamalyarrpa's wives for assistance with general camp chores.
The Coniston Massacre was mostly significant due to it being the last known massacre of Australian Aborigines, and because it is believed that the massacre was a revenge killing of sorts for the death of dingo hunter Fred Brooks, who is said to have been killed by Aborigines for breaches of their marriage law, in August 1928
Here is a site that contains information on some of the events that occurred and a film being released based on the Coniston Massicre:
http://coniston.pawmedia.com.au/the-documentary/directors-statement-francis-kelly
This is the character used to play 'Frederick Brooks, dingo hunter' in the movie based on the Conostin Massacre.
It is unclear exactly how the dispute between Brooks and Kamalyarrpa arose, but the treatment of Aboriginal women was a practice fraught with complications.
Rights in marriage were governed by Aboriginal law and transgressions of marriage law were punishable offences.
On the left: One of the many victims to have suffered execution due to the act of the Coniston Massacre
On the right: presumed to be the victims murderers
This image represents the Indigenous Australians fighting back and the weapons they would've used