The Forrest River Massacres by Neville Green

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

The book provides a detailed investigation into the Forrest River massacre of 1926, a devastating event in which a police-led patrol killed a significant number of Aboriginal people in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.

In May 1926, a white pastoralist named Frederick Hay was speared and killed by an Aboriginal man named Lumbia following a violent confrontation. In response, a heavily armed punitive expedition consisting of police officers and civilian settlers rode into the Marndoc Reserve.

The patrol spent several weeks rounding up and killing Aboriginal people, subsequently burning the bodies in an effort to destroy evidence. Prompted by the persistence of the local Anglican mission superintendent, Ernest Gribble, the government launched a Royal Commission in 1927.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.