ation ▁for ▁the ▁spe aring ▁of ▁some ▁cattle . ▁Of ▁those ▁shot , ▁two ▁were ▁an ▁elder ly ▁couple ▁and ▁another ▁was ▁a ▁pre gn ant ▁woman . ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁S ett lers ▁from ▁the ▁Williams ▁Valley ▁are ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁late ▁report ▁( 1 9 2 2 ) ▁to ▁have ▁surrounded ▁a ▁Gr ing ai ▁camp ▁and ▁forced ▁them ▁all ▁over ▁a ▁cl iff . ▁A ▁surv iving ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁group ▁was ▁h unted ▁down ▁and ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁Bow man ▁River . ▁Un bur ied , ▁their ▁b ones ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁there ▁for ▁years . ▁▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁The ▁expedition ▁team ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Mitchell , ▁during ▁their ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁River , ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁after ▁an ▁argument ▁over ▁the ▁bar ter ing ▁of ▁a ▁te ap ot ▁for ▁the ▁sexual ▁services ▁of ▁an ▁Ab original ▁woman ▁es cal ated ▁into ▁violence . ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁shot ▁dead ▁was ▁a ▁woman ▁carrying ▁a ▁baby ▁on ▁her ▁back . ▁The ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁this ▁encounter ▁were ▁probably ▁much ▁higher ▁as ▁it ▁involved ▁five ▁British ▁men ▁shooting ▁at ▁a ▁tribe ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁as ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁fle e ▁by ▁sw imming ▁across ▁the ▁river . ▁Mitchell ▁attempted ▁to ▁down play ▁the ▁collision ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁sust ained ▁shooting ▁occurred ▁" without ▁much ▁or ▁any ▁effect ". ▁▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 6