▁ ▁October – Nov ember ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Central ▁High lands . ▁Between ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁police ▁and ▁sett lers ▁killed ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 7 0 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Med way ▁R anges ▁following ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁the ▁Will s ▁family . ▁Native ▁Police ▁shooting ▁into ▁an ▁ab original ▁camp ▁at ▁the ▁N ogo a ▁River ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁estimated ▁they ▁shot ▁from ▁ 6 0 ▁to ▁ 7 0 ▁dead ▁before ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁▁▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁N ass au ▁River ▁Mass acre . ▁The ▁historian ▁Tim othy ▁B ottom s ▁writes : ▁“ From ▁Rock ham pton , ▁the ▁J ard ine ▁Brothers ▁drove ▁ 2 5 0 ▁cattle ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁sett lers ▁to ▁take ▁cattle ▁up ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Cape ▁York ▁Pen ins ula , ▁to ... S om erset ... [ and ] ▁Frank ▁and ▁Alexander ▁J ard ine , ▁managed ▁to ▁kill ▁nine ▁‘ n atives ’ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁N ass au ▁River . ▁A ▁first ▁hand ▁account ▁from ▁Frederick ▁By er ley ▁records ▁that ▁"... the ▁n atives , ▁having ▁left ▁their ▁g ins ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁sw am ▁over ▁the ▁cre ek ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁surr ound ▁them . ▁Being ▁thus ▁forced ▁into ▁a ▁‘ row ’ , ▁the ▁Brothers ▁determined