▁group ▁of ▁Gu ug u - Y im id h ir r ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁in ▁" a ▁narrow ▁g orge ", ▁north ▁of ▁Cook town ▁on , ▁" of ▁which ▁both ▁out lets ▁were ▁secured ▁by ▁the ▁tro op ers . ▁There ▁were ▁twenty - e ight ▁men ▁and ▁th ir teen ▁g ins ▁thus ▁en closed , ▁of ▁whom ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁escaped . ▁Tw enty - four ▁were ▁shot ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁beach , ▁and ▁four ▁sw am ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁sea " ▁never ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁again . ▁▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁Battle ▁Mountain : ▁ 2 0 0 ▁K alk ado on ▁people ▁killed ▁near ▁Mount ▁Isa , ▁Queensland ▁after ▁a ▁Chinese ▁she ph erd ▁had ▁been ▁" m ur der ed ." ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁Queensland ▁police ▁and ▁native ▁tro op ers ▁enc irc led ▁a ▁Y id ind ji ▁camp ▁at ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Sk ull ▁P ocket , ▁several ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Y ung ab ur ra . ▁At ▁dawn , ▁a ▁shot ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁into ▁the ▁camp ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Y id ind ji ▁scatter , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁they ▁r ushed ▁into ▁the ▁amb ushing ▁forces ▁elsewhere , ▁they ▁were ▁shot ▁down . ▁▁ 1 8 8 4 - 8 5 ▁The ▁Co pp erm ine ▁mass ac res ▁in ▁the ▁hinter land ▁of ▁Dar win , ▁around ▁the ▁Dal y ▁River . ▁▁ 1 8