▁consp i racy ▁of ▁silence ▁about ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁of ▁Dj ara , ▁K one j and i ▁and ▁Wal mad j ari ▁pe op les ▁about ▁attacks ▁on ▁Ab original ▁people ▁by ▁white ▁gold - min ers , ▁Ab original ▁repr is als ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁mass ac res ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁John ▁Dur ack ▁was ▁spe ared , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁mass acre ▁in ▁the ▁Kim ber ley . ▁▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁Be hn ▁River . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁aff ray ▁in ▁which ▁ 2 3 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁shot ▁and ▁a ▁polic eman ▁spe ared , ▁a ▁pun itive ▁expedition ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁which ▁another ▁ 3 0 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁shot ▁to ▁" te ach ▁them ▁a ▁less on " ▁and ▁inst ill ▁fear ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁man ▁into ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁population ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁▁ 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 2 6 . ▁Kim ber ley ▁region ▁– ▁The ▁K illing ▁Times ▁– ▁East ▁Kim ber le ys : ▁During ▁what ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁called ▁" p ac ification ", ▁re called ▁as ▁" The ▁K illing ▁Times ", ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ' s ▁police ▁force ▁was ▁deployed ▁in ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ▁where ▁only ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁population ▁dw elt . ▁Vi ol ent ▁means ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁drive ▁off ▁the ▁Ab original ▁tribes , ▁who ▁were ▁h ounded ▁by ▁police ▁and