8 ▁that ▁the ▁pat rol s ▁shot ▁every ▁black ▁they ▁laid ▁eyes ▁on . ▁The ▁official ▁report ▁stated ▁ 1 0 ▁Kay t ety e ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁pun itive ▁expedition . ▁Other ▁estimates ▁go ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁or ▁more . ▁Sk ull ▁Creek , ▁where ▁the ▁mass acre ▁took ▁place , ▁ 5 0 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Bar row ▁Creek , ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁ble ached ▁b ones ▁found ▁there ▁long ▁after , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁camp ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁shot ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pat rol s , ▁though , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁old ▁sett ler , ▁Alex ▁Ross , ▁" They ▁were ▁just ▁black s ▁sitting ▁in ▁their ▁camp , ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁looking ▁around ▁for ▁black s ▁to ▁shoot ." ▁▁▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁Mass acre ▁of ▁Running ▁W aters ▁- ▁Ir bm ang k ara ▁( I r bm ank ara ▁or ▁Running ▁W aters ) ▁Fin ke ▁River , ▁Northern ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁Mat unt ara ▁Ab original ▁people ▁executed ▁a ▁mass acre ▁on ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Southern ▁Arr ern te ▁or ▁Ar anda ▁Ab original ▁people ▁as ▁reven ge ▁over ▁a ▁perce ived ▁act ▁of ▁sac ri lege . ▁The ▁Up ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁Mat unt ara ▁attack ers , ▁armed ▁with ▁clubs ▁and ▁spe ars , ▁set ▁upon ▁their ▁enemies ▁and ▁killed ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁The ▁r uth less ness ▁and ▁effect iveness ▁of