▁mass ac res ▁listed ▁below ▁have ▁been ▁dep icted ▁in ▁modern ▁Australian ▁Ab original ▁art ▁from ▁the ▁W arm un / T ur key ▁Creek ▁community ▁who ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁tribes ▁affected . ▁Or al ▁histor ies ▁of ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁were ▁passed ▁down ▁and ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁R over ▁Thomas ▁have ▁dep icted ▁the ▁mass ac res . ▁▁ 1 9 1 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 9 0 6 - 7 ▁C anning ▁Stock ▁Route : ▁an ▁un record ed ▁number ▁of ▁Ab original ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁were ▁ra ped ▁and ▁mass ac red ▁when ▁M ard u ▁people ▁were ▁captured ▁and ▁tort ured ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁" gu ides " ▁and ▁reve al ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁after ▁being ▁run ▁down ▁by ▁men ▁on ▁horse back , ▁rest rained ▁by ▁heavy ▁ch ains ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁and ▁tied ▁to ▁trees ▁at ▁night . ▁In ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁this ▁treatment , ▁plus ▁the ▁party ' s ▁inter ference ▁with ▁traditional ▁well s ▁and ▁the ▁the ft ▁of ▁cultural ▁arte fact s , ▁Ab original ▁people ▁destroyed ▁some ▁of ▁C anning ' s ▁well s , ▁and ▁st ole ▁from ▁and ▁occasionally ▁killed ▁white ▁trav ellers . ▁ ▁A ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁ex on er ated ▁C anning , ▁after ▁an ▁appearance ▁by ▁Kim ber ley ▁Explorer ▁and ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Per th , ▁Alexander ▁For rest ▁claimed ▁that ▁all ▁expl or ers ▁had ▁acted ▁in ▁such