▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Con ist on ▁mass acre : ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁a ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Police ▁const able , ▁William ▁George ▁Murray , ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁man ▁named ▁Fred ▁Bro oks ▁by ▁several ▁Ab original ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁water hole ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Con ist on ▁cattle ▁station . ▁Murray ▁led ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pun itive ▁exped itions ▁from ▁August ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁which ▁officially ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁mostly ▁War l pi ri ▁and ▁Kay t ety e ▁people . ▁Other ▁men ▁who ▁participated ▁with ▁Murray ▁in ▁the ▁mass ▁kill ings ▁included ▁local ▁land hold ers ▁William ▁" N ug get " ▁Mort on ▁and ▁Rand all ▁Staff ord ; ▁cattle men ▁John ▁Sax by , ▁William ▁Br is co e ▁and ▁Alex ▁Wilson ; ▁and ▁three ▁Ab original ▁track ers ▁who ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁P addy , ▁D od ger ▁and ▁Major . ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁documentation ▁and ▁surv iving ▁Ab original ▁test imon ies ▁indicate ▁that ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁shot ▁dead ▁during ▁this ▁police ▁operation , ▁a ▁number ▁far ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁official ▁body count . ▁Murray ▁later ▁esc orted ▁two ▁Ab original ▁prisoners ▁to ▁Dar win ▁to ▁face ▁trial ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Fred ▁Bro