▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁people ▁missing , ▁a ▁police ▁investigation ▁was ▁organ ised . ▁This ▁investigation ▁found ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 6 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁their ▁remains ▁bur nt ▁in ▁three ▁purpose - built ▁stone ▁o vens . ▁The ▁police ▁investigation ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁During ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁this ▁Commission , ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁native ▁being ▁equal ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁man ▁was ▁open ly ▁mock ed . ▁Despite ▁this ▁over t ▁attempt ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁perpet rat ors , ▁the ▁Commission er ▁still ▁found ▁that ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁St ▁Jack ▁and ▁Reg an ▁were ▁subsequently ▁arrested ▁for ▁murder . ▁Instead ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁trial , ▁the ▁men ▁were ▁brought ▁before ▁police ▁magistr ate ▁Kid son ▁who , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁previous ▁investig ations , ▁de emed ▁that ▁the ▁evidence ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁go ▁before ▁a ▁j ury . ▁Reg an ▁and ▁St ▁Jack ▁were ▁released ▁and ▁the ▁Premier , ▁Philip ▁Col lier , ▁even ▁re - inst ated ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁previous ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Kim ber ley . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 – ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁ ▁c . ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Mass acre ▁of ▁Wal ma jar ri ▁people ▁by ▁the ▁Mand j ild j ara ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Sand y ▁Des ert , ▁W A . ▁One ▁of