▁Charles ▁Fran ks ▁and ▁his ▁conv ict ▁she ph erd ▁by ▁ind igen ous ▁people , ▁ 1 7 ▁men ▁head ed ▁to ▁M t ▁C ott rell ▁with ▁mus k ets , ▁killing ▁ 1 0 ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁▁▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁Up ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁repr is als ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Fa ith full ▁Mass acre , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁River ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁historian ▁Chris ▁Clark ▁" a ▁battle ▁which ▁the ▁Ab orig ines ▁won ". ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁April , ▁by ▁the ▁Bro ken ▁River ▁at ▁Ben alla , ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁some ▁ 1 8 ▁men , ▁employees ▁of ▁George ▁and ▁William ▁Fa ith full , ▁were ▁searching ▁out ▁new ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Wang ar atta ▁for ▁their ▁liv est ock , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁( poss ibly ▁as ▁a ▁repr is al ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁several ▁Ab original ▁people ▁at ▁O vens ▁earlier ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁stock men ). ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁Ko ori ▁and ▁eight ▁Europe ans ▁died . ▁There ▁were ▁reports ▁of ▁repr is als ▁at ▁Wang ar atta ▁and ▁at ▁M urch ison ▁( led ▁by ▁the ▁native ▁police ▁under ▁Henry ▁D ana ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁Edward ▁C urr , ▁who ▁said ▁that