▁Henry ▁Butler ▁and ▁" Tom my " ▁or ▁Thomas ▁Hol mes ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁station ▁at ▁S ule iman ▁Creek ▁( this ▁event ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁' W oon amo ▁mass acre ' ▁as ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁' W onom o ▁bill ab ong ' ▁at ▁Sul iem an ▁Creek ). ▁Luke ▁Russell , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁Stan book ▁station , ▁Alexander ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁later ▁Sub - ins pect or ▁Ernest ▁Eg ling ton ▁and ▁his ▁tro op ers ▁were ▁all ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ret ali ations ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁Sel w yn ▁Range . ▁Robert ▁Clar ke ▁estimated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁that ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁was ▁shot . ▁▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ 2 8 ▁Ab original ▁men ▁shot ▁and ▁d rown ed ▁at ▁Cape ▁Bed ford , ▁Cook ▁district ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland : ▁Cape ▁Bed ford ▁mass acre ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁taking ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ug u - Y im id h ir r ▁tribe ▁north ▁of ▁Cook town ▁– ▁Cook town ▁based ▁Native ▁Police ▁Sub - ins pect or ▁Stan ho pe ▁O ' Con nor ▁with ▁his ▁tro op ers , ▁Bar ney , ▁Jack , ▁Corpor al ▁Hero , ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁h unted ▁down , ▁subsequently ▁" hem med ▁in " ▁a