▁▁▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁In ▁about ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁the ▁Mur der ing ▁Gul ly ▁mass acre ▁near ▁Cam per down , ▁Victoria ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Taylor ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁some ▁sheep ▁being ▁killed ▁on ▁his ▁station ▁by ▁two ▁un ident ified ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians . ▁The ▁T arn be ere ▁G und id j ▁cl an ▁of ▁the ▁Dj arg urd ▁W urr ung ▁people , ▁around ▁ 3 5 – 4 0 ▁people , ▁was ▁w ip ed ▁out . ▁Public ▁c ensure ▁led ▁to ▁Taylor ' s ▁River ▁being ▁renamed ▁Mount ▁E mu ▁Creek ▁and , ▁fear ing ▁pro sec ution ▁for ▁the ▁mass acre , ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁Taylor ▁fled ▁to ▁India . ▁Of ▁particular ▁note ▁for ▁this ▁mass acre ▁is ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁or al ▁history , ▁first ▁hand ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁the ▁detail ▁in ▁sett ler ▁di aries , ▁records ▁of ▁Wes lay an ▁mission aries , ▁and ▁Ab original ▁Prote ctor ate ▁records . ▁▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 8 4 0 – 5 0 . ▁The ▁Gi pp s land ▁mass ac res , ▁many ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁past oral ist ▁Ang us ▁Mc Mill an , ▁saw ▁between ▁ 3 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Gun ai ▁( or ▁K urn ai ) ▁people ▁murder ed . ▁ 1 8