▁Australia ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Ad ela ide <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁list ▁of ▁mass ac res ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁details ▁groups ▁of ▁Ab original ▁people ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁invasion ▁of ▁Australia ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁These ▁events ▁were ▁a ▁fundamental ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁front ier ▁wars , ▁and ▁front ier ▁mass ac res ▁were ▁a ▁significant ▁component ▁of ▁Ab original ▁cas ual ties ▁across ▁the ▁continent . ▁ ▁A ▁project ▁head ed ▁by ▁historian ▁Ly nd all ▁Ryan ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle ▁and ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Research ▁Council , ▁has ▁been ▁research ing ▁and ▁mapping ▁these ▁mass ac res . ▁A ▁significant ▁collabor ator ▁toward ▁this ▁project ▁is ▁Jonathan ▁Rich ards ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland . ▁C riteria ▁such ▁as ▁defining ▁a ▁mass acre ▁as ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁six ▁or ▁more ▁people ▁are ▁used ▁and ▁an ▁interactive ▁map ▁as ▁an ▁online ▁resource ▁is ▁included . ▁, ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 1 1 ▁front ier ▁mass ac res ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 4 0 ▁years ▁had ▁been ▁documented , ▁reve aling ▁" a ▁state - san ction ed ▁and ▁organ ised ▁attempt ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁Ab original ▁people ". ▁▁ ▁Mass ac res ▁were ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁forces : ▁British ▁Army , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Mount ed ▁Police , ▁groups ▁of ▁armed ▁colon ists , ▁Border ▁Police , ▁native ▁police , ▁officers ▁of