8 3 8 . ▁Charles ▁E yles , ▁William ▁Allen ▁and ▁James ▁D unn ▁( emp loy ees ▁of ▁G w yd ir ▁River ▁squ atter ▁Robert ▁C raw ford ) ▁shot ▁dead ▁nine ▁G amil ara ay ▁people ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁present - day ▁More e . ▁They ▁attempted ▁to ▁burn ▁and ▁b ury ▁the ▁remains ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁found ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁later . ▁All ▁three ▁men ▁had ▁war r ants ▁out ▁for ▁their ▁arrest ▁but ▁the ▁Att orney - General , ▁John ▁Hub ert ▁Pl unk ett , ▁elected ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁case ▁to ▁trial , ▁ending ▁any ▁possibility ▁of ▁pro sec ution . ▁▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁Bow man , ▁Eb den ▁and ▁Y ald w yn ▁stations ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁st olen ▁sheep ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁ 1 4 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁cam ps ite ▁near ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁M urr umb idge e ▁and ▁Murray ▁R ivers ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁Major ▁Henry ▁Robert ▁O akes , ▁the ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁Commission er ▁for ▁the ▁Mac le ay ▁River ▁District ▁was ▁returning ▁from ▁an ▁over land ▁expedition ▁to ▁the ▁Clar ence ▁River ▁with ▁his ▁Border ▁Police ▁tro op ers , ▁when ▁they ▁encountered ▁some ▁strong ▁Ab original ▁resistance . ▁Ar ound ▁ 2 0 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁a ▁Government ▁enqu