oks . ▁At ▁this ▁trial ▁Murray ▁freely ▁gave ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁pres iding ▁judge ▁that ▁he ▁shot ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Ab original s ▁during ▁the ▁operation , ▁that ▁he ▁shot ▁to ▁kill ▁and ▁shot ▁dead ▁wounded ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁The ▁judge ▁noted ▁that ▁Murray ▁" m owed ▁them ▁down ▁wh oles ale ." ▁Murray ' s ▁adm issions ▁in ▁court ▁led ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁public ity ▁about ▁the ▁mass ac res ▁and ▁a ▁government al ▁Board ▁of ▁En qu iry ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁incident . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁En qu iry ▁was ▁a ▁white w ash ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁colonial ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁it ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁shoot ings ▁were ▁just ified . ▁No ▁charges ▁were ▁laid ▁against ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁perpet rat ors ▁and ▁Murray ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Police ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁A ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁mass acre , ▁Billy ▁Stock man ▁T j ap alt jar ri , ▁later ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁Pap unya ▁painting ▁men . ▁Billy ▁Stock man ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁cool am on . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ab original ▁death s ▁in ▁cust ody ▁ ▁Australian ▁front ier ▁wars ▁▁ ▁Australian ▁gen o cide ▁debate ▁ ▁Black ▁War ▁( T as mania ) ▁ ▁Gen oc ides ▁in ▁history # Austral ia ▁▁ ▁Gen o cide ▁of ▁ind igen