▁attempted ▁to ▁for ci b ly ▁remove ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁eleven ▁se al ers ▁enc amp ed ▁on ▁their ▁land . ▁The ▁se al ers ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁them ▁with ▁mus k ets ▁killing ▁nine , ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁hung ▁from ▁nearby ▁trees ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁the ▁other ▁Yu in . ▁▁ 1 8 1 0 s ▁▁▁▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁App in ▁mass acre . ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Governor ▁Mac qu arie ▁sent ▁soldiers ▁against ▁the ▁G und ung ur ra ▁and ▁D har aw al ▁people ▁on ▁their ▁lands ▁along ▁the ▁Cat ar act ▁River , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ne pe an ▁River ▁( s outh ▁of ▁Sydney ), ▁in ▁repr is al ▁for ▁violent ▁conflicts ▁with ▁white ▁sett lers ▁( in ▁which ▁several ▁died ) ▁in ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁Ne pe an ▁and ▁Cow p ast ures ▁districts , ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁dr ought . ▁The ▁pun itive ▁expedition ▁split ▁in ▁two ▁at ▁Bent ' s ▁Bas in , ▁with ▁one ▁group ▁moving ▁south - west ▁against ▁the ▁G und ung ur ra , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁moving ▁south - east ▁against ▁the ▁D har aw al . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁April , ▁at ▁around ▁, ▁this ▁latter ▁group ▁of ▁soldiers ▁arrived ▁on ▁horse back ▁at ▁a ▁camp ▁of ▁D har aw al ▁people ▁near ▁Cat ar act ▁G orge ▁( Br ought on ▁Pass ). ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 6 ▁ind igen es ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁shooting