▁E ure ka , ▁I der away , ▁Bar amba , ▁Bo on ara ▁and ▁Bou by jan ▁stations . ▁Both ▁William ▁Henry ▁Wal sh ▁and ▁Sir ▁Maurice ▁Charles ▁O ' Con nell ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁participated ▁in ▁this ▁expedition ▁and ▁Wal sh ▁later ▁revealed ▁some ▁details ▁during ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁debate ▁in ▁Queensland ▁some ▁two ▁dec ades ▁later . ▁They ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁party ▁of ▁Ab original ▁people ▁near ▁P addy ' s ▁Island ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Burn ett ▁River ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁sk irm ish ▁took ▁place ▁resulting ▁in ▁" h undred s " ▁of ▁Ab original ▁people ▁being ▁shot ▁down . ▁The ▁number ▁ 2 0 0 ▁has ▁been ▁mentioned . ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁After ▁local ▁Ab original ▁people ▁had ▁killed ▁five ▁station - hand s ▁at ▁Mount ▁Lar com be ▁on ▁Box ing ▁Day ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁several ▁pun itive ▁miss ions ▁were ▁conducted ▁by ▁Native ▁Police ▁augment ed ▁with ▁armed ▁sett lers . ▁Lieutenant ▁John ▁Murray ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Police ▁led ▁these ▁repr is als . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 ▁Ab original ▁people ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁track ed ▁down ▁and ▁surrounded ▁at ▁a ▁cre ek ▁near ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁town ship ▁of ▁R ag lan . ▁At ▁dawn , ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁were ▁aw ak ening , ▁they ▁were ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁many ▁shot ▁dead . ▁H our igan ' s ▁Creek