iry ▁was ▁proposed . ▁O akes ' ▁par amil it ary ▁brig ade ▁had ▁previously ▁shot ▁dead ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁Ab original ▁people ▁at ▁William ▁For ster ' s ▁nearby ▁past oral ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁preceding ▁year . ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁The ▁R uf us ▁River ▁mass acre , ▁various ▁estimates ▁– ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁death s . ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁Evans ▁Head ▁mass acre ▁or ▁" Go anna ▁Head land ▁mass acre ", ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 2 / 1 8 4 3 ▁European ▁squ at ters ▁& ▁saw y ers ▁mass acre ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Bund jal ung ▁nation ▁tribes ▁people ▁at ▁Evans ▁Head , ▁was ▁various ly ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁" a ▁few ▁sheep ", ▁or ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁" five ▁European ▁men " ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁" P el ican ▁Creek ▁tra ged y ". ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁past oral ▁stations ▁along ▁the ▁Mac le ay ▁River , ▁it ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁some ▁ 1 5 ▁mass ac res ▁took ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁of ▁this ▁Dj ang adi ▁area . ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁K ang ar oo ▁Creek ▁poison ing . ▁Thomas ▁C out ts ▁deliber ately ▁gave ▁poison ed ▁fl