▁( E ll ist on ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁E y re ▁Pen ins ula ) ▁– ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁ind igen ous ▁Nau o ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁ret ribution ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁ 2 ▁sett lers ▁and ▁the ft ▁of ▁food . ▁ ▁Queensland ▁▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ 3 0 – 6 0 ▁or ▁more ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁Kil co y ▁poison ing . ▁On ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Kil co y ▁Station ▁owned ▁by ▁Sir ▁E van ▁Mac K en zie , ▁ 3 0 – 6 0 ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁K abi ▁K abi ▁died ▁from ▁e ating ▁fl our ▁la ced ▁with ▁st ry chn ine ▁and ▁ar sen ic . ▁In ▁an ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁enqu iry ▁into ▁Ab original ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁Native ▁Police , ▁Captain ▁John ▁Cole y ▁referred ▁to ▁this ▁poison ing ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁further ▁action ▁against ▁these ▁local ▁Ab original ▁people ▁also ▁included ▁shooting ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁more ▁death s . ▁He ▁also ▁confirmed ▁that ▁" str y chn ine ▁goes ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mack en zie ▁among ▁the ▁black s ". ▁E van ▁Mac K en zie ▁received ▁only ▁a ▁ca ution ▁from ▁John ▁Pl unk ett , ▁the ▁Att orney - General ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁for ▁this ▁well ▁reported ▁mass acre . ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ 5 0 - 6 0 ▁individuals ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁poison ing