▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁sett lers ▁head ed ▁by ▁George ▁F ras er ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁men ▁in ▁all ▁ ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁target ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁camp ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁black s ▁in ▁the ▁" Sk ull ▁H ole " ▁in ▁" the ▁F ors yth ▁R anges ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁M ist ake ▁Creek ." ▁Haz el ton ▁Bro ck ▁is ▁c ited ▁for ▁the ▁statement ▁that ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁black s ▁were ▁killed . ▁▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁The ▁Battle ▁Camp ▁collision , ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland ▁in ▁about ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁supposed ly ▁took ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians . ▁The ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁r ush ▁of ▁min ers ▁trav elling ▁from ▁the ▁Ende av our ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁Pal mer ▁river ▁in ▁about ▁November ▁or ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland ers ▁Sk etch er ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁one ▁d igger ▁re called ▁the ▁Pal mer ▁r ush ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁One ▁morning ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁had , ▁he ▁told : ▁... pass ed ▁' B attle ▁camp ' ▁... ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁the ▁black s ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁first ▁re - ce ived ▁their ▁' b apt ism ▁of ▁fire ; ' ▁where ▁they ▁first ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁the ▁death - de aling ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁myster ious ▁weapon ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁man ; ... Here