4 0 – 1 8 6 0 . ▁The ▁E umer alla ▁Wars ▁between ▁European ▁sett lers ▁and ▁G und it jm ara ▁ab original s ▁in ▁south ▁west ▁Victoria ▁included ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mass ac res ▁resulting ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 4 2 ▁ab original ▁death s . ▁▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Hills ▁mass acre , ▁the ▁Why te ▁brothers ▁mass ac red , ▁according ▁to ▁various ▁estimates , ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 5 1 ▁J ard wad j ali ▁men , ▁women , ▁and ▁children ▁on ▁the ▁Kon ong wo ot ong ▁run ▁near ▁Hamilton , ▁Victoria . ▁Ab original ▁tradition ▁puts ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 8 0 . ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁The ▁Fight ing ▁Water hol es ▁mass acre ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁mass acre ▁by ▁the ▁Why te ▁brothers , ▁coming ▁only ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Hills ▁Mass acre . ▁Over ▁ 4 0 ▁Kon ong wo ot ong ▁G und it j ▁Ab original ▁people ▁killed ▁near ▁Kon ong wo ot ong ▁Res er voir ▁( then ▁Den h ills ▁Creek ). ▁From ▁the ▁Gi pp s land ▁Guardian : ▁" We ▁counted ▁si xty - n ine ▁vict ims , ▁including ▁some ▁half ▁dozen ▁or ▁so ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁quite ▁dead , ▁but ▁these ▁we ▁put ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁mis ery ▁with ▁the ▁but t - end . ▁The ▁black s ▁carried ▁off ▁a ▁few ▁wounded