8 8 . ▁Diam ant ina ▁River ▁district ▁in ▁south ▁west ▁Queensland . ▁A ▁killing ▁of ▁a ▁station ▁cook ▁near ▁D urr ie ▁on ▁the ▁Diam ant ina ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁reported ▁attack ▁by ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Native ▁Police ▁led ▁by ▁sub - ins pect or ▁Robert ▁Little . ▁The ▁attack ▁was ▁tim ed ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁young ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁around ▁the ▁permanent ▁waters ▁of ▁Kal id u war ry . ▁Great ▁gather ings ▁of ▁Ab original ▁youth ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Kal id u war ry ▁on ▁the ▁E y re ▁Creek ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁and ▁attract ed ▁youth s ▁from ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Car pent aria ▁to ▁below ▁the ▁Fl ind ers ▁R anges ▁in ▁South ▁Australia . ▁Perhaps ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁two ▁hundred ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁on ▁this ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁ ▁( then ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ) ▁▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁Captain ▁Henry ▁S my th ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁out post ▁at ▁Fort ▁Well ington ▁on ▁the ▁Cob ourg ▁Pen ins ula ▁ordered ▁a ▁pun itive ▁mission ▁against ▁the ▁local ▁I wa id ja . ▁A ▁party ▁of ▁three ▁armed ▁conv ict s ▁and ▁three ▁soldiers ▁conducted ▁an ▁early ▁morning ▁ra id ▁on