▁cattle ▁and ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁Ye eman ▁nine ▁months ▁earlier ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁st ry chn ine ▁la ced ▁Christmas ▁p ud d ings ▁by ▁the ▁F ras er ▁family . ▁Following ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁sib lings , ▁William ▁F ras er , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁away ▁on ▁business , ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁of ▁ex termin ation ▁that ▁eventually ▁saw ▁the ▁ext inction ▁of ▁the ▁Ye eman ▁tribe ▁and ▁language ▁group . ▁F ras er ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁killing ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁tribe ▁with ▁many ▁more ▁killed ▁by ▁sympath etic ▁squ at ters ▁and ▁polic emen . ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Ye eman ▁had ▁been ▁killed . ▁Public ▁and ▁police ▁sympathy ▁for ▁F ras er ▁was ▁high , ▁and ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁folk ▁hero ▁throughout ▁Queensland . ▁▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁▁▁ ▁Early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁" W ater ▁view ", ▁North ▁Bund ab erg , ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁dispers al ▁by ▁Native ▁Police . ▁The ▁co - found er ▁and ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Col anne ▁Station ▁( K olan ) ▁Nicholas ▁Edward ▁Nelson ▁To oth ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 1 3 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁wrote ▁about ▁finding ▁of ▁numerous ▁remains ▁from ▁Native ▁Police ▁dispers al :