ðə fˈɔːlz ɑːɹ ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt mˈæsəkɚ sˈaɪt wˌɛɹ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪksti ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈiːpəl wɜː mˈɜːdɚd ɪn ɐ ɹᵻpɹˈaɪzəl kˈɪlɪŋ fɚðə kˈɪlɪŋ ʌvðə stˈɑːkmən wˈɪljəm nˈaɪt baɪ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈiːpəl.
The falls are a significant massacre site where 30–60 Aboriginal people were murdered in a reprisal killing for the killing of the stockman William Knight by Aboriginal people.