kˈɑːnflɪkt wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli ɐvˈɔɪdᵻd baɪ ðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌvðə bˈɔɪ; haʊˈɛvɚ, ɔnðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ, ðɪ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈiːpəl wɛnt ɔnðɪ əfˈɛnsɪv, θɹˈoʊɪŋ spˈɪɹz əpˌɑːn hˈænz kˈæmp, tə wˌɪtʃ hˈæn ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd wɪð ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv ɡˈʌnfaɪɚ ʃˈɑːts ðæt ˈɛndᵻd ðə dɪspjˈuːt.
Conflict was initially avoided by the return of the boy; however, on the next day, the Aboriginal people went on the offensive, throwing spears upon Hann's camp, to which Hann responded with a couple of gunfire shots that ended the dispute.