Stapleton Siding massacre

The Stapleton Siding massacre was a massacre of Aboriginal Australians at Stapleton, Northern Territory, Australia. The massacre, which was committed by supplying poisoned damper to civilians that likely contained weed-killer, killed approximately 80 Kungarakany and Warray peoples.[1]

Stapleton Siding massacre
Part of Mass poisonings of Aboriginal Australians
LocationStapleton Siding (English) / Perrmadjin (Aboriginal), Stapleton, Northern Territory
DateJuly 1895
Attack type
Poisoning
WeaponPoison
Deaths80 Kungarakany and Warray people killed
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
PerpetratorsColonists

One of the most notable survivors of the massacre was the Aboriginal Elder Alngindabu who was then just a child.[2] A description of the massacre was passed down by Kungarakany elders, including Alngindabu to her son, Aboriginal political activist Joe McGinness.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Stapleton Siding massacre". Centre For 21st Century Humanities. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ^ "Alyandabu". territorystories.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ McGinness, Joe (1991). Son of Alyandabu: My Fight for Aboriginal Rights. University of Queensland Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7022-2335-8.
  4. ^ "Language « Kungarakan Culture & Education Association". kungarakan.org.au. Retrieved 2024-06-14.