Rufus River massacre

Rufus River Massacre
Date27 August 1841
LocationRufus River
Result British victory
Belligerents
British colonists Aboriginal Australians
Casualties and losses
at least 30

The Rufus River Massacre was a massacre of aboriginals that took place in 1841 along the Rufus River near Wentworth, Australia.[1] It was the result of six months of guerrilla warfare by the local aboriginal people, who blocked an overlander route through their land.[2][3]

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