Myall Creek Massacre involved the killing of up to 30 unarmed Australian Aboriginals on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek near Bingara in northern New South Wales. After two trials, seven of the 12 settlers involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged.
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