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The Australian Wars (known internationally as First Wars) is a three-part 2022 documentary series about the Australian frontier wars, directed and narrated by Indigenous Australian filmmaker Rachel Perkins and made for SBS Television.
One account states that three or four hundred people were killed and only three survived. [2] In 2000 a memorial plaque was erected in Geegully Creek, Mowla Bluff, to commemorate the victims of the massacre. [3] A documentary film about the massacre, Whispering in our Hearts: The Mowla Bluff Massacre, was released in 2001. [1]
Pages in category "Documentary films about Aboriginal Australians" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
R. H. W. Reece: The site was at the junction of the Slaughterhouse Creek and the Gwydir River, and 60 or 70 Aboriginals were killed. [11] Lyndall Ryan: Sergeant Lee's estimate of 40 to 50 killed is the most reliable. [12] Roger Milliss: 200-300 Gamilaraay people were killed around the site of Snodgrass Lagoon at the Lower Waters of Waterloo ...
The series was made in accordance with Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights, to ensure the cultural content and the rights of Indigenous people. [11] [better source needed] Permission was gained from 200–300 people to publish the stories, photographs, and other material used in the series. [1]
"Victoria to introduce Australia's first truth-telling process to address Indigenous injustices". SBS News, Special Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Thorne, Leonie (11 July 2020). "Victoria to establish truth and justice process as part of Aboriginal treaty process". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The Coniston massacre, which took place in the region around the Coniston cattle station in the territory of Central Australia (now the Northern Territory) from 14 August to 18 October 1928, was the last known officially sanctioned massacre of Indigenous Australians and one of the last events of the Australian frontier wars.
[11] [12] By 1901 the Aboriginal population had fallen to just over 90,000 people, mainly due to disease, frontier violence and the disruption of traditional society. [8] In the 20th century many Aboriginal people were confined to reserves, missions and institutions, and government regulations controlled most aspects of their lives.