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| Layer Id | 1298 | Name | Coniston: Massacres in Aboriginal Oral History |
| Description | Sites of the Coniston massacres recorded in Aboriginal oral history, during the expeditions lead by Mounted Constable Murray, according to Bradley in Coniston, 2019; Bowman, Every Hill Got A Story 2015 and Making Peace with The Past: Remembering the Coniston Massacre, 1928-2003. Note that Every Hill Got A Story mentions some other sites from the killing times that don't appear to be part of the Coniston massacres: Itarlenty (Blackfellows Bones Bore), Twenge (Henbury), and 'this side of Wilpiya/Areyonga' (Angus Downs). |
Subject Keywords | Indigenous, Aboriginal, History |
| Type | Other | Warning | Colonial Violence |
| Citation | Bradley, M 2019, Coniston, UWA Press, Perth. Bowman, Marg (ed) Every Hill Got A Story Central Land Council, Hardie Grant Books, 2015 https://www.clc.org.au/every-hill-got-a-story/ H.E.C. Robinson Ltd. Map of Northern Territory showing pastoral stations &c Canberra: H.E.C. Robinson, 1945. Web. 21 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-410786254 Kimber, D., 'Real True History: The Coniston Massacre' (serialised in 18 parts), Alice Springs News, vol 10, issue 32, to vol 11, issue 3, 2003-04. Hill, Ernestine "MURRAY—SCOURGE OF THE MYALLS" in Northern Standard (Darwin, NT : 1921 - 1955) 3 March 1933 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48058883. Making Peace with The Past: Remembering the Coniston Massacre, 1928-2003. Central Land Council, 2003 https://digitalntl.nt.gov.au/10070/660392/0/4 |
Created At | 2024-04-14 16:29:26 |
| Updated At | 2024-04-21 13:31:33 | Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/1298 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
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Total Places
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20 | - |
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Area
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39111.209276498 | km2 |
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Convex Hull
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POLYGON((131.68335792712153 -22.22797605878649,130.59894558642677 -20.82584327900378,132.12728974078445 -20.556957865392068,134.95043835449246 -20.28236936613674,133.43719479296846 -21.366288219404495,132.21977230761777 -22.075458876436173,131.69302937243742 -22.225746082673727,131.68335792712153 -22.22797605878649)) | - |
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Density
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0.00051136235288992 | places/km2 |
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Centroid
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POINT(132.54928406200435 -21.305104591221575) | - |
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Bounding Box
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POLYGON((130.59894558642677 -22.22797605878649,130.59894558642677 -20.28236936613674,134.95043835449246 -20.28236936613674,134.95043835449246 -22.22797605878649,130.59894558642677 -22.22797605878649)) | - |
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Most Central Place
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Whitestone / Liirlpari | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
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Kurundi Station | - |
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Distribution
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kilometers |