Colonial Frontier Massacres

typeDataset
datePublished 2024-06-01
name Colonial Frontier Massacres
description

Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia from the Colonial Frontier Massacres map project, hosted at the University of Newcastle. 

This layer includes information about frontier massacres in Australia between 1788, when British colonisation began until 1930. Only frontier massacres for which sufficient evidence could be found are included. The map includes information about frontier massacres of non-Aboriginal people such as colonists and others in Australia in the same period.

To fully understand the information presented here please read the Introduction">https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/introduction.php">Introduction at the Colonial Frontier Massacres website.

creator Colonial Frontier Massacres team
publisher Colonial Frontier Massacres team & University of Newcastle, Australia with assistance from the Australian Research Council
citation

Ryan, Lyndall; Debenham, Jennifer; Pascoe, Bill; Smith, Robyn; Owen, Chris; Richards, Jonathan; Gilbert, Stephanie; Anders, Robert J; Usher, Kaine; Price, Daniel; Newley, Jack; Brown, Mark; Craig, Hugh. Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930 Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 2017-2024, http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762">http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762">http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762 (accessed 17/11/2024).

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temporalCoverage 1788/1930
dateCreated 2024-11-17
language EN
license https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/termsofuse.php
copyrightNotice

The Colonial Frontier Massacres Australia 1788-1930 website, https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/,">https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/">https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/, including text, data, map and software, is covered by copyright law.

While this information is relevant to everyone it directly relates to the histories of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. The aim of these terms of use is not to restrict re-use by Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, but to prevent misuse, intentional or unintentional.

The information on this site, or available in archives of it, may only be re-used in a context that is respectful to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. If you use this material in the context of other material please be sensitive to issues affecting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people also have varying laws and lore relating appropriate re-use. In particular, take care when using images, especially of recently deceased people, and do not misappropriate art and symbolic systems.

Please act considerately and bear in mind that this violent history continues to affect communities and families today. In particular we recommend:

  • Don't use the information in association with images of deceased people.
  • The information should be used in a way that is respectful to the deceased and their families and community.
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  • All re-use must provide a citation. The form of the citation should follow bibliographic conventions, for example:

Ryan, Lyndall; Debenham, Jennifer; Pascoe, Bill; Smith, Robyn; Owen, Chris; Richards, Jonathan; Gilbert, Stephanie; Anders, Robert J; Usher, Kaine; Price, Daniel; Newley, Jack; Brown, Mark; Craig, Hugh. Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930 Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 2017-2024, http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762 (accessed">http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762">http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762 (accessed 16/03/2024).

or for a particular stage, such as stage 2:

Ryan, Lyndall; Debenham, Jennifer; Pascoe, Bill; Gilbert, Stephanie; Smith, Robyn; Brown, Mark; Price, Daniel; Newley, Jack. Colonial Frontier Massacres in Eastern Australia 1788 to 1930, v2.1 Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 2018, http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762 (accessed">http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762">http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1340762 (accessed 30/10/2018). Funded by ARC:">http://www.arc.gov.au/">ARC: DP 140100399.

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Screenshots, quotes and data from the Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930 website may be used in accordance with scholarly conventions for citation, copyright law and these terms and conditions.

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Includes information about colonial violence.

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