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Layer Id 2479 Name Bunuba and West Kimberley War and Resistance
Description

Listen

Ross, Joe (Bunuba) Jandamarra, Rebel Films, ICTV https://ictv.com.au/video/3739-jandamarra

Ross, Joe (Bunuba) The Jandamarra Story Fancy Films, Vimeo, https://vimeo.com/272681039

Jandamarra's War Electric Pictures 2011 https://vimeo.com/ondemand/jandamarraswar

Ord, Duncan Jandamarra’s legacy National Museum of Australia, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxvnXG8gl_0 

Spearim, Bo Dr Chris Owen, The Kimberley Frontier, 1882-1905 Frontier War Stories, 2021 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2E2CsnuvPGzQYixYKKzWa1?si=4272495dad29454c

Notes

Massacres in this war indicate two main phases, the first in the 1890s, including the Bunuba Resistance and the well known resistance leader Jandamarra, and the second from the mid 1910s to late 1920s.

Events in this conflict will be added as Australian Wars and Resistance research continues.

 Subject Keywords Indigenous, Australian Wars, History, colonial violence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Type Event Linkback https://australianwars.net
Warning

Contains descriptions of colonial violence. Sources may include racist language and attitudes. References to recordings and works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people does not necessarily mean they support this work - the intention is only to refer people to the right speakers and sources.

 Created At 2025-08-11 00:37:14
Updated At 2025-11-27 23:22:55 Ghap Url https://tlcmap.org/layers/2479
Statistic Value Unit
Total Places
9 -
Area
42982.91 km2
Convex Hull
POLYGON((125.92 -18.875,123.693 -18.706,124.015 -16.723,126.004 -16.804,125.92 -18.875)) -
Density
0.00020938554416162 places/km2
Centroid
POINT(125.17933333333333 -17.95888888888889) -
Bounding Box
POLYGON((123.693 -18.875,123.693 -16.723,126.004 -16.723,126.004 -18.875,123.693 -18.875)) -
Most Central Place
Geike Gorge, West Kimberley (1) -
Most Distant Place from center
Oobagooma Station -
Distribution
  • Average Distance from Centroid: 108.87768288681
  • Average Distance from Centroid / Area of Convex Hull: 0.0025330458753678
 kilometers
Start Date
1892-06-01 -
End Date
1927-12-10 -
Duration
35.53 years
Median Date
1895-10-01 -
Average Date
1904-01-04 -