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Archaeology unearths a mass-murder site

Video Archaeology unearths a mass-murder site

TLF ID M018135

Discover a historic site that could reveal new evidence of the first recorded mass murder on Australian soil. The site is Beacon Island, a small island off the coast of Western Australia near present-day Geraldton. In this clip, reporter Mark Bennett visits the island with two members of a 1963 expedition that first investigated the site.

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7

Topics Aboriginal history Land custodianship Shipwrecks Archaeology Artefacts Historic places Arts Archives Historians Pottery Sacred places Writing materials Terrorism Evidence Judgement Icons (Symbols) Massacres Torres Strait Islander history Historical sources Archaeologists Traditional knowledge
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  • History
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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