Port Phillip District Wars Explained

Conflict:	Port Phillip District Wars
Date:	1830–50
Place:	Port Phillip District, Victoria
Result:	European occupation of the district
Combatant1:	European settlers
Combatant2:	Aboriginal Australians
Casualties1:	7-11
Casualties2:	361-1,358

The Port Phillip District Wars is a name given to a series of violent encounters between European settlers and Aboriginal Australians in the Port Phillip District.^{[1] [2]} They included the:

• Convincing Ground massacre
• Battle of Broken River
• Campaspe Plains massacre
• the Blood Hole massacre
• the Gippsland massacres
• Mount Cottrell massacre

Notes and References

1. http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/aboriginal-history-timeline-1770-1899 "Aboriginal history timeline (1770 - 1899)", Creative Spirits
2. http://www.news.com.au/national/aboriginal-wars-memorial-plan-under-fire/story-e6frfkp9-1111116567726 "'Aboriginal wars' memorial plan under fire", News.com.au 8 June 2008