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Myall Creek massacre remembered

The annual memorial for a shocking massacre of local people by white colonists in Northern New South Wales has also become a ceremony for reconciliation.

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The annual memorial for a shocking massacre of local people by white colonists in Northern New South Wales has also become a ceremony for reconciliation.

Nearly 30 Aboriginal men, women and children were slaughtered by a group of convicts and stockmen at Myall Creek, back in 1883, and the impact is still being felt today.

NITV News reporter Brooke Boney has the story.


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Source: NITV News


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