Lake Newland Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula about 10 kilometres north of the town of Elliston. It was
The conservation park is an important area for Cape Barren geese
Waterloo Bay massacre
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The Waterloo Bay massacre, also known as the Elliston massacre, was a clash between European settlers and Aboriginal Australians that took place on the cliffs of Waterloo Bay near Elliston, South Aust
Lake Newland Conservation Park
…as European settlers moved into the area and started farming the area inland of the lake, blocking their access to the lake, dunes and sea. After the Elliston massacre in May 1849 at Waterloo Bay, the whole area became taboo to Aboriginal people, and they did not set foot in it until 2018, when a cleansing ceremony…
The cliffs of Waterloo Bay
The 2017 memorial plaque at Elliston commemorating the massacre