Rufus River massacre
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The Rufus River Massacre was a massacre of at least 30–40 Aboriginal people that took place in 1841 along the Rufus River, in the Central Murray River region of New South Wales. The massacre was condu
A photograph of the Rufus River
A memorial on the embankment at Lake Victoria.
Charles Sturt
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Charles Napier Sturt was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sy
Rufus River massacre
…borders with Victoria to the south and South Australia to the west. The local Maraura people probably had their first encounter with the British when Charles Sturt travelled down the river in 1830. There is no record of other colonists in the region until overlanders Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney drove 335…
In 1853
Sturt memorial at Narrandera, New South Wales on the Murrumbidgee River
Charles Sturt monument in Merbein, Victoria
Sturt leaving Adelaide in 1844