THRILLING STORY TOLD OF FIGHT WITH BLACKS
DEADLY GUNPLAY AGAINST SPEARS AND BOOMERANGS Received 10.40 a.m. ADELAIDE, To-day. Mounted Constable Murray’s evidence before tile Federal Inquiry Board at Alice Springs revealed that in addition to the 17 blacks who were shot after the murder of the prospector, Frederick Brooks, 14 others were killed by a police party after an attack on a station owner, William Morton. Murray was emphatic that in each instance the shots were fired as a last resort to save the lives of himself and his companions. He told a thrilling story of hand-to-hand encounters with the wild natives. Murray tore a spear from one of his assailants and plunged it through the native’s chest. In each case, the attempt to arrest unarmed natives single-handed resulted in a rush, and ended with, his having to fire to defend himself. Once he was struck by boomerangs and yam sticks. On another occasion two blacks leaped on him with tomahawks. When the firing was over after one attack eight natives were dead.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 564, 17 January 1929, Page 9
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173THRILLING STORY TOLD OF FIGHT WITH BLACKS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 564, 17 January 1929, Page 9
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