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Waterloo Bay massacre

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 2, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 15:02, 29 April 2020 (UTC)



The Waterloo Bay massacre was a clash between European settlers and Aboriginal Australians that took place on the cliffs of Waterloo Bay near Elliston, South Australia in late May 1849. Part of the Australian frontier wars, it is likely that it resulted in the deaths of tens or scores of Aboriginal people. In the lead-up, three European settlers were killed by Aboriginal people, and one Aboriginal person was killed and five others were poisoned by European settlers. Local Aboriginal people have oral history traditions that a large-scale massacre occurred. While older European accounts suggest that the event was exaggerated into a myth over time, it has now been concluded that the stories are founded in fact, and that some form of punitive action did take place. In 2017 the District Council of Elliston erected a memorial to acknowledge what occurred, and received a national award for their work in memorialising the massacre.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last (and only, to my knowledge) TFA about an Australian frontier wars massacre was Avenue Range Station massacre run on September 3, 2018
 * Main editors: Peacemaker67
 * Promoted: May 17, 2019
 * Reasons for nomination: happened in late May 1849
 * Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:43, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 17:29, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support – Great Mercian (talk) 12:06, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Support – L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Another outrageous article about another something outrageous, in a good note. «“ I'm Aya Syameimaru! ”I„ 文々. 新聞 “I„ ”» 15:41, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Gog the Mild (talk) 10:01, 29 April 2020 (UTC)