Original sentence: The Richmond River Massacre which led to the deaths of approximately 100 Bundjalung Nation tribes people at Evans Head
Edited sentence: 1853/4.At 3 am the Mounted POlice rode out to where between 200 to 300 Aborigines lay asleep in camp.During the early 1860's a mass poison atempt was made.EAST BALLINA MASSACRE: The Native Mounted Police were formed in 1848 in NSW.Eventually the settlers were told ‘to mind their own business and warned that persistence in the matter might lead to trouble for them', hence there are no official records of the massacres.In 1853-4, at an area close to the present day East Ballina Golf Course, the Native Police slaughteres at least 30 - 40 men, women & children while they slept.It is believed that some Aborigines from north of the Tweed River had murdered some Europeans & that the murderes had fled south towards the Richmond.On the night prior to the raid, the Mounted Police stayed at James Ainsworth father's Public House, 'The Sailor's Home'.Poisoned flour was given to the Aborigines to make damper.RICHMOND RIVER MASSACRE: The Richmond River Massacre which led to the deaths of approximately 100 Bundjalung Nation tribes people at Evans Head.SOUTH BALLINA POISONING: The Arakwal people were a South Ballina clan numbering about 200 people during the early development of Ballina Township.That is, the European troopers stayed in the Hotel while the black trackers stayed outside.The Mounted Police members were from subdued tribes & were under the command of European Officers.The Native Mounted Police enforced European law on tribes with which they had no bonds.The Patrol then headed north.The old people & children of the tribe refused to eat the damper as it was a new food.The troopers & trackers surrounded the cmp & opened fire.The white settlers of East Ballina were disturbed by the unprovoked attack on the friendly natives.They reported the massacre to the NSW Government to no avail.They took it to their camp at South Ballina for preparation & cooking.Upon waking the next morning, survivors found nearly 150 adults dead.Wollumbin Dowsing.au/Nightcap%20Village%20Development.http://wollumbindowsing