List of massacres of Indigenous Australians
Numerous clashes involving Indigenous people (on the continent "Australia") occurred during and after a wave of mass immigration of Europeans into the continent, which began in the late 18th century and lasted until the early 20th century. These clashes, including carnage, resulted in significant numbers of deaths - and are considered to be a contributing factor in the decline of the Indigenous population during an ongoing process of mass immigration and clearing of land for agricultural purposes. There are over 300 known sites involving clashes with Indigenous people on the continent. There are over nine  instances of mass poisonings of Aboriginal Australians. A project headed by historian Lyndall Ryan from the University of Newcastle and funded by the Australian Research Council, has been researching and mapping the sites of these clashes. Significant collaborators toward this project include Jonathan Richards from the University of Queensland, Jennifer Debenham, Chris Owen, Robyn Smith and Bill Pascoe. The controversial definition of a massacre as being the killing of six or more people has been used, and an interactive map developed. , an estimated 304 cross-cultural clashes have been recorded as having taken place in the period between 1788 and  1930, with some being regarded as possible massacres. The following list tallies some of the clashes of between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and colonial settlers (or their descendents), most of which took place during the mass-immigration period. 1790s - 1920s. Victoria. Records in the early days in Port Phillip were sparse and unclear, and the level of resistance to the European settlers and other aspects of Aboriginal culture before this is a source of continuing investigation. It is estimated that massacres by white settlers resulted in the death of approximately 11% of the Aboriginal population between 1836 and  1851. Northern Territory. 1820s. "(then part of New South Wales)" 1870s. "(then part of South Australia)" Massacres after federation. Western Australia. Kimberley region – The Killing Times – 1890–1920: The massacres listed below have been depicted in modern Australian Aboriginal art from the Warmun/Turkey Creek community who were members of the tribes affected. Oral histories of the massacres were passed down and artists such as Rover Thomas have depicted the massacres.