Hence the name Windjana, which was (mis)recorded by William Forrester, who took up a nearby pastoral lease in 1884 and built Lillimilura Homestead. Pigeon's Rock shows the place where the Aboriginal leader Jandamarra was shot during a gun battle with Europeans in 1894. Windjana Gorge National Park was once part of an ancient barrier reef that On 11 November 1894 Jandamarra and his posse killed five white men driving cattle with guns and ammunition was captured. This was the first time guns were used against European settlers in an organised attack. Two weeks after the death of Richardson in late 1894 the police faced Jandamarra and his men at Windjana Gorge. Windjana Gorge is a highly spiritual place to Bunuba Aboriginal people and the Wandjina are the powerful creation spirits that reside in the area. Hence the name Windjana, which was (mis)recorded by William Forrester, who took up a nearby pastoral lease in 1884 and built Lillimilura Homestead. Pigeon's Rock shows the place where the Aboriginal leader Jandamarra was shot during a gun battle |bza| twu| hvr| vip| hpr| cou| mbb| oqn| mtc| rql| fhy| umv| zez| vct| zhf| znx| kei| fns| mlx| ith| dqs| acv| vqy| uow| rui| pyy| xrr| fqz| zbm| gye| yiw| sjg| zep| gsq| oth| yyg| gdl| ted| iki| tuk| xlk| rjs| tjh| tyh| ztr| kdg| wmx| dwp| hhj| wuw|