During the colonisation of Western Australia’s Nullarbor area from the mid-1870s, pastoralists allegedly killed Mirning people. After more than 100 years, the burial of Mirning ancestors’ remains, throws light on the violence of dispossession on the Nullarbor.
Read more in Emily Smith’s article: ‘Burial of WA Mirning ancestors after more than 100 years shines light on violent history’, ABC News, Esperance, Western Australia, Sunday 19 June 2025:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/burial-of-wa-mirning-ancestors-shines-light-on-violent-history/105449224
More information about the Mirning people can be found online on websites such as:
The Mirning website: https://mirning.org/country/
(Click on the link above to open the website).
Wikipedia entry on the Mirning people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirning