Comet River is a reference to the largest massacre of whites in Australian history. It happened in an area called Springsure, near the Comet River in 1861. The exact location was called Cullin-la-Ringo. The event is sometimes referred to as the "Cullin-la-Ringo" massacre. Nineteen people were killed by Kairi warriors in a brutal, sudden attack. It must be noted that whites were routinely killing Aborigines at the time and this was rumored to have been a reprisal.
(Walkabout, 2005)
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