Appin Massacre Memorial Annual Commemoration site (Cataract Dam)

Each year in April, commemorations are held to mark the anniversary of the Appin Massacre of 1816 in which D'harawal and Gundungurra people were killed by Government troops under Governor Macquarie.

See related videos: Appin Massacre commemoration, 2013; Appin Massacre - April 1816: Frances Bodkin; A Declaration of War: Gavin Andrews; Ancestral remains from the Appin Massacres: Dr Michael Pickering; Appin Massacre remains: Glenda Chalker; A unique experience - Cataract Cultural Camp: Rob Evitt; Culture Camp at Cataract Scout Park; Dean Kelly;

Location

Australia

34° 14' 51.8496" S, 150° 46' 49.764" E

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