The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities
Abstract
Stories of murders passed down by Yamatji elders are confirmed by a code hidden in the 1850s journals of prominent Western Australian pastoralist Major Logue.
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2025-08-03
Section
Australia news
Language
English
Short Title
The killing code
ISSN
0261-3077
Accessed
09/08/2025, 06:08
Library Catalog
The Guardian
Rights
Indigenous Matters
Extra
Australia
Citation
Allam, L., Collard, S., & Archibald-Binge, E. (2025, August 3). The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/04/the-killing-code-strange-symbols-in-a-wa-settlers-diaries-lay-bare-frontier-atrocities-ntwnfb