Five or more Aboriginal people were killed in the first clash, and the remainder then turned and ran towards the river, intending to cross and scatter into the hills. Daisy M. Bates, writing for local newspaper The Western Mail, 5 August 1926, said Noonaar had been in the act of throwing a spear at Norcott when he was shot dead.
In the first clash, five or more Aboriginal people were killed, and the rest fled towards the river to cross and disperse into the hills. Daisy M. Bates, writing for The Western Mail newspaper on August 5, 1926, reported that Noonaar was throwing a spear at Norcott when he was shot dead.