James Stirling (Royal Navy officer)
In October 1834 Stirling led a group of twenty-five police, soldiers and settlers against about seventy Bindjareb men, women and children on the Murray River. This was done partly because of several murders and thefts. This attack used rifles and bayonets against spears. Itis known as the Pinjarra Massacre and sometimes the Battle of Pinjarra. An uncertain number of Aboriginal men, women and children were killed during this attack.  Stirling said 15 males killed.  John Septimus Roe  siad it was 15–20. An unidentified eyewitness said it was 25–30 including 1 woman and several children with probably more floating down with the stream.