Camp Raven covers its first non-American story as well as the first historical story to be told.

On May 3rd, 1804, a large group of Aboriginal people would appear on the neighboring hillside of a setllement in Risdon Cove. Three hours would pass, people killed, a child abducted, and conflicting reports would arise in the aftermath of a senseless violent event.

Were the Aboriginals killed by white soldiers for sport or was it self-defense?

Sources:

“Massacre at Risdon Cove? – An Australian History Mystery” by Australia History Mysteries – Australia History Mysteries (https://www.australianhistorymysteries.info/pdfs/StudiesAHM-1.pdf)

“An analytical approach to the events at Risdon Cove on 3 May 1804” by W.F. Refshauge – Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society (Vol. 93, Issue 1)

(https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA166091774&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=00358762&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E984645a0)

“LIST OF MULTIPLE KILLINGS OF ABORIGINES IN TASMANIA: 1804-1835” by Lyndall Ryan – SciencesPo

(https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/en/document/list-multiple-killings-aborigines-tasmania-1804-1835.html)

“Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930” by The Centre for 21st Century Humanities – The University of Newcastle Australia

(https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/detail.php?r=462)

“Risdon Cove and the Massacre of 3 May 1804: Their Place In Tasmanian History” by Lyndall Ryan – ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236615840_Risdon_Cove_and_the_Massacre_of_3_May_1804_Their_Place_in_Tasmanian_History)

“‘Abduction and Multiple Killings of Aborigines in Tasmania: 1804-1835” by Lyndall Ryan – The University of Newcastle Australia (http://nationalunitygovernment.org/pdf/Aborigines_in_Tasmania.pdf)

“A Momentous and Historic Event… With Ham for Dinner” by Joanna Baker – Tasmania Stories Blog

(https://tasmaniastories.com/2017/10/16/a-momentous-and-historic-event-and-ham-for-dinner/)