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Coniston is a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia in central Australia and is located about 250 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs.
Coniston is best known as the site of the Coniston massacre, which was the last known massacre of Indigenous Australians, in August 1928. Owing to a severe drought, the original owners (the Warlpiri, Anmatyerre, and Kaytetye people ) gravitated towards their ancient water sources, which the pastoralists were using for their livestock. Conflicts soon arose.[1]
Coniston is still a working cattle station, and has been featured[2] by the Northern Territory government for its introduction of a 6.4 kW solar power station. Developed in 1923 by Randall Stafford[3] because of a sustainable water supply, the station still thrives today.
Coniston Station has been owned and managed by Max Lines and his wife Jacqui for more than three decades. In 2014, Max Lines found himself bedbound.[4] With the help of her family and staff, Jacqui continued to run the property.[4][needs update]
- ^ "Coniston :: History". coniston.pawmedia.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ http://www.nt.gov.au/dpifm/Minerals_Energy/MakeTheSwitch/Content/File/FactSheet_Coniston.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association - Advancing and protecting the interests of Cattle Producers in the Northern Territory". www.ntca.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b Pezet, Lauren (16 June 2014). "Coniston without the boss". ABC Rural. Retrieved 1 May 2015.