The Blood Hole massacre Killing occurred Coming_to_be in what is now the Australian state of Victoria at Middle Creek , 6 – 7 miles from Glengower Station between Clunes and Newstead at the end Process_end of 1839 or early 1840 , killing Killing an unknown number of Aborigines from the Grampians district who were on their way home after trading Exchange goods for green stone axe blanks that they obtained Getting near what is now Lancefield .

Captain Dugald McLachlan established Creating Glengower station , sometimes employing Employment the local aborigines from the Dja Dja Wurrung ( Jaara people ) .

The aborigines were found Know at the waterhole on Middle Creek west of Glengower Station .