The Bowraville Murders: Release date and where to watch in Australia

The Bowraville Murders is a documentary that tackles the murders of three Aboriginal children between 1990 and 1991, and their families' fight for justice spanning 30 years. 

The 2021 documentary about the Bowraville murders is finally making its streaming premiere on DocPlay. The feature film was first screened in cinemas and on SBS a few years ago. For decades, these unsolved murders have left an echoing hole of injustice as their families continue to grieve and seek answers.

The Bowraville Murders release date on DocPlay

The Bowraville Murders originally premiered in 2021 with DocPlay streaming the documentary from Monday, 10 February 2025. 

To watch The Bowraville Murders and other documentaries on DocPlay, the streamer still offers a 14-day trial to new customers. It costs $8.99 per month or $89.99 a year if you want to continue the service and save on two months worth of subscription. There's no lock-in contract, so you can cancel anytime.

Documentary	Streaming Date	Streaming Service
The Bowraville Murders	Mon, 10 Feb 2025	DocPlay

The Bowraville Murders trailer

The Bowraville Murders will be streaming on DocPlay from February 10. You can watch the trailer below.

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What is The Bowraville Murders documentary about?

Between 1990 and 1991 in the town of Bowraville in New South Wales, three Aboriginal children residing from the same street went missing and murdered within a five month period. There was one suspect, a white man who was acquitted of two of the murders in separate trials. The body of one of the victims has never been found. 

For decades, these harrowing crimes lingered and inflicted suffering on the victims' families and their community, calling into question the justice system that failed to provide clear answers and a just resolution. The unsolved murders are blamed on a fractured investigation by the local police, mired with indifference and racism. 

While an appeal was filed by an NSW attorney general for a retrial, it was rejected like all the other appeals. In 2020, an increased $1 million reward was announced to gather new information. Last year in October, homicide detectives returned to Bowraville to collect possible new leads. Thirty four years later and the cases of the three Aboriginal children murdered between 1990 and 1991 remain unsolved. 

Directed by Allan Clarke,The Bowraville Murders was created in the hopes of continuing the family's decades-spanning battle for justice and finding new information that could likely become fresh and compelling evidence. It also aims to spread community consciousness as means of getting closer to the truth. 

Other documentaries on DocPlay you might like

DocPlay is a dedicated-documentary streaming platform, offering hundreds of acclaimed documentary films and series available on demand. New titles are added every week, further expanding its library.

If you love watching factual content, DocPlay still offers a 14-day free trial and is only $8.99 per month, no lock in contract. An annual plan is also offered. 

Some of DocPlay's most popular docos are the TV programs First Australians and FrontMen. For movies, acclaimed titles like Blackfish, 2040, and The Bridge, are all available to watch online.