Body dug up and carried away

Date: 21 Nov 1839 – 26 Nov 1839
Event type: property destruction; body removal
Direct violence: No
When the pursued party learned of the search, they dug up the body of the murdered man and carried it away with them.

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Sources

  • Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350

Event mentions

  • Body dug up and carried away
    21 Nov 1839 – 26 Nov 1839 — property destruction; body removal
    When the pursued party learned of the search, they dug up the body of the murdered man and carried it away with them.
    People: the party they were in search of
    Source: Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350