Fear among shepherds

Date: 1 Oct 1839 – 20 Nov 1839
Event type: displacement; protective action
Direct violence: No
Shepherds in the district were reported to be in great fear and to have announced their intention of giving themselves up to Government rather than continue tending sheep under the present circumstances.

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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

  • Fear among shepherds
    1 Oct 1839 – 20 Nov 1839 — displacement; protective action
    Shepherds in the district were reported to be in great fear and to have announced their intention of giving themselves up to Government rather than continue tending sheep under the present circumstances.
    People: all the shepherds | Government
    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