Alleged attempted rape of Mrs Taekelmann, on the Bremer near Callington, 26 April 1852

Date: 26 Apr 1852
Place: Callington, on the Bremer
German settler, Mrs Taekelmann, whose husband who had left for the goldfields, told the police that twelve Aboriginal people forced entry into her hut and threatened her with sexual suggestions. She claimed to have fired a pistol to no effect, and been saved by a man who was riding past looking for stock when he heard her screams and the pistol shot. Protector Moorhouse and Sub-Protector Mason investigated and concluded that her claims were false.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Alleged attempted rape of Mrs Taekelmann, on the Bremer near Callington, 26 April 1852
    26 Apr 1852 — Callington, on the Bremer
    German settler, Mrs Taekelmann, whose husband who had left for the goldfields, told the police that twelve Aboriginal people forced entry into her hut and threatened her with sexual suggestions. She claimed to have fired a pistol to no effect, and been saved by a man who was riding past looking for stock when he heard her screams and the pistol shot. Protector Moorhouse and Sub-Protector Mason investigated and concluded that her claims were false.
    (See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
    Source: Robert Foster, Skye Krichauff and Amanda Nettelbeck, The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 2024, http://ua.edu.au/south-australian-frontier