Spearing of Gleeson’s ‘coolie’ shepherd, 18 May 1841

Date: 18 May 1841
Place: Gleeville (later to be named Beaumont)
One of Mr Gleeson’s Indian workers (a ‘Coolie’) was stabbed in the neck when he refused to give two Aboriginal men food or money. A doctor was called and the man’s life was saved.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Spearing of Gleeson’s ‘coolie’ shepherd, 18 May 1841
    18 May 1841 — Gleeville (later to be named Beaumont)
    One of Mr Gleeson’s Indian workers (a ‘Coolie’) was stabbed in the neck when he refused to give two Aboriginal men food or money. A doctor was called and the man’s life was saved.
    (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