Aboriginal woman assaulted by Edward Gregory, March 1842
Edward Gregory used swords to maim an Aboriginal woman at his house in the Adelaide district. The woman recovered and the case was prosecuted but the woman was unable to give evidence because she did not speak English.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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Sources
- 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
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Aboriginal woman assaulted by Edward Gregory, March 18421 Mar 1842 — AdelaideEdward Gregory used swords to maim an Aboriginal woman at his house in the Adelaide district. The woman recovered and the case was prosecuted but the woman was unable to give evidence because she did not speak English.
(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