Destruction of Aboriginal encampment at Second Creek, 11 June 1846

Date: 11 Jun 1846
Place: Second Creek, near Dr Kent’s mill (Kent Town)
Muller complained to police that Aboriginal people from Moorundie had encamped on his section and were continuously driving away his horses and cattle, and destroying his grass and timber. He requested police assistance to remove ‘the nuisance’. According to police report, the encampment was burned.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Destruction of Aboriginal encampment at Second Creek, 11 June 1846
    11 Jun 1846 — Second Creek, near Dr Kent’s mill (Kent Town)
    Muller complained to police that Aboriginal people from Moorundie had encamped on his section and were continuously driving away his horses and cattle, and destroying his grass and timber. He requested police assistance to remove ‘the nuisance’. According to police report, the encampment was burned.
    (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