Colonists charge at a group of Aboriginal people, May 1839
Several young colonists charged a group of Aboriginal people in the wake of Thompson and Duffield’s deaths, forcing them to flee.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: District
LocationAccuracy: District
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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
Event mentions
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Colonists charge at a group of Aboriginal people, May 18391 May 1839 — Lower Para/Milner EstateSeveral young colonists charged a group of Aboriginal people in the wake of Thompson and Duffield’s deaths, forcing them to flee.
(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