Murder of George Meredith, Fleurieu Peninsula, c.1836
George Meredith, a sealer living on Kangaroo Island, came ashore on the Fluerieu Peninsula in the early part of 1836, with his Aboriginal wife and two Aboriginal men. The men reportedly killed him with a tomahawk.
(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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Murder of George Meredith, Fleurieu Peninsula, c.18361 Jan 1836 — Near YankalillaGeorge Meredith, a sealer living on Kangaroo Island, came ashore on the Fluerieu Peninsula in the early part of 1836, with his Aboriginal wife and two Aboriginal men. The men reportedly killed him with a tomahawk.
(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