Burning of two of Mr Weaver’s Huts, late 1847

Date: 1 Sep 1847
Place: Weaver’s station
When Corporal Hall visited all the newly formed stations in the recently occupied district of Yorke Peninsula in late December 1847 and early January 1848, he was informed that two of Mr Weaver’s huts had been burned by ‘the Natives’ three months earlier.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Burning of two of Mr Weaver’s Huts, late 1847
    1 Sep 1847 — Weaver’s station
    When Corporal Hall visited all the newly formed stations in the recently occupied district of Yorke Peninsula in late December 1847 and early January 1848, he was informed that two of Mr Weaver’s huts had been burned by ‘the Natives’ three months earlier.
    (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