Confrontation between John Gall and two Aboriginal men intent on taking goods from Gall’s hut, sometime between 1850-1853
A physical confrontation occurred between John Gall (nephew and assistant overseer of James Coutts) and two Aboriginal men whom Gall alleged ‘snuck up’ on him while he was in his hut.
(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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LocationAccuracy: Approximate
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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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Confrontation between John Gall and two Aboriginal men intent on taking goods from Gall’s hut, sometime between 1850-18531 Jan 1850 — Coutts' stationA physical confrontation occurred between John Gall (nephew and assistant overseer of James Coutts) and two Aboriginal men whom Gall alleged ‘snuck up’ on him while he was in his hut.
(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