Capture of two Aboriginal women, Horrocks’ Hutt River Station, February 1840

Date: 1 Feb 1840
Place: Hutt River, Horrocks’ station
John Horrocks captured two women as a ‘lure’ for the Aboriginal men responsible for attacking his shepherd. No men came forward, and police escorted the women to Adelaide to speak with Captain Jack (Kadlitpinna), through whom (Horrocks thought) the Europeans could learn who was responsible. One of the women escaped before reaching Adelaide.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Capture of two Aboriginal women, Horrocks’ Hutt River Station, February 1840
    1 Feb 1840 — Hutt River, Horrocks’ station
    John Horrocks captured two women as a ‘lure’ for the Aboriginal men responsible for attacking his shepherd. No men came forward, and police escorted the women to Adelaide to speak with Captain Jack (Kadlitpinna), through whom (Horrocks thought) the Europeans could learn who was responsible. One of the women escaped before reaching Adelaide.
    (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