Confrontation at which shots were fired at Hawker’s outstation, 21 February 1842

Date: 21 Feb 1842
Place: Hawker’s outstation
During the night some Aboriginal people attacked the Hawkers’ outstation and rushed the sheep. Shepherds fired shots and wounded some Aboriginal people, all of whom ran away.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Confrontation at which shots were fired at Hawker’s outstation, 21 February 1842
    21 Feb 1842 — Hawker’s outstation
    During the night some Aboriginal people attacked the Hawkers’ outstation and rushed the sheep. Shepherds fired shots and wounded some Aboriginal people, all of whom ran away.
    (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