Aboriginal people fired at by the Hawker brothers’ shepherd, 3 December 1841
According to James Hawker, a group of Aboriginal people rushed a mob of sheep early on the morning of 3 December 1841. One of the Hawker brothers’ shepherds fired four shots and the group ran away.
(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: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
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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
Event mentions
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Aboriginal people fired at by the Hawker brothers’ shepherd, 3 December 18413 Dec 1841 — Hawker brothers’ temporary station ‘some miles below Horrocks’ cattle yards on the Hutt River’ (James Hawker, Early Experiences, 1899, 80).According to James Hawker, a group of Aboriginal people rushed a mob of sheep early on the morning of 3 December 1841. One of the Hawker brothers’ shepherds fired four shots and the group 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