George and James Hawker confront an Aboriginal group and make them give up their spears, 25 July 1842
While looking for an outstation, George and James Hawker suddenly encountered a large group of Aboriginal people whom they made give up all their spears. This is stated in a context in which James notes ‘we always went about well armed’.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
People involved
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Jimmy Snooke
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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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George and James Hawker confront an Aboriginal group and make them give up their spears, 25 July 184225 Jul 1842 — North of BungareeWhile looking for an outstation, George and James Hawker suddenly encountered a large group of Aboriginal people whom they made give up all their spears. This is stated in a context in which James notes ‘we always went about well armed’.
(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