Aboriginal man shot by Skelton, 18 June 1843

Date: 18 Jun 1843
Place: Cotilleery station, Hughes’ station, Reedy Creek, NW of the River Broughton
An Aboriginal man was shot by Skelton at Cotilleery, an outstation of John Bristow Hughes. It was dark and Skelton claimed he thought he was shooting at a wild dog. The man died on the night of 20 June and Skelton was tried for the crime.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Aboriginal man shot by Skelton, 18 June 1843
    18 Jun 1843 — Cotilleery station, Hughes’ station, Reedy Creek, NW of the River Broughton
    An Aboriginal man was shot by Skelton at Cotilleery, an outstation of John Bristow Hughes. It was dark and Skelton claimed he thought he was shooting at a wild dog. The man died on the night of 20 June and Skelton was tried for the crime.
    (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