Unnamed shepherd fired at a man who had taken some sheep, 4 February 1847

Date: 4 Feb 1847
Place: Browne’s station, vicinity of Mt Lock
An unnamed shepherd, working on a station near Mount Locke, saw some Aboriginal people tracking sheep from a flock. When he went to investigate, he received a blow on the head with a waddy. He fired at and injured the man who struck him. Moorhouse and Corporal Power visited the wounded Aborigine on Browne's station where he was receiving medical attention.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Unnamed shepherd fired at a man who had taken some sheep, 4 February 1847
    4 Feb 1847 — Browne’s station, vicinity of Mt Lock
    An unnamed shepherd, working on a station near Mount Locke, saw some Aboriginal people tracking sheep from a flock. When he went to investigate, he received a blow on the head with a waddy. He fired at and injured the man who struck him. Moorhouse and Corporal Power visited the wounded Aborigine on Browne's station where he was receiving medical attention.
    (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