Ten sheep taken at the White brothers’ station and a spear thrown at shepherd William Richardson, 3 November 1844

Date: 5 Nov 1844
Place: The White brothers’ station (to be named Charlton, near current day Wirrabara) , Mid North
Aboriginal people took ten sheep belonging to the White brothers and threw a spear at shepherd, William Richardson.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Ten sheep taken at the White brothers’ station and a spear thrown at shepherd William Richardson, 3 November 1844
    5 Nov 1844 — The White brothers’ station (to be named Charlton, near current day Wirrabara) , Mid North
    Aboriginal people took ten sheep belonging to the White brothers and threw a spear at shepherd, William Richardson.
    (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