Mr Younghusband’s Chinese shepherd missing, allegedly killed by Aboriginal people, January 1848

Date: 28 Jan 1849
Place: Crystal Brook, neighbourhood of Mount Remarkable
On 28 January 1849, a Chinese shepherd employed by Mr Younghusband did not return with his flocks. Nothing was heard from him. Police searched for the body, but didn’t find it. The shepherd was presumed killed by Aboriginal people.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Monaitya (alias Jacky)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Toby
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.

Sources

Event mentions

  • Mr Younghusband’s Chinese shepherd missing, allegedly killed by Aboriginal people, January 1848
    28 Jan 1849 — Crystal Brook, neighbourhood of Mount Remarkable
    On 28 January 1849, a Chinese shepherd employed by Mr Younghusband did not return with his flocks. Nothing was heard from him. Police searched for the body, but didn’t find it. The shepherd was presumed killed by Aboriginal people.
    (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