Sheep allegedly driven off Hodgson’s station, April 1850

Date: 1 Apr 1850
Place: Hodgson’s station, Mt Remarkable
In April 1850, a report that Mr Hodgson’s shepherd had lost some sheep, supposedly taken by Aboriginal people, reached the Mount Remarkable Police Station. Police spent several days visiting Aboriginal people’s camps, but were unable to detect traces of the sheep.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Sheep allegedly driven off Hodgson’s station, April 1850
    1 Apr 1850 — Hodgson’s station, Mt Remarkable
    In April 1850, a report that Mr Hodgson’s shepherd had lost some sheep, supposedly taken by Aboriginal people, reached the Mount Remarkable Police Station. Police spent several days visiting Aboriginal people’s camps, but were unable to detect traces of the sheep.
    (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