Shepherd waddied and a flock of sheep taken by members of the ‘Terong Tribe’, 13 July 1843

Date: 13 Jul 1843
Place: Currency Creek (Adelaide Hills?)
Mr Mayfield’s shepherd was attacked by two ‘natives’ who waddied him, covered him with a bag and held him down while sheep were taken. Most of sheep and the remains of six carcasses were found several hours later. An Aboriginal man was observed paddling down the creek (Currency Creek) in a boat loaded with sheep. No arrests were made.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Johnny (aka Jackey)
    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

  • Shepherd waddied and a flock of sheep taken by members of the ‘Terong Tribe’, 13 July 1843
    13 Jul 1843 — Currency Creek (Adelaide Hills?)
    Mr Mayfield’s shepherd was attacked by two ‘natives’ who waddied him, covered him with a bag and held him down while sheep were taken. Most of sheep and the remains of six carcasses were found several hours later. An Aboriginal man was observed paddling down the creek (Currency Creek) in a boat loaded with sheep. No arrests were made.
    (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