Aboriginal dwellings burnt by Frome, October 1840
During O'Halloran's expedition in which two Aboriginal people were hanged for their alleged involvement in the 'Maria Massacre', surveyor Edward Charles Frome burned a look out station and a village of the Milmenura tribe.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
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Sources
- 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
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Aboriginal dwellings burnt by Frome, October 18401 Oct 1840 — CoorongDuring O'Halloran's expedition in which two Aboriginal people were hanged for their alleged involvement in the 'Maria Massacre', surveyor Edward Charles Frome burned a look out station and a village of the Milmenura tribe.
(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