Affray between Coleman, a miller at Strathalbyn, and Aboriginal man named Sam, May 1852

Date: 11 May 1852
Place: Strathalbyn
An Aboriginal man broke into and entered Coleman’s mill during the night. The man escaped Coleman’s grip as he was ‘besmeared with grease’. Coleman fired his pistol, and the ball passed through the man’s body but did not kill him. The police and Protector Moorhouse and Sub-Protector Mason provided additional information. The man recovered from his wounds.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Affray between Coleman, a miller at Strathalbyn, and Aboriginal man named Sam, May 1852
    11 May 1852 — Strathalbyn
    An Aboriginal man broke into and entered Coleman’s mill during the night. The man escaped Coleman’s grip as he was ‘besmeared with grease’. Coleman fired his pistol, and the ball passed through the man’s body but did not kill him. The police and Protector Moorhouse and Sub-Protector Mason provided additional information. The man recovered from his wounds.
    (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