Moravian missionaries at Lake Kopperamanna fear imminent attack, March 1867

Date: 1 Mar 1867
Place: Lake Kopperamanna
Moravian missionaries endeavour to establish a mission camp at Lake Kopperamanna, but hearing rumours that Aboriginal people gathered at Lake Perigundee planned to murder them, they sought refuge further south on Bucaltinnana station.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Moravian missionaries at Lake Kopperamanna fear imminent attack, March 1867
    1 Mar 1867 — Lake Kopperamanna
    Moravian missionaries endeavour to establish a mission camp at Lake Kopperamanna, but hearing rumours that Aboriginal people gathered at Lake Perigundee planned to murder them, they sought refuge further south on Bucaltinnana station.
    (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