Moravian missionaries at Lake Kopperamanna fear imminent attack, March 1867
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.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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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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Moravian missionaries at Lake Kopperamanna fear imminent attack, March 18671 Mar 1867 — Lake KopperamannaMoravian 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