Attempted sexual assault at Mount Margaret Station, 1-2 July 1863

Date: 1 Jul 1863
Place: Mt Margaret Station
On 1 July 1863 Mrs Jarvis, the wife of the Superintendant of Messrs Levi and Co's Mount Margaret Station, was allegedly 'rushed' by an Aboriginal man who reportedly attempted to rape her. On the following day the same Aboriginal man returned and threw a boomerang at her before being frightened off by the arrival of an armed station worker.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Attempted sexual assault at Mount Margaret Station, 1-2 July 1863
    1 Jul 1863 — Mt Margaret Station
    On 1 July 1863 Mrs Jarvis, the wife of the Superintendant of Messrs Levi and Co's Mount Margaret Station, was allegedly 'rushed' by an Aboriginal man who reportedly attempted to rape her. On the following day the same Aboriginal man returned and threw a boomerang at her before being frightened off by the arrival of an armed station worker.
    (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