William Rooke fires upon cattle killers, c. 20 July 1868

Date: 20 Jul 1868
Place: Lake Hope Station, near Kopperamanna
William Rookes tracked a mob of cattle driven off Elder, Dean and Hack's station and came upon a group of Aborigines killing a beast. A confrontation ensured in which Rookes reported firing upon them, but then fled when he ran out of ammunition. No indication of deaths or injuries.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • William Rooke fires upon cattle killers, c. 20 July 1868
    20 Jul 1868 — Lake Hope Station, near Kopperamanna
    William Rookes tracked a mob of cattle driven off Elder, Dean and Hack's station and came upon a group of Aborigines killing a beast. A confrontation ensured in which Rookes reported firing upon them, but then fled when he ran out of ammunition. No indication of deaths or injuries.
    (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