Surveyor W.H. Cornish encounters Queenland Aboriginal people near Lake Eyre
While conducting survys north of Lake Eyre. W. H. Cornish discovers the body of the missing man Henry Graham. He subsequently has a series of tense encounters with Queensland Aboriginal people, but without incident.
(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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Surveyor W.H. Cornish encounters Queenland Aboriginal people near Lake Eyre1 Jan 1878 — North of Lake EyreWhile conducting survys north of Lake Eyre. W. H. Cornish discovers the body of the missing man Henry Graham. He subsequently has a series of tense encounters with Queensland Aboriginal people, but without incident.
(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