Killing of Carl Neumann at Perigundee, near Lake Hope, 8 December 1865
William Dean’s party of ten station workers, looking for stolen cattle, attacked in the early hours of the morning by a party of about 160 Aboriginal people. One station worker killed, and three others injured in the clash. At least four Aboriginal people killed.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
People involved
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‘Frank’ (Perigundee district)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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‘Freddie’ (Perigundee district)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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‘Frenchman’ (Perigundee district)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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‘Peter’ (Perigundee district)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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
Event mentions
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Killing of Carl Neumann at Perigundee, near Lake Hope, 8 December 18658 Dec 1865 — Lake Hope station, PerigundeeWilliam Dean’s party of ten station workers, looking for stolen cattle, attacked in the early hours of the morning by a party of about 160 Aboriginal people. One station worker killed, and three others injured in the clash. At least four Aboriginal people killed.
(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