Aboriginal people reported to have speared Dutton’s pigs and thrown a club at a European, late October 1840

Date: 27 Oct 1840
Place: Dutton’s station
Reports were received in the township that Aboriginal people had speared three pigs belonging to Mr Dutton. One man who had reportedly thrown a club was allegedly chased by a colonist named Baier.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Aboriginal people reported to have speared Dutton’s pigs and thrown a club at a European, late October 1840
    27 Oct 1840 — Dutton’s station
    Reports were received in the township that Aboriginal people had speared three pigs belonging to Mr Dutton. One man who had reportedly thrown a club was allegedly chased by a colonist named Baier.
    (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