Mr Neander’s potatoes dug up and taken by Aboriginal people, summer 1841

Date: 1 Jan 1841
Place: Mr Neander’s block, Port Lincoln district
A list of grievances included in the Port Lincoln settlers’ memorial to Governor Grey (dated 8 March 1842) refers to Aboriginal people digging up all of Mr Neander’s potatoes and taking them in the summer of 1841.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Mr Neander’s potatoes dug up and taken by Aboriginal people, summer 1841
    1 Jan 1841 — Mr Neander’s block, Port Lincoln district
    A list of grievances included in the Port Lincoln settlers’ memorial to Governor Grey (dated 8 March 1842) refers to Aboriginal people digging up all of Mr Neander’s potatoes and taking them in the summer of 1841.
    (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