Tense confrontation between Dr Harvey and Marsia, 19 June 1841

Date: 19 Jun 1841
Place: Harvey’s house, Port Lincoln township
When Mrs Harvey distributed food to a group of women, a man named Marsia became angry at the women being preferred over him. He shoved Mrs Harvey. Dr Harvey who subsequently confronted Marsia with a stick. Marsia pointed a spear at Dr Harvey.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Marsia (as spelt by Schurmann)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.

Sources

Event mentions

  • Tense confrontation between Dr Harvey and Marsia, 19 June 1841
    19 Jun 1841 — Harvey’s house, Port Lincoln township
    When Mrs Harvey distributed food to a group of women, a man named Marsia became angry at the women being preferred over him. He shoved Mrs Harvey. Dr Harvey who subsequently confronted Marsia with a stick. Marsia pointed a spear at Dr Harvey.
    (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