Aboriginal people alleged to have taken and speared Biddle’s sheep, dug up potatoes, and stolen articles from Biddle’s hut, October 1841-February 1842

Date: 1 Jan 1841
Place: Mr Biddle’s Station, Port Lincoln district
Included in the grievances listed in the Port Lincoln settlers’ memorial to Governor Grey (dated 8 March 1842) were that Mr Biddle’s potatoes had been dug up and taken, articles stolen from his hut and, recently, five sheep driven from his shepherd and other sheep speared.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Aboriginal people alleged to have taken and speared Biddle’s sheep, dug up potatoes, and stolen articles from Biddle’s hut, October 1841-February 1842
    1 Jan 1841 — Mr Biddle’s Station, Port Lincoln district
    Included in the grievances listed in the Port Lincoln settlers’ memorial to Governor Grey (dated 8 March 1842) were that Mr Biddle’s potatoes had been dug up and taken, articles stolen from his hut and, recently, five sheep driven from his shepherd and other sheep speared.
    (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