A group of Aboriginal people threatened the inhabitants of Mr Hawson’s house at Kirton Point, early 1842

Date: 1 Jan 1842
Place: Hawson’s residence, Kirton Point, settlement of Port Lincoln
Included in the list of grievances stated in the Port Lincoln settlers’ memorial to Governor Grey was that several Aboriginal people surrounded Hawson’s house at Kirton Point. They pointed spears through the windows and frightened the inhabitants (consisting of women and children). Hawson subsequently removed his family to his country station.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • A group of Aboriginal people threatened the inhabitants of Mr Hawson’s house at Kirton Point, early 1842
    1 Jan 1842 — Hawson’s residence, Kirton Point, settlement of Port Lincoln
    Included in the list of grievances stated in the Port Lincoln settlers’ memorial to Governor Grey was that several Aboriginal people surrounded Hawson’s house at Kirton Point. They pointed spears through the windows and frightened the inhabitants (consisting of women and children). Hawson subsequently removed his family to his country station.
    (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