Attack and attempted spearing of George Middleton, 6 March 1842

Date: 6 Mar 1842
Place: Near Mr Biddle’s Station, Port Lincoln district
A group led by Nantes reportedly attacked and attempted to spear George Middleton while Middleton was driving his cart from Mr Biddle’s station to the township of Port Lincoln.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Nantes
    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

  • Attack and attempted spearing of George Middleton, 6 March 1842
    6 Mar 1842 — Near Mr Biddle’s Station, Port Lincoln district
    A group led by Nantes reportedly attacked and attempted to spear George Middleton while Middleton was driving his cart from Mr Biddle’s station to the township of Port Lincoln.
    (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