Fear of attack among Port Lincoln settlers, many of whom left the settlement, March-April 1842

Date: 1 Jan 1842
Place: Port Lincoln district
Following the murders of Brown and Lovelock on 2 March 1842, and Biddle, Fastings and Mrs Tubbs on 29 March, the colonists located in the Port Lincoln district were greatly alarmed. All, excepting Charles Dutton, abandoned their stations. Many left the settlement, either seeking refuge on Boston Island or returning to Adelaide. Government Resident Charles Driver entreated Governor Grey to provide a military force.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Fear of attack among Port Lincoln settlers, many of whom left the settlement, March-April 1842
    1 Jan 1842 — Port Lincoln district
    Following the murders of Brown and Lovelock on 2 March 1842, and Biddle, Fastings and Mrs Tubbs on 29 March, the colonists located in the Port Lincoln district were greatly alarmed. All, excepting Charles Dutton, abandoned their stations. Many left the settlement, either seeking refuge on Boston Island or returning to Adelaide. Government Resident Charles Driver entreated Governor Grey to provide a military force.
    (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