McEllister fires on a group, with one man dropping from the effects of the shot, 10 May 1843

Date: 10 May 1843
Place: McEllister’s Station, Port Lincoln
On 10 May 1843, about 40 or 50 Aboriginal people appeared at Edward McEllister’s station. They stated that they were Biddle’s murderers, and that they would kill him if he did not leave the station. McEllister retreated to his hut and fired on them from a port-hole. The Aboriginal group threw stones at the roof and took two axe heads. One man finally dropped from the effects of McEllister’s shot.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Ngarbi
    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

  • McEllister fires on a group, with one man dropping from the effects of the shot, 10 May 1843
    10 May 1843 — McEllister’s Station, Port Lincoln
    On 10 May 1843, about 40 or 50 Aboriginal people appeared at Edward McEllister’s station. They stated that they were Biddle’s murderers, and that they would kill him if he did not leave the station. McEllister retreated to his hut and fired on them from a port-hole. The Aboriginal group threw stones at the roof and took two axe heads. One man finally dropped from the effects of McEllister’s shot.
    (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