A copper boiler and wheat taken from TB Hawson’s station, 26 February 1846

Date: 26 Feb 1846
Place: Towalla, Port Lincoln district
On 26 February 1846, three or four bushels of wheat and a copper boiler were taken from TB Hawson’s station at Towalla. Aboriginal people were suspected of taking these items which were lying outside the hut.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • A copper boiler and wheat taken from TB Hawson’s station, 26 February 1846
    26 Feb 1846 — Towalla, Port Lincoln district
    On 26 February 1846, three or four bushels of wheat and a copper boiler were taken from TB Hawson’s station at Towalla. Aboriginal people were suspected of taking these items which were lying outside the hut.
    (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