Bakilta threw spears at Alfred Thompson, Mr Smith and another (unnamed) man, 25 June 1848

Date: 25 Jun 1848
Place: Port Lincoln district
Bakilta approached and threw spears at Alfred Henry Thompson, Mr Smith and a third man as they stood near a hut. The Europeans jumped to avoid the spears which did not hit them.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: District

People involved

  • Bakilta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.

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Event mentions

  • Bakilta threw spears at Alfred Thompson, Mr Smith and another (unnamed) man, 25 June 1848
    25 Jun 1848 — Port Lincoln district
    Bakilta approached and threw spears at Alfred Henry Thompson, Mr Smith and a third man as they stood near a hut. The Europeans jumped to avoid the spears which did not hit them.
    (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