Eight or nine armed men confronted Smith, overseer at Mortlock’s station, and wound him with a spear, 7 October 1848

Date: 7 Oct 1848
Place: Mortlock’s western sheep station
Smith, alias McGrath, overseer of Mr Mortlock’s western sheep stations, reported that on Saturday 7 October, on exiting his hut, he received a spear wound in his shoulder. Smith picked up a loaded gun and, on turning, saw eight or nine armed men who fled and escaped among the sand hills.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Eight or nine armed men confronted Smith, overseer at Mortlock’s station, and wound him with a spear, 7 October 1848
    7 Oct 1848 — Mortlock’s western sheep station
    Smith, alias McGrath, overseer of Mr Mortlock’s western sheep stations, reported that on Saturday 7 October, on exiting his hut, he received a spear wound in his shoulder. Smith picked up a loaded gun and, on turning, saw eight or nine armed men who fled and escaped among the sand hills.
    (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