Aboriginal people throw spears and wound two sailors on shore salvaging a wreck, late November-early December 1848

Date: 1 Dec 1848
Place: Trial Bay
A group of sailors left on shore to salvage the wreck of a whaler had friendly relations with Aboriginal people for several weeks. According to European reports, without warning or reason, two Europeans who were some distance from the rest of the group were speared. Their wounds were not serious enough to require medical attention.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Aboriginal people throw spears and wound two sailors on shore salvaging a wreck, late November-early December 1848
    1 Dec 1848 — Trial Bay
    A group of sailors left on shore to salvage the wreck of a whaler had friendly relations with Aboriginal people for several weeks. According to European reports, without warning or reason, two Europeans who were some distance from the rest of the group were speared. Their wounds were not serious enough to require medical attention.
    (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