Alleged shooting of eight Aboriginal people in the vicinity of Lake Hamilton, early May 1849
A letter dated 8 May 1849 published in Adelaide newspapers referred to a robbery and attempted murder in the neighbourhood of Lake Newland, and the shooting of eight Aboriginal people and capture of six prisoners.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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Sources
- 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
Event mentions
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Alleged shooting of eight Aboriginal people in the vicinity of Lake Hamilton, early May 18491 May 1849 — Neighbourhood of Lake NewlandA letter dated 8 May 1849 published in Adelaide newspapers referred to a robbery and attempted murder in the neighbourhood of Lake Newland, and the shooting of eight Aboriginal people and capture of six prisoners.
(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