Attempt to steal sheep from Chinese shepherd on Maurice’s run, May 1855

Date: 1 May 1855
Place: Maurice’s Run
A Chinese shepherd in the employ of P. Maurice was assault when he tried to prevent to Aboriginal men stealing and killing one of the sheep in his care.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Mingeltie (aka Jeremiah)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Oyelta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.

Sources

Event mentions

  • Attempt to steal sheep from Chinese shepherd on Maurice’s run, May 1855
    1 May 1855 — Maurice’s Run
    A Chinese shepherd in the employ of P. Maurice was assault when he tried to prevent to Aboriginal men stealing and killing one of the sheep in his care.
    (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