Threat from fires in the Venus Bay area, December 1857

Date: 1 Dec 1857
Place: Venus Bay district
Aboriginal people from the Gawler Ranges believed responsible for setting fires which damaged two of the pastoral runs in the district, and to be in the district for the purpose of sheep stealing.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Threat from fires in the Venus Bay area, December 1857
    1 Dec 1857 — Venus Bay district
    Aboriginal people from the Gawler Ranges believed responsible for setting fires which damaged two of the pastoral runs in the district, and to be in the district for the purpose of sheep stealing.
    (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