Mr Shepherd killed at Fowlers Bay and two other men missing, July 1859

Date: 1 Jul 1859
Place: Near Fowler’s Bay
A man named Shepherd speared by Aboriginal people near Fowlers Bay. Two other men, Miller and Ives, were missing and presumed dead, but were later located unharmed.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Mr Shepherd killed at Fowlers Bay and two other men missing, July 1859
    1 Jul 1859 — Near Fowler’s Bay
    A man named Shepherd speared by Aboriginal people near Fowlers Bay. Two other men, Miller and Ives, were missing and presumed dead, but were later located unharmed.
    (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