Reports of Aboriginal people being shot at Eucla, WA, c. April 1873
PT Richards receives report that settlers had shot three or four Aborigines at Eucla, across the border in Western Australia. PT Richards investigates but finds to evidence to corroborate the report
(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
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Reports of Aboriginal people being shot at Eucla, WA, c. April 18731 Apr 1873 — EuclaPT Richards receives report that settlers had shot three or four Aborigines at Eucla, across the border in Western Australia. PT Richards investigates but finds to evidence to corroborate the report
(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