Assault on a well sinker at Eucla, 23 March 1874
A well sinker working near Eucla reported being assault by an Aboriginal couple and being struck by a club so severely that he lost the sight in his left eye.
(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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Assault on a well sinker at Eucla, 23 March 18741 Jan 1874A well sinker working near Eucla reported being assault by an Aboriginal couple and being struck by a club so severely that he lost the sight in his left eye.
(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