Three crewmen of a Whaling boat anchored at Streaky Bay, believed killed by Aboriginal people, c. 1846.

Date: 1 Jan 1846
Place: Streaky Bay
Believed that three crewmen of the whaling vessel Abeona, left ashore in late 1846, were killed by Aboriginal people.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Sal of 'Bumblefoot Sal'
    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

  • Three crewmen of a Whaling boat anchored at Streaky Bay, believed killed by Aboriginal people, c. 1846.
    1 Jan 1846 — Streaky Bay
    Believed that three crewmen of the whaling vessel Abeona, left ashore in late 1846, were killed by Aboriginal people.
    (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