Assault on the overseer of Price Maurice's station at Pekina, 24 January 1852

Date: 24 Jan 1852
Place: Maurice’s station at Pekina
William Swan, overseer on Maurice's station at Pekina assaulted by two Aboriginal men on 24 January 1852 as he attempted to drive them from the station. It was reported that Swan struck one of the men with a yam stick, and was then struck himself.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Narrie
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Perrie
    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

  • Assault on the overseer of Price Maurice's station at Pekina, 24 January 1852
    24 Jan 1852 — Maurice’s station at Pekina
    William Swan, overseer on Maurice's station at Pekina assaulted by two Aboriginal men on 24 January 1852 as he attempted to drive them from the station. It was reported that Swan struck one of the men with a yam stick, and was then struck himself.
    (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