Rumour that the shepherd Roberston had been murdered, May 1855

Date: 1 May 1855
Place: Pitchie Ritchie area
In mid-May it was reported that Robertson, a shepherd in the employ of Mr Patterson, had disappeared, believed murdered, but subsequent investigations showed that he had merely left his employment.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Rumour that the shepherd Roberston had been murdered, May 1855
    1 May 1855 — Pitchie Ritchie area
    In mid-May it was reported that Robertson, a shepherd in the employ of Mr Patterson, had disappeared, believed murdered, but subsequent investigations showed that he had merely left his employment.
    (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