White and Polhill's station at Mount Arden ransacked, 23 February 1853

Date: 23 Feb 1853
Place: Mount Arden
While the owners were away from the station, Aboriginal people wrenched the doors of the huts open and stole flour, tea, sugar tobacco and items of clothing.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • White and Polhill's station at Mount Arden ransacked, 23 February 1853
    23 Feb 1853 — Mount Arden
    While the owners were away from the station, Aboriginal people wrenched the doors of the huts open and stole flour, tea, sugar tobacco and items of clothing.
    (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