One hundred and twenty sheep taken from the Ragless brothers’ station and Europeans attacked with spears and stones when attempting to recover them, July 1852

Date: 1 Jul 1852
Place: Ragless brothers’ run
Benjamin Ragless deposed that Aboriginal people in the district had ‘become very daring’ since the withdrawal of police (due to the Victorian gold rush). One hundred and twenty sheep were taken in July 1852. The three Europeans who attempted to recover these sheep were attacked with spears and stones. The Europeans were forced to retreat.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • One hundred and twenty sheep taken from the Ragless brothers’ station and Europeans attacked with spears and stones when attempting to recover them, July 1852
    1 Jul 1852 — Ragless brothers’ run
    Benjamin Ragless deposed that Aboriginal people in the district had ‘become very daring’ since the withdrawal of police (due to the Victorian gold rush). One hundred and twenty sheep were taken in July 1852. The three Europeans who attempted to recover these sheep were attacked with spears and stones. The Europeans were forced to retreat.
    (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