Two hundred sheep taken from George, Joseph and Benjamin Ragless’s station, May 1852

Date: 1 May 1852
Place: Raglass brothers station, near Mt Arden
In October 1852, Benjamin Ragless deposed that since the withdrawal of the police in the Mount Remarkable district due to the Victorian gold rush, Aboriginal people have ‘become very daring’. They took two hundred sheep in May 1852, none of which were recovered.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

This data has not yet been gathered. Research work is ongoing. To help, please consider donating or contact us to volunteer or about setting up research projects in your area.

Sources

Event mentions

  • Two hundred sheep taken from George, Joseph and Benjamin Ragless’s station, May 1852
    1 May 1852 — Raglass brothers station, near Mt Arden
    In October 1852, Benjamin Ragless deposed that since the withdrawal of the police in the Mount Remarkable district due to the Victorian gold rush, Aboriginal people have ‘become very daring’. They took two hundred sheep in May 1852, none of which were recovered.
    (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