Shepherd assaulted on Collanna station, April 1865
Shepherds reportedly attacked by two Aboriginal men, beaten with waddies and boomerangs and had his rations stolen.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: District
LocationAccuracy: District
People involved
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Rueben (aka Billy Clarke)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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Tommy
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
Sources
- 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
Event mentions
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Shepherd assaulted on Collanna station, April 18651 Apr 1865 — Collana StationShepherds reportedly attacked by two Aboriginal men, beaten with waddies and boomerangs and had his rations stolen.
(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