Shepherd assaulted on McConville’s station near Mount Scott, December 1866
McConville reports that 1800 sheep were driven off his run and that a shepherd was attacked and so severely 'maltreated him that he is not expected to live'.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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LocationAccuracy: Approximate
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
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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
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Shepherd assaulted on McConville’s station near Mount Scott, December 18661 Dec 1866 — Mount Scott (Myrtle Springs)McConville reports that 1800 sheep were driven off his run and that a shepherd was attacked and so severely 'maltreated him that he is not expected to live'.
(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