Finding of Slattery's body near Campaspe Creek

Date: 26 Nov 1840 – 26 May 1841
Place: Campaspe Creek
Event type: killing; mutilation
Direct violence: Yes
The Border Police found Slattery's body near Campaspe Creek; it had been stripped and speared repeatedly. (location is general area of Bennett's runs, not precise)

People involved

Sources

  • PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556

Event mentions

  • Finding of Slattery's body near Campaspe Creek
    26 Nov 1840 – 26 May 1841 — near Campaspe Creek — killing; mutilation
    The Border Police found Slattery's body near Campaspe Creek; it had been stripped and speared repeatedly.
    People: the Border Police | Slattery
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556