Three Aboriginal people killed by police in a clash on Stirling's station, 19 April 1846.

Date: 19 Apr 1846
Place: 3 miles from Biscuit Flat on Stirling's station (near Mount Benson).
Police track stolen sheep to a camp about 3 miles from Biscuit Flat occupied by about 50 Aboriginal men and a few women. The police claim they called upon them to put down their weapons but a fight ensured and three Aboriginal people were shot and presumed killed.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Three Aboriginal people killed by police in a clash on Stirling's station, 19 April 1846.
    19 Apr 1846 — 3 miles from Biscuit Flat on Stirling's station (near Mount Benson).
    Police track stolen sheep to a camp about 3 miles from Biscuit Flat occupied by about 50 Aboriginal men and a few women. The police claim they called upon them to put down their weapons but a fight ensured and three Aboriginal people were shot and presumed killed.
    (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