Aboriginal man allegedly shot by companions with gun given them by Curran, July 1846
Magistrate Sturt reports that Owen Curran gave Aboriginal people a gun with which they shot and killed an old and blind Aboriginal man.
(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: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
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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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Aboriginal man allegedly shot by companions with gun given them by Curran, July 18461 Jul 1846 — Curran’s runMagistrate Sturt reports that Owen Curran gave Aboriginal people a gun with which they shot and killed an old and blind Aboriginal man.
(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