Aboriginal man allegedly shot by Harry Sawyer, July 1846

Date: 1 Jul 1846
Place: McKinnon's Run
Unconfirmed report that an Aboriginal man was allegedly shot by Harry Sawyer on McKinnon’s run, and that McKinnon buried the body.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Aboriginal man allegedly shot by Harry Sawyer, July 1846
    1 Jul 1846 — McKinnon's Run
    Unconfirmed report that an Aboriginal man was allegedly shot by Harry Sawyer on McKinnon’s run, and that McKinnon buried the body.
    (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