Attempt to spear Mitchell, June 1847
Report that Wool-cooth-a-win, alias ‘Old Man Dick’ attempted to spear Mr Mitchell. Police apprehend him on Black’s Station. On 26 June Sturt dismissed charges thinking evidence was insufficient.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
People involved
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Wool-cooth-a-win (aka ‘Old Man Dick’)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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
Event mentions
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Attempt to spear Mitchell, June 18471 Jan 1847 — Black’s stationReport that Wool-cooth-a-win, alias ‘Old Man Dick’ attempted to spear Mr Mitchell. Police apprehend him on Black’s Station. On 26 June Sturt dismissed charges thinking evidence was insufficient.
(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