Sheep theft on Edward Arthur’s Mt Schank Station, 1844

Date: 1 Jan 1844
Place: Mount Schank area
Aboriginal people attempt to drive off sheep from Leake’s flock but flee when his hutkeeper fires two barrels at them.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Sheep theft on Edward Arthur’s Mt Schank Station, 1844
    1 Jan 1844 — Mount Schank area
    Aboriginal people attempt to drive off sheep from Leake’s flock but flee when his hutkeeper fires two barrels at them.
    (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