Killing of William Brown

Date: 1 Jul 1845
Place: Near Hynam
William Brown was splitting logs with a fellow shepherd when he went to visit a small group of Aboriginal people camped nearby. Brown was armed with a double-barrelled gun. Later that afternoon his body, which had been stripped bare, was found by a fellow shepherd. Some sheep had been taken. Brown’s death was revenged by a party of settlers the following day.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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LocationAccuracy: C – Approximate

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  • Killing of William Brown
    1 Jul 1845 — Near Hynam
    William Brown was splitting logs with a fellow shepherd when he went to visit a small group of Aboriginal people camped nearby. Brown was armed with a double-barrelled gun. Later that afternoon his body, which had been stripped bare, was found by a fellow shepherd. Some sheep had been taken. Brown’s death was revenged by a party of settlers the following day.
    (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