Buchanan’s party clashes with Aboriginal people on a series of occasions, 19-22 November 1839
Buchanan reports three of four sheep speared on the night of 19 November, after moving the sheep on the next day five of his men rode back shooting and wounding one man. Two days later when a man was observed among the sheep, the cook shot and killed him.
(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: Approximate
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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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Buchanan’s party clashes with Aboriginal people on a series of occasions, 19-22 November 183919 Nov 1839 — About 25-30 miles west of Murray-Darling JunctionBuchanan reports three of four sheep speared on the night of 19 November, after moving the sheep on the next day five of his men rode back shooting and wounding one man. Two days later when a man was observed among the sheep, the cook shot and killed him.
(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