Aboriginal women raped by members of the expedition, 5 September 1841

Date: 5 Sep 1841
Place: Between Rufus River and North-West Bend of the River Murray
While the ‘Rufus’ expedition was returning down the river, shepherds from the party visited a nearby Aboriginal camp and had sex with a number of Aboriginal women.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Aboriginal women raped by members of the expedition, 5 September 1841
    5 Sep 1841 — Between Rufus River and North-West Bend of the River Murray
    While the ‘Rufus’ expedition was returning down the river, shepherds from the party visited a nearby Aboriginal camp and had sex with a number of Aboriginal women.
    (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