Buchanan’s overlanding party attacked while crossing stock, 15 November 1839

Date: 15 Nov 1839
Place: Near the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers
Buchanan reports being attacked while putting a dray on a punt to cross the junction of the Murray and Darling. His men on both sides of the river fired at their attackers, reporting that they killed ‘five or six’ and wounded ‘a good many’.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Buchanan’s overlanding party attacked while crossing stock, 15 November 1839
    15 Nov 1839 — Near the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers
    Buchanan reports being attacked while putting a dray on a punt to cross the junction of the Murray and Darling. His men on both sides of the river fired at their attackers, reporting that they killed ‘five or six’ and wounded ‘a good many’.
    (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