Attack on Henry Inman as he overlanded stock to Adelaide, March 1841

Date: 1 Mar 1841
Place: Location unknown, possibly the Murrumbidgee River near its junction with the Darling
While overlanding stock from New South Wales to South Australia, Henry Inman left the main party to scout the area and was speared by three Aboriginal men who approached him.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Attack on Henry Inman as he overlanded stock to Adelaide, March 1841
    1 Mar 1841 — Location unknown, possibly the Murrumbidgee River near its junction with the Darling
    While overlanding stock from New South Wales to South Australia, Henry Inman left the main party to scout the area and was speared by three Aboriginal men who approached 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