Snodgrass’ overland party attacked on the Murray River and 300 sheep driven off, 21 October 1839

Date: 21 Oct 1839
Place: ‘Murray River’
It was reported in the press that Snodgrass’ overlanding party had ‘several serious collisions’ with Murray River Aboriginal people, in which four or five Aborigines people were wounded and 300 sheep driven off. The sheep were recovered by Langhorne’s party who were then attacked by 200 people, who they fired upon, ‘wounding some’.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Snodgrass’ overland party attacked on the Murray River and 300 sheep driven off, 21 October 1839
    21 Oct 1839 — ‘Murray River’
    It was reported in the press that Snodgrass’ overlanding party had ‘several serious collisions’ with Murray River Aboriginal people, in which four or five Aborigines people were wounded and 300 sheep driven off. The sheep were recovered by Langhorne’s party who were then attacked by 200 people, who they fired upon, ‘wounding some’.
    (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