Shaw Moorhouse Expedition travels from Adelaide to Lake Victoria, 31 July to 27 August 1841
A new government expedition, under the authority of Sub-Inspector Shaw and Protector Moorhouse leaves Adelaide on 31 July to provide protection for Robinson and Levi’s party coming overland. On 27 August they reach a point 5 miles west of Rufus River.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
People involved
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Pangki Pangki (Adelaide Interpreter)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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
Event mentions
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Shaw Moorhouse Expedition travels from Adelaide to Lake Victoria, 31 July to 27 August 184127 Aug 1841 — 5 miles west of Rufus RiverA new government expedition, under the authority of Sub-Inspector Shaw and Protector Moorhouse leaves Adelaide on 31 July to provide protection for Robinson and Levi’s party coming overland. On 27 August they reach a point 5 miles west of Rufus River.
(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