Aboriginal woman raped at the Expedition’s camp near the Rufus, 27 August 1841
A few hours after the clash at the Rufus River, two shepherds raped one of the Aboriginal women who had been taken prisoner.
(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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Aboriginal woman raped at the Expedition’s camp near the Rufus, 27 August 184127 Aug 1841 — Near Rufus RiverA few hours after the clash at the Rufus River, two shepherds raped one of the Aboriginal women who had been taken prisoner.
(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