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Papers relating to the death of two shepherds in the Edward River Districts, 1843

Papers relating to the death of two shepherds in the Edward River Districts, 1843

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yr8RlGNn

Papers relating to the death of two shepherds in the Edward River Districts, 1843

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Papers relating to the death of two shepherds in the Edward River Districts, 1843

Date

1843

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MLMSS 9467

Record Identifier

Yr8RlGNn

Reference Code

1102884
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

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Contents

Letter from J.W. Quinn, dated 6 November 1843 informing recipient, of the situation at Mr Gwynne's Station, being the murder of two men, James Pollock and William Inglis Wight together with the theft of cattle and sheep stock by local Aborigines.

Letter from Henry S. Lewes from Lewes & Throsby's Station, Murray River, November 8, 1843. Writi...

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Papers relating to the death of two shepherds in the Edward River Districts, 1843

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Presented by Murray Sykes, December 2013

Administrative / Biographical history

The Australian frontier wars were a series of conflicts fought between Indigenous Australians and European settlers that spanned a total of 146 years. The first fighting took place several months after January 26, 1788 and the last clashes occurred as late as 1934.

Once European settlement spread inland from what is now known as Victoria, it...

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MLMSS 9467

Record Identifier

Yr8RlGNn

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yr8RlGNn

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1102884

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