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district: fatal attacks by Battara tribe on 12-y.o. Frank Hawson; John Brown and his hutkeeper; Rolles Biddle, James Fastins, and Mrs Stubbs. Retaliation by Charles Driver S.M., followed by Lieut. Hugonin and troopers; search for culprits by Major O'Halloran; criticism of Missionary Protector
685:(Conclusion, 13 April 1878) List of Aboriginals convicted of murdering whites and executed by hanging; thoughts on future deterioration of country and climate; agricultural use of recycled water; Governor Grey in New Zealand; 491:
More on O'Halloran & Field expedition, Aboriginal guides leave party; encounter with survivor of Miller's party (droving cattle for Alfred & Charles Langhorne); blames Grey's pacifist policy for spate of attacks on
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Early town fires: Col. Light, Government House, Octagon Cottage, flour mills, bushfire experiences; more on depression after Gawler sacked; Emanuel Solomon and Gilles Arcade; christening of cutter O.G.
548:(5 January 1878) Businesses ruined and confidence lost when legitimate payments repudiated by Grey's government; relates his own difficulties and losses in real estate transactions during this period. 574:(26 January 1878) Tolmer, Farrell and other police on trail of Michael Rogers, John Riley, Patrick Lynch, three of what was believed a gang of four armed Tasmanian bushrangers, who had been seen on 594:(9 February 1878) More on the gang following their escape from Tasmania; death of their fourth member; contempt for their previous jailers; reflections on lenient sentences and secular education. 538:; favors land grant to River Murray tribes; inevitable "blighting effects of civilization" on Aboriginal people; money wasted by George Gipps and Lord Stanley on protectorate system; praise for 714: 257:
Arrival of Governor Gawler; criticism of deputy Protector of Aborigines James Cronk; spear-throwing demonstrations; Gawler's enterprise; death of James Brian; arrival of Governor Grey.
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The book is only part memoir; much of the narrative was contributed by the protagonists, whom Bull knew personally, and much of the content reflects his pragmatic view of history.
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Capture of Bell Chambers; Carter escapes from new jail, recaptured then escapes again, finally caught by Alford; another escape by Dyer, an American who had hideout near
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Stagg found guilty of Gofton murder, insists he is innocent of that crime; John Benedict Lomas mystery: two conflicting stories, one confessing Gofton murder.
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Deaths of Bromley, Beevor; murders by Milemnura/Milmenrura ('Big Murray') tribe: Barker, Roach and Delve (attacked while salvaging schooner
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Bushrangers Henry Curran, George Hughes, and James Fox at Gawler, Mount Crawford and Crafer's pub, where they were captured, dead drunk.
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Hindmarsh's rowdy Marines; Sturt's and Eyre's (erroneous) assessment of land for agriculture; absentee landowners and farm economics.
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and comparison of Aboriginal Australian and Maori cultures; more thoughts on Grey's term in S.A.; concludes by stating he wrote
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Hughes' hanging bungled; horse thieves John Wilson and Edward Green apprehended in Melbourne. Was third man the escapee Morgan?
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Ingratitude of Langhorne; buried remains of Martin and three others by banks of the Rufus, site dubbed "Langhorne's Ferry".
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Difficulties Grey faced in running the expanding colony with limited funds. Lawyers and well-heeled capitalists do well.
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exploration fiasco; Aboriginal murders; whalers; Lady Franklin selects spot on Stamford Hill for Flinders memorial.
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Hanging of Curran and Hughes; meeting outlaw Stone (Foley's mate); hiring Hart, another escaped lifer.
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Reminiscences of an adventurous and chequered career at home and at the Antipodes (facsimile edition)
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Thoughts on land sale system; his early days in SA; incidents with drays crossing Mount Lofty Ranges.
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cattle thieves Dick Fenton, John Gofton, Joseph Stagg. Gofton's escape from temporary jail.
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More on O'Halloran & Field expedition to Rufus River to recover sheep if still alive.
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Meets Joseph Storey, petty criminal from Tasmania, who also escapes from temporary jail.
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History of Bull's employee Hart; suicide of Hart's successor Moorhead; more on Morgan.
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Summary of conflicts leading to Rufus massacre of 27 August 1841; Eyre stationed at
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Reminiscences of an Adventurous and Chequered Career at Home and at the Antipodes
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Sturt & McLeay's brush with Aboriginal warriors; attack on Field & Inman.
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More on Foley, Stone and Stanley. Foley proves to be a consummate bushman.
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Aboriginal relationships; murder of Gilles' shepherd William Duffield.
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droving party by brothers Charles and James Hawker and three others.
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Schurman for avoiding contact with Aboriginals for fear of his life.
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issue of 29 September 1877 the articles were only published in the
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with (Catholic) Fr. James Watkins on board, in the same area as
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Party to Rufus River under sub-inspector Bernard Shaw and
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John Wrathall Bull
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Chronicle and Weekly Mail
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No. I. (5 May 1877)
Semaphore
Government House
No. II. {12 May 1877)
Henry Alford
No. III. (19 May 1877)
Pullen
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Fisher
No. IV. (26 May 1877)
No. V. (2 June 1877)
C. B. Howard
Osmond Gilles

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