ABORIGINES ATTACK.
Air Expedition in Central Australia. LASSETER'S REEF SEARCH. (Received 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. A message from Alice Springs says the Cutlack air expedition which is searching for Lasseter's reef, was attacked by aborigines at Mount Burley, nine miles from Lasseter's grave. One 'plane party had built a rude shelter and were awaiting arrival of the ground party when natives appeared and threw spears.
The expedition members opened lire with revolvers, but two more attacks were made, and finally the natives were repulsed. During one sortie a member of the expedition narrowly escaped being clubbed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 7
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