'Mouth of the Murray', George French Angas, South Australia Illustrated, 1844, State Library of South Australia.

HerStory: Abduction and Aftermath

Two illustrated conversations rediscovering early stories of South Australia. Manalto (Martha/Mary Wilkins), of the Coorong, held captive on Kangaroo Island and her daughter Nellie who reportedly swam Backstairs Passage. The Rapid‘s voyage to South Australia and Indigenous passengers Doughboy, of Encounter Bay, and Makekerledede of Bruny Island (Van Diemen’s Land).

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