 Edward Eyre and Sturt followed, and by April 1841 at least 36 parties had travelled the track, bringing with them about 480 people, 90,000 sheep and 15,000 cattle, as well as horses, bullocks, drays and goods into Aboriginal territories.The route followed much older Aboriginal pathways, and various skirmishes were reported as the new settlers travelled through the Central Murray region.On 16 April 1841 a group of 11 overlanders, led by Henry Inman, with 5,000 sheep, was attacked on the banks of the river about east of Lake Bonney.