Hanging of Yerricha (George), Iron Stores, 31 May 1839.
Yerricha (George), a man from the Lyndoch Valley area, was hanged for the murder of shepherd William Duffield. When the case went to trial, the defence argued it rested on circumstantial evidence. Yerricha was found guilty.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Precise
LocationAccuracy: Precise
People involved
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Monichi Yumbena (Peter)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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Parlooboka (Williamy)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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Yerricha (Yerricha, George)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
Sources
- Robert Foster, Skye Krichauff and Amanda Nettelbeck, The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 2024, http://ua.edu.au/south-australian-frontier
Event mentions
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Hanging of Yerricha (George), Iron Stores, 31 May 1839.31 May 1839 — Adelaide GaolYerricha (George), a man from the Lyndoch Valley area, was hanged for the murder of shepherd William Duffield. When the case went to trial, the defence argued it rested on circumstantial evidence. Yerricha was found guilty.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)Source: Robert Foster, Skye Krichauff and Amanda Nettelbeck, The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 2024, http://ua.edu.au/south-australian-frontier