Death of Enoch Peglar, bank of the River Torrens, 8 March 1838

Date: 8 Mar 1838
Place: Adelaide
Labourer Enoch Peglar was killed by a long sharp instrument (a kangaroo bone or wooden stick) that pierced his heart. Two men from the upper Gulf were briefly imprisoned for Peglar’s death.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Onkaparinga Jack (Mullawirraburka)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • 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.
  • ‘William’
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.

Sources

Event mentions

  • Death of Enoch Peglar, bank of the River Torrens, 8 March 1838
    8 Mar 1838 — Adelaide
    Labourer Enoch Peglar was killed by a long sharp instrument (a kangaroo bone or wooden stick) that pierced his heart. Two men from the upper Gulf were briefly imprisoned for Peglar’s death.
    (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