Killing of William Duffield (Osmond Gilles’ shepherd), 21 April 1839

Date: 21 Apr 1839
Place: Torrens River, 6 miles from Adelaide
Shepherd William Duffield was attacked by three Aboriginal men. Before he died, Duffield deposed that the men were seemingly intent on stealing sheep.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

Event mentions

  • Killing of William Duffield (Osmond Gilles’ shepherd), 21 April 1839
    21 Apr 1839 — Torrens River, 6 miles from Adelaide
    Shepherd William Duffield was attacked by three Aboriginal men. Before he died, Duffield deposed that the men were seemingly intent on stealing sheep.
    (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