Tippa Warricha (aka Bob), throwing spears at Daniel Cox (John Hallett’s hutkeeper), 26 April 1839

Date: 26 Apr 1839
Place: Hallett’s station, near the Milner Estate (the lower Para/Gawler River, inland from Port Gawler)
Tippa Warricha (Bob) was charged with throwing spears at Daniel Cox, with intent to murder. The case was tried at the Supreme Court. Tippa Warricha was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Tippa Warricha (Bob)
    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

  • Tippa Warricha (aka Bob), throwing spears at Daniel Cox (John Hallett’s hutkeeper), 26 April 1839
    26 Apr 1839 — Hallett’s station, near the Milner Estate (the lower Para/Gawler River, inland from Port Gawler)
    Tippa Warricha (Bob) was charged with throwing spears at Daniel Cox, with intent to murder. The case was tried at the Supreme Court. Tippa Warricha was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour.
    (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