Henry Morris assaults two women, Monarto and Yurnarri, at George Milner Stephen’s Oyster Bay station, 12 August 1849

Date: 12 Aug 1849
Place: GM Stephen’s station
Henry Thomas Morris beat Monarto with a whip and a yam stick, and Yurnarri with a yam stick. The case was heard at the Police Court and the Supreme Court, after which the Judge forwarded the depositions to the Attorney General for his consideration.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Jim Crack (interpreter, husband of Monarto)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Monarto (Monarti)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Yurnarri
    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

  • Henry Morris assaults two women, Monarto and Yurnarri, at George Milner Stephen’s Oyster Bay station, 12 August 1849
    12 Aug 1849 — GM Stephen’s station
    Henry Thomas Morris beat Monarto with a whip and a yam stick, and Yurnarri with a yam stick. The case was heard at the Police Court and the Supreme Court, after which the Judge forwarded the depositions to the Attorney General for his consideration.
    (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