Mantamornappa, Ngalta, Tantultara and Watpa assaulted Friedrich Struve (James Coutts’s employee) and took flour and meat from his hut, 3 June 1851

Date: 3 Jun 1851
Place: Coutts’ station
Mantamornappa had previously worked for Struve’s employer, James Coutts. And all four men were known to Struve. They pleaded guilty to feloniously assaulting him, and taking flour and meat from his hut. They were sentenced to six months hard labour.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Mantamornappa
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  • Ngalta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Tanhiltarra
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Tantultara
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Watpa
    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

  • Mantamornappa, Ngalta, Tantultara and Watpa assaulted Friedrich Struve (James Coutts’s employee) and took flour and meat from his hut, 3 June 1851
    3 Jun 1851 — Coutts’ station
    Mantamornappa had previously worked for Struve’s employer, James Coutts. And all four men were known to Struve. They pleaded guilty to feloniously assaulting him, and taking flour and meat from his hut. They were sentenced to six months 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