Kurkrunwilla and Muruss charged with stealing sheep from William Rogers’ station, 14 March 1851

Date: 14 Mar 1851
Place: Rogers’ station
On 21 March, Thomas Rogers (shepherding for his father William) discovered a sheep that had been hidden in the bush since 14 March. In court, Kurkrunwilla and Muruss described how they had separated the sheep, carried it away and buried it under leaves in the bush. They were committed for trial at the Supreme Court.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Kurkrunwilla and Muruss charged with stealing sheep from William Rogers’ station, 14 March 1851
    14 Mar 1851 — Rogers’ station
    On 21 March, Thomas Rogers (shepherding for his father William) discovered a sheep that had been hidden in the bush since 14 March. In court, Kurkrunwilla and Muruss described how they had separated the sheep, carried it away and buried it under leaves in the bush. They were committed for trial at the Supreme Court.
    (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