Melapa and Melacha accused of stealing flour from the police station, 24 April 1853

Date: 24 Apr 1853
Place: Police Station (near Moorowie head station)
Police Constable Lewin accused Melapa and Melacha of stealing flour from the police station. Police Commissioner Tolmer was on a tour of inspection and soon deduced that Lewin and fellow Police Constable Charles Sinclair had not issued rations on the full moon (the 24 April). Tolmer dismissed Lewin on the spot, and liberated Melapa and Melacha.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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People involved

  • Melacha (Native Constable since 8 April 1853)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Melapa
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Nelocha (Native Constable since 8 April 1853)
    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

  • Melapa and Melacha accused of stealing flour from the police station, 24 April 1853
    24 Apr 1853 — Police Station (near Moorowie head station)
    Police Constable Lewin accused Melapa and Melacha of stealing flour from the police station. Police Commissioner Tolmer was on a tour of inspection and soon deduced that Lewin and fellow Police Constable Charles Sinclair had not issued rations on the full moon (the 24 April). Tolmer dismissed Lewin on the spot, and liberated Melapa and Melacha.
    (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