Thomas Granger, Mr Anstey’s hutkeeper, fatally shot Kawilla, 18 June 1853

Date: 18 Jun 1853
Place: One of Anstey’s stations, Yorke Peninsula
Thomas Granger, a hutkeeper employed by Anstey, alleged that Kawilla came to his hut, demanded flour and threatened him, and that Granger shot him in self-defence. Thomas Giles’s recollections suggest that Granger fabricated the story and shot Kawilla in the back.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Kawilla
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  • Thomas Granger, Mr Anstey’s hutkeeper, fatally shot Kawilla, 18 June 1853
    18 Jun 1853 — One of Anstey’s stations, Yorke Peninsula
    Thomas Granger, a hutkeeper employed by Anstey, alleged that Kawilla came to his hut, demanded flour and threatened him, and that Granger shot him in self-defence. Thomas Giles’s recollections suggest that Granger fabricated the story and shot Kawilla in the back.
    (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