Killing of William Bruce Scott (Anstey’s shepherd) by Tulta and Wilcooramalap, 2 August 1849

Date: 2 Aug 1849
Place: Anstey and Giles’ station
On 2 August 1849, shepherd, William Bruce Scott, was brutally killed in the Hardwick Bay district while out with his flock. On 3 August, three Aboriginal people led Sergeant-Major McCulloch to the missing sheep. Through interpreter Native Constable Jim Crack, Wilcooramalap subsequently led McCulloch to Scott’s body. Wilcooramalap and, later, Tulta, were charged with Scott’s murder, but were released in March 1850 due to a lack of evidence.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Tulta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Wilcooramalap
    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

  • Killing of William Bruce Scott (Anstey’s shepherd) by Tulta and Wilcooramalap, 2 August 1849
    2 Aug 1849 — Anstey and Giles’ station
    On 2 August 1849, shepherd, William Bruce Scott, was brutally killed in the Hardwick Bay district while out with his flock. On 3 August, three Aboriginal people led Sergeant-Major McCulloch to the missing sheep. Through interpreter Native Constable Jim Crack, Wilcooramalap subsequently led McCulloch to Scott’s body. Wilcooramalap and, later, Tulta, were charged with Scott’s murder, but were released in March 1850 due to a lack of evidence.
    (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