An Aboriginal man caught stealing sheep at Rogers’ station dies of a mysterious affliction, December 1849

Date: 2 Dec 1849
Place: Roger’s station and police station
On 26 November 1849, Aboriginal people attacked sheep on Rogers' station, driving some off. When they repeated the attack on 29 November, the police captured one of the alleged offenders. The police returned with the prisoner to Rogers’ station where they observed swelling and the development of large water-bladders on the prisoner's face. He died at the Yorke Peninsula Police Station on 2 December.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • An Aboriginal man caught stealing sheep at Rogers’ station dies of a mysterious affliction, December 1849
    2 Dec 1849 — Roger’s station and police station
    On 26 November 1849, Aboriginal people attacked sheep on Rogers' station, driving some off. When they repeated the attack on 29 November, the police captured one of the alleged offenders. The police returned with the prisoner to Rogers’ station where they observed swelling and the development of large water-bladders on the prisoner's face. He died at the Yorke Peninsula Police Station on 2 December.
    (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