Kurrawampa shot in the legs by William Stephenson after taking another Aboriginal man’s food given for work done at Rogers’ station, Point Pearce, 4 January 1855

Date: 4 Jan 1855
Place: Rogers’ station, Point Pearce
When two Aboriginal men were given dinner for helping Rogers’ employees erect a hut, Kurrawampa and others took it away from them. The overseer, Mr Elliot, took the dinner back, causing Kurrawampa and others to threaten him with spears. William Stephenson fetched a gun. Kurrawampa threw a spear at Elliot. Stephenson shot Kurrawampa in the legs. Kurrawampa was cared for by the men at the station and made a full recovery.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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People involved

  • Kurrawampa
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  • Kurrawampa shot in the legs by William Stephenson after taking another Aboriginal man’s food given for work done at Rogers’ station, Point Pearce, 4 January 1855
    4 Jan 1855 — Rogers’ station, Point Pearce
    When two Aboriginal men were given dinner for helping Rogers’ employees erect a hut, Kurrawampa and others took it away from them. The overseer, Mr Elliot, took the dinner back, causing Kurrawampa and others to threaten him with spears. William Stephenson fetched a gun. Kurrawampa threw a spear at Elliot. Stephenson shot Kurrawampa in the legs. Kurrawampa was cared for by the men at the station and made a full recovery.
    (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