Tittawitta, Tommy Gumflat and Jemmy Pointpiecer were charged with stealing 213 sheep from Mr Rogers, 22 August 1855

Date: 22 Aug 1856
Place: Rogers’ station
Tittawitta, Tommy Gumflat and Jemmy Pointpiercer were charged with stealing 213 sheep from Mr Rogers, 22 August 1855. They admitted the charge and were sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: District

People involved

  • Jemmy Pointpiercer
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  • Johnny Gumflat
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Johnny Pointpiercer
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Ned Tittawitta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Tommy Gumflat
    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

  • Tittawitta, Tommy Gumflat and Jemmy Pointpiecer were charged with stealing 213 sheep from Mr Rogers, 22 August 1855
    22 Aug 1856 — Rogers’ station
    Tittawitta, Tommy Gumflat and Jemmy Pointpiercer were charged with stealing 213 sheep from Mr Rogers, 22 August 1855. They admitted the charge and were sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour.
    (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