An Aboriginal woman, Maria, shot and killed by Jacob’s hutkeeper, George Gregory, 26 January 1843
Mr Jacob’s hutkeeper, George Gregory, shot a woman known by the name of Maria whom he had seized for supposedly participating in taking some sheep belonging to Mr Hughes. Gregory was indicted on a charge of manslaughter but the jury found him not guilty.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
People involved
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Maria
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
Sources
- 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
Event mentions
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An Aboriginal woman, Maria, shot and killed by Jacob’s hutkeeper, George Gregory, 26 January 184325 Jan 1843 — On JB and BH Hughes station, Hutt RiverMr Jacob’s hutkeeper, George Gregory, shot a woman known by the name of Maria whom he had seized for supposedly participating in taking some sheep belonging to Mr Hughes. Gregory was indicted on a charge of manslaughter but the jury found him not guilty.
(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