Thomas Murray’s murder of Pootawamimka and theft of items, 3 January 1843
Pootawamimka, a member of the Too-rong-doon group, was shot by Thomas Murray, a stockman employed by John Harris, on 3 January 1843, near Mt Bryan. Harris informed the police of the conflict on 8 January, and he and Murray gave depositions to the Resident Magistrate in Adelaide on 9 January. Edward Eyre, the Magistrate based at Moorundie, heard of Pootawamimka’s murder from some Aboriginal people from the Mt Bryan district. The account provided by Harris and Murray differed greatly from the account given by those who spoke with Eyre and Moorhouse was instructed to investigate.
(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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Niarua (accompanying Harris and Thomas, Country lies on the Murray Plains, between the head of the Broughton and Gilbert Rivers)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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Pootawamimka (man murdered)
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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Thomas Murray’s murder of Pootawamimka and theft of items, 3 January 18433 Jan 1843 — Near Mt BryanPootawamimka, a member of the Too-rong-doon group, was shot by Thomas Murray, a stockman employed by John Harris, on 3 January 1843, near Mt Bryan. Harris informed the police of the conflict on 8 January, and he and Murray gave depositions to the Resident Magistrate in Adelaide on 9 January. Edward Eyre, the Magistrate based at Moorundie, heard of Pootawamimka’s murder from some Aboriginal people from the Mt Bryan district. The account provided by Harris and Murray differed greatly from the account given by those who spoke with Eyre and Moorhouse was instructed to investigate.
(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