Theft of property belonging to police constable John Eastwood by Marawaritya (alias Coodmannin Warninna), August 1845
Marawaritya (alias Coodmannin Warninna) broke into the hut of Police Constable Eastwood. Three weeks earlier, Eastwood missed a lamp and provisions, which were found in Marawaritya’s wurley. When the case went to court, Protector Moorhouse said Marwaritya had not come into much contact with Europeans. He was found 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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Marawaritya (alias Coodmannin Warninna)
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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Theft of property belonging to police constable John Eastwood by Marawaritya (alias Coodmannin Warninna), August 184519 Aug 1845 — Police station near Mount Remarkable (at White’s station, Charlton)Marawaritya (alias Coodmannin Warninna) broke into the hut of Police Constable Eastwood. Three weeks earlier, Eastwood missed a lamp and provisions, which were found in Marawaritya’s wurley. When the case went to court, Protector Moorhouse said Marwaritya had not come into much contact with Europeans. He was found 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