Confrontation and fatal shooting of two Aboriginal men and one woman on Ferguson and Younghusband’s station in Telowie Gorge, 26 December 1846
Several Aboriginal people died as a result of a confrontation between Peter Ferguson, Joseph Pilcher and Joseph Coles, and an Aboriginal group. In court, the Europeans stated that whilst recovering some stolen sheep, they surprised the group in a steep gully in the early hours of the morning. They alleged that they were compelled, for their own safety, to fire. Aboriginal witnesses informed Protector Moorhouse that two men and one woman had died.
(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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Charley/Wallaby Charley (interpreter)
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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Monaitya (alias Jacky)
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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Pero (aka Purri Kudnutya/Nal-y-abbe Jackey)
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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Confrontation and fatal shooting of two Aboriginal men and one woman on Ferguson and Younghusband’s station in Telowie Gorge, 26 December 184626 Dec 1846 — 10 miles from Mt RemarkableSeveral Aboriginal people died as a result of a confrontation between Peter Ferguson, Joseph Pilcher and Joseph Coles, and an Aboriginal group. In court, the Europeans stated that whilst recovering some stolen sheep, they surprised the group in a steep gully in the early hours of the morning. They alleged that they were compelled, for their own safety, to fire. Aboriginal witnesses informed Protector Moorhouse that two men and one woman had died.
(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