Killing of William Hart, June 1848

Date: 1 Jun 1848
Place: Hodgson’s station
14-year-old William Hart did not return with his flock of sheep on 23 June 1848. His body was found in a wombat hole in mid-July. A waddy with blood on it and a broken digging stick with blood and human hair were found near William’s body. The waddy and digging stick were thought to be the weapons used to kill him.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • 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.
  • Toby
    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

  • Killing of William Hart, June 1848
    1 Jun 1848 — Hodgson’s station
    14-year-old William Hart did not return with his flock of sheep on 23 June 1848. His body was found in a wombat hole in mid-July. A waddy with blood on it and a broken digging stick with blood and human hair were found near William’s body. The waddy and digging stick were thought to be the weapons used to kill him.
    (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