Police attempt to capture Aboriginal people who speared Davenport’s cow, 15 July 1847

Date: 15 Jul 1847
Place: Davenport’s station (Mayurra)
Police endeavour to arrest Aboriginal people for spearing one of Davenport’s cows. They track them to an island in an immense swamp but are unable to secure the arrest because of the state of the country. In late December they arrest ‘Billy’ and ‘Tuck-in-all’ for the offence.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Manooka Bidea alias Billy
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Tuck-in-all
    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

  • Police attempt to capture Aboriginal people who speared Davenport’s cow, 15 July 1847
    15 Jul 1847 — Davenport’s station (Mayurra)
    Police endeavour to arrest Aboriginal people for spearing one of Davenport’s cows. They track them to an island in an immense swamp but are unable to secure the arrest because of the state of the country. In late December they arrest ‘Billy’ and ‘Tuck-in-all’ for the offence.
    (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