An Aboriginal man falsely accused of stealing flour is imprisoned, 12 February 1842

Date: 12 Feb 1842
Place: Port Lincoln township
Sergeant McEllister, and Messrs White and MacDonald imprisoned an Aboriginal man found with flour in his possession. He was chained by both legs and his head was cut during arrest. Justice of the Peace Dr Harvey and interpreter Clamor Schürmann learned that he had been given the flour by the wife of a policeman named Geherty. He was released the following day.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • An Aboriginal man falsely accused of stealing flour is imprisoned, 12 February 1842
    12 Feb 1842 — Port Lincoln township
    Sergeant McEllister, and Messrs White and MacDonald imprisoned an Aboriginal man found with flour in his possession. He was chained by both legs and his head was cut during arrest. Justice of the Peace Dr Harvey and interpreter Clamor Schürmann learned that he had been given the flour by the wife of a policeman named Geherty. He was released the following day.
    (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