Conner, accused of shooting a man at White’s station, allegedly sent to Adelaide and tried at the March 1842 sittings of the Supreme Court.

Date: 1 Jan 1842
Place: Mr White’s station, Lower Gawler Pond, Port Lincoln
The Southern Australian reported that a man named Conner was tried at the Supreme Court in March, accused of shooting an Aboriginal man at White’s station on the Lower Gawler Pond. He was apparently discharged, with no evidence found against him.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Conner, accused of shooting a man at White’s station, allegedly sent to Adelaide and tried at the March 1842 sittings of the Supreme Court.
    1 Jan 1842 — Mr White’s station, Lower Gawler Pond, Port Lincoln
    The Southern Australian reported that a man named Conner was tried at the Supreme Court in March, accused of shooting an Aboriginal man at White’s station on the Lower Gawler Pond. He was apparently discharged, with no evidence found against 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