Shooting of Numma (alias Kappler) by a soldier of the 96th Regiment, 25 April 1842

Date: 25 Apr 1842
Place: Coffin Bay , Port Lincoln
A party comprised of Lieutenant Hugonin, soldiers of the 96th Regiment, European settlers, missionary and interpreter Clamor Schürmann, a Port Lincoln and Adelaide Aboriginal guide, surprised a group on the shores of Coffin Bay. Despite firm instructions not to fire, one soldier shot Numma in the stomach. Numma was fishing in the water. The soldier, and subsequently Hugonin, claimed Numma aimed his spear at him. Schürmann provides a different account.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Kappler
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  • Namma
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  • Numma
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  • Tunba (guide)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Yumbalta (Yumba)
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Sources

Event mentions

  • Shooting of Numma (alias Kappler) by a soldier of the 96th Regiment, 25 April 1842
    25 Apr 1842 — Coffin Bay , Port Lincoln
    A party comprised of Lieutenant Hugonin, soldiers of the 96th Regiment, European settlers, missionary and interpreter Clamor Schürmann, a Port Lincoln and Adelaide Aboriginal guide, surprised a group on the shores of Coffin Bay. Despite firm instructions not to fire, one soldier shot Numma in the stomach. Numma was fishing in the water. The soldier, and subsequently Hugonin, claimed Numma aimed his spear at him. Schürmann provides a different account.
    (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