Kunko shot at by a European, December 1841

Date: 1 Dec 1841
Place: Not far distant from the settlement of Port Lincoln
A man named Kunko was shot ‘in an outrageous manner’ by a European. Kunko escaped uninjured and immediately informed missionary and interpreter Clamor Schürmann. The European was arrested, and the Governor and Advocate General made it clear to Driver (the Government Resident at Port Lincoln) that such ‘wanton acts of cruelty’ must be prevented.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Kunka
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Kunko
    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

  • Kunko shot at by a European, December 1841
    1 Dec 1841 — Not far distant from the settlement of Port Lincoln
    A man named Kunko was shot ‘in an outrageous manner’ by a European. Kunko escaped uninjured and immediately informed missionary and interpreter Clamor Schürmann. The European was arrested, and the Governor and Advocate General made it clear to Driver (the Government Resident at Port Lincoln) that such ‘wanton acts of cruelty’ must be prevented.
    (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