Confrontation between soldiers and a group including Kungta and Turba at Pillaworta, 8 May 1842

Date: 8 May 1842
Place: Pillaworta, Port Lincoln district
On 8 May, a number of Aboriginal people visited soldiers stationed at Pillaworta. The soldiers fired at the Aboriginal group which included Kungta and Turba. Two Aboriginal people were wounded, after which spears were thrown, the soldiers surrounded, and subsequently compelled to run. According to Ngarka, none of the Aboriginal people were killed or wounded.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

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

  • Confrontation between soldiers and a group including Kungta and Turba at Pillaworta, 8 May 1842
    8 May 1842 — Pillaworta, Port Lincoln district
    On 8 May, a number of Aboriginal people visited soldiers stationed at Pillaworta. The soldiers fired at the Aboriginal group which included Kungta and Turba. Two Aboriginal people were wounded, after which spears were thrown, the soldiers surrounded, and subsequently compelled to run. According to Ngarka, none of the Aboriginal people were killed or wounded.
    (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