Public whipping of Nantes at the Adelaide Gaol, 5 September 1842

Date: 5 Sep 1842
Place: Adelaide Gaol
Nantes was tried at the Supreme Court for stealing from Alexander Turnbull. He was found guilty during the July Criminal Sessions and sentenced to three months hard labour. At the expiration of his sentence he was publicly whipped.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Nantes
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  • Public whipping of Nantes at the Adelaide Gaol, 5 September 1842
    5 Sep 1842 — Adelaide Gaol
    Nantes was tried at the Supreme Court for stealing from Alexander Turnbull. He was found guilty during the July Criminal Sessions and sentenced to three months hard labour. At the expiration of his sentence he was publicly whipped.
    (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