Capture of Moullia and Nultia by a police party led by Charles Driver on 9 November 1842

Date: 9 Nov 1842
Place: ‘The interior’, Port Lincoln
A party comprised of the Port Lincoln Government Resident (Charles Driver), Charles Hawker and six policemen were guided by Yutalta to a camp of approximately thirty people. Moullia and Nultia were identified as having participated in the murders at Rolles Biddle’s station and were arrested. Two other men, recognised as being involved in the murders, escaped. Driver informed the Governor that no violence was required when capturing Moullia and Nultia.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: District

People involved

  • Merlyalla
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  • Moullia
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  • Mulya
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Ngaltyalta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Nultia
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Utilta (guide/interpreter)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Utulta (guide/interpreter)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Yutalta (guide/interpreter)
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Sources

Event mentions

  • Capture of Moullia and Nultia by a police party led by Charles Driver on 9 November 1842
    9 Nov 1842 — ‘The interior’, Port Lincoln
    A party comprised of the Port Lincoln Government Resident (Charles Driver), Charles Hawker and six policemen were guided by Yutalta to a camp of approximately thirty people. Moullia and Nultia were identified as having participated in the murders at Rolles Biddle’s station and were arrested. Two other men, recognised as being involved in the murders, escaped. Driver informed the Governor that no violence was required when capturing Moullia and Nultia.
    (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