A police and volunteer party led by Police Commissioner O’Halloran pursue and a frighten large group of Aboriginal people, 16 November 1842

Date: 16 Nov 1842
Place: NE of Pillaworta, Port Lincoln district
At noon on 16 November 1842, O’Halloran’s police and volunteer party ‘gave chase’ to a large group of Aboriginal people comprised of men, women and children. On learning through interpreters Utulta and Schürmann that no murderers were present, the Europeans continued their expedition.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Moullia (prisoner)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Moullier (prisoner)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Utulla (friendly with Europeans)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Utulta (friendly with Europeans)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Yutalta (friendly with Europeans)
    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

  • A police and volunteer party led by Police Commissioner O’Halloran pursue and a frighten large group of Aboriginal people, 16 November 1842
    16 Nov 1842 — NE of Pillaworta, Port Lincoln district
    At noon on 16 November 1842, O’Halloran’s police and volunteer party ‘gave chase’ to a large group of Aboriginal people comprised of men, women and children. On learning through interpreters Utulta and Schürmann that no murderers were present, the Europeans continued their expedition.
    (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