O’Halloran’s expedition travels to Malatta salt lake causing members of the Battarra tribe to flee, 20 November 1842

Date: 20 Nov 1842
Place: Mallatta Lake, Port Lincoln
On day six of the police expedition to capture Biddle’s and Brown’s murderers, O’Halloran’s party are led to Malata salt lake by Moullia. A large group camped on the other side of the lake fled, leaving their possessions and two fires burning. No Aboriginal were captured, but O’Halloran reported that the whole of the ‘Battarra tribe’ had been thoroughly alarmed and forced away from their usual places of residence to hide in the scrub.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Moullia (prisoner)
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  • Moullier (prisoner)
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  • Utulla (friendly with Europeans)
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  • Utulta (friendly with Europeans)
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  • Yutalta (friendly with Europeans)
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Sources

Event mentions

  • O’Halloran’s expedition travels to Malatta salt lake causing members of the Battarra tribe to flee, 20 November 1842
    20 Nov 1842 — Mallatta Lake, Port Lincoln
    On day six of the police expedition to capture Biddle’s and Brown’s murderers, O’Halloran’s party are led to Malata salt lake by Moullia. A large group camped on the other side of the lake fled, leaving their possessions and two fires burning. No Aboriginal were captured, but O’Halloran reported that the whole of the ‘Battarra tribe’ had been thoroughly alarmed and forced away from their usual places of residence to hide in the scrub.
    (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