Two boys broke into a hut, took flour and bread, and received six lashes each, 7 September 1844

Date: 7 Sep 1844
Place: Port Lincoln township
On 7 September 1844 the door to a cottage was forced open and bread and flour taken. Two boys who acknowledged committing the act were given six stripes in the presence of the boys’ father.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Two boys broke into a hut, took flour and bread, and received six lashes each, 7 September 1844
    7 Sep 1844 — Port Lincoln township
    On 7 September 1844 the door to a cottage was forced open and bread and flour taken. Two boys who acknowledged committing the act were given six stripes in the presence of the boys’ father.
    (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