Bishop’s hut broken into by Cowupmanna and another man, and goods taken, late December-early January 1845

Date: 5 Jan 1845
Place: Emu Bottom, Port Lincoln district
Sometime between 30 December 1844 and 5 January 1845, Mr Bishop’s hut at Emu Bottom was broken into. Flour, suet and a spoon were taken and Cowupmanna and another Aboriginal man were suspected. Cowupmanna later acknowledged he was responsible and received seven ‘stripes’ – one from the Police Constable and six from his fellow Countrymen.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Cowupmanna (had a deformed foot)
    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

  • Bishop’s hut broken into by Cowupmanna and another man, and goods taken, late December-early January 1845
    5 Jan 1845 — Emu Bottom, Port Lincoln district
    Sometime between 30 December 1844 and 5 January 1845, Mr Bishop’s hut at Emu Bottom was broken into. Flour, suet and a spoon were taken and Cowupmanna and another Aboriginal man were suspected. Cowupmanna later acknowledged he was responsible and received seven ‘stripes’ – one from the Police Constable and six from his fellow Countrymen.
    (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