Shooting of Mokilti by John Symes at Kulura sheep station, 14 March 1849

Date: 14 Mar 1849
Place: Kulara sheep Station, Port Lincoln district
Sheep farmer John Symes suspected Aboriginal people of breaking into his hut and stealing provisions. On 14 March 1849, Mokiliti entered the hut and began to take the carcass of a recently killed sheep. While attempting to seize Mokiliti, another Aboriginal man threw a spear at Symes. When Mokiliti seized an axe, Symes shot and killed him.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Shooting of Mokilti by John Symes at Kulura sheep station, 14 March 1849
    14 Mar 1849 — Kulara sheep Station, Port Lincoln district
    Sheep farmer John Symes suspected Aboriginal people of breaking into his hut and stealing provisions. On 14 March 1849, Mokiliti entered the hut and began to take the carcass of a recently killed sheep. While attempting to seize Mokiliti, another Aboriginal man threw a spear at Symes. When Mokiliti seized an axe, Symes shot and killed him.
    (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