Patrick Dwyer’s poisoning of a group amongst whom at least five died, Mortlock’s station, late April 1849

Date: 28 Apr 1849
Place: Mortlock’s Station
The bodies of boys Karakunderi and Yurdlori, husband and wife Puyultua and Ngaminia and infant Pirrapa were found on Mortlock’s station near Tumby Bay. Inspector Tolmer, George Lawson (surgeon) and Clamor Schurmann (interpreter) investigated. All deceased died after eating poisoned flour taken from the hut of shepherd Patrick Dwyer.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Illiri
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Karakunderi (10 year old boy)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Ngaminia (wife of Puyultua)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Pirrapa (infant)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Puyultua (husband of Ngaminia)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Yurdlori (13 year old boy)
    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

  • Patrick Dwyer’s poisoning of a group amongst whom at least five died, Mortlock’s station, late April 1849
    28 Apr 1849 — Mortlock’s Station
    The bodies of boys Karakunderi and Yurdlori, husband and wife Puyultua and Ngaminia and infant Pirrapa were found on Mortlock’s station near Tumby Bay. Inspector Tolmer, George Lawson (surgeon) and Clamor Schurmann (interpreter) investigated. All deceased died after eating poisoned flour taken from the hut of shepherd Patrick Dwyer.
    (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