Killing of Beevor and pillage of his hut, 3 May 1849

Date: 3 May 1849
Place: Beevor and Lodwick’s Station, Port Lincoln
On 3 May 1849, James Beevor, ‘an old and much respected colonist’, was killed by an axe blow to the head while his partner, Mr Lodwick, was out tending their sheep. The hut was pillaged. A police party compised of Corporal Geharty and two constables set out from Port Lincoln the following day to search for the perpetrators.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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People involved

  • Kulgalta
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  • Kulgutta
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  • Neentulta
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  • Nonalta
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  • Yabmunna
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Sources

Event mentions

  • Killing of Beevor and pillage of his hut, 3 May 1849
    3 May 1849 — Beevor and Lodwick’s Station, Port Lincoln
    On 3 May 1849, James Beevor, ‘an old and much respected colonist’, was killed by an axe blow to the head while his partner, Mr Lodwick, was out tending their sheep. The hut was pillaged. A police party compised of Corporal Geharty and two constables set out from Port Lincoln the following day to search for the perpetrators.
    (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