Killing of Anne Easton at Mr Vaux’s station near Lake Hamilton, 7 May 1849

Date: 7 May 1849
Place: Mr Vaux’s station, near Lake Hamilton
Mr Vaux’s shepherd, James Easton, left his wife and six week old baby in their hut on the morning of 7 May 1849. A man named Bakilta and his wife were employed to cut grass outside the hut. When Easton returned home later in the day, he found his wife dead. She had been speared in the chest, face and neck. Her six week old baby was unharmed but exhausted from continual crying. Bakilta said that Malpita was responsible.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Bakkilti (man)
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  • Ilgulta (an old man)
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  • Korlo (woman)
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  • Malpita
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  • Meentalta
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  • Putarpintye
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Sources

Event mentions

  • Killing of Anne Easton at Mr Vaux’s station near Lake Hamilton, 7 May 1849
    7 May 1849 — Mr Vaux’s station, near Lake Hamilton
    Mr Vaux’s shepherd, James Easton, left his wife and six week old baby in their hut on the morning of 7 May 1849. A man named Bakilta and his wife were employed to cut grass outside the hut. When Easton returned home later in the day, he found his wife dead. She had been speared in the chest, face and neck. Her six week old baby was unharmed but exhausted from continual crying. Bakilta said that Malpita was responsible.
    (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