Tolmer continues the search for Easton and Beevor’s killers, and ‘surprises’ a group in their camp, capturing two men and two women, 28 June 1849

Date: 28 Jun 1849
Place: Western Eyre Peninsula
Four Aboriginal people, namely Ilgalta (an old man), Bakkilti (a man), Korlo (woman) and Putarpintye, were apprehended by Tolmer and charged with the murder of Anne Easton. According to one newspaper correspondent, three of the four were captured by Aboriginal people and handed to Tolmer. They were taken to Adelaide to be tried at the Supreme Court.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Unknown

People involved

  • Bakkilti (man)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Ilgulta (an old man)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Korlo (woman)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Putarpintye
    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

  • Tolmer continues the search for Easton and Beevor’s killers, and ‘surprises’ a group in their camp, capturing two men and two women, 28 June 1849
    28 Jun 1849 — Western Eyre Peninsula
    Four Aboriginal people, namely Ilgalta (an old man), Bakkilti (a man), Korlo (woman) and Putarpintye, were apprehended by Tolmer and charged with the murder of Anne Easton. According to one newspaper correspondent, three of the four were captured by Aboriginal people and handed to Tolmer. They were taken to Adelaide to be tried at the Supreme Court.
    (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