Mangalta, who pined for his Country while imprisoned in Adelaide, died on the voyage home after a delay off Cape Jervis, March 1850

Date: 22 Mar 1850
Place: Cape Jervis
Eyre Peninsula man Mangalta was released from prison as he was suffering from dysentery. He recovered after two weeks in Moorhouse’s care while staying at the Aborigines’ Location. He pined for his home and friends and was in the process of being returned to Eyre Peninsula. He boarded the cutter the Petrel on 14 March but, due to springing a leak, the Petrel was delayed. Mangalta became despondent and low, and died off the coast near Cape Jervis.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Ngalta
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  • Mangalta, who pined for his Country while imprisoned in Adelaide, died on the voyage home after a delay off Cape Jervis, March 1850
    22 Mar 1850 — Cape Jervis
    Eyre Peninsula man Mangalta was released from prison as he was suffering from dysentery. He recovered after two weeks in Moorhouse’s care while staying at the Aborigines’ Location. He pined for his home and friends and was in the process of being returned to Eyre Peninsula. He boarded the cutter the Petrel on 14 March but, due to springing a leak, the Petrel was delayed. Mangalta became despondent and low, and died off the coast near Cape Jervis.
    (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