Sheep stolen by Aboriginal shepherd near Salt Creek, c. March 1853

Date: 1 Mar 1853
Place: Tennant’s property at Salt Creek
An Aboriginal shepherd reportedly stole a sheep from Andrew Tennant’s property and passed it on to companions who cooked and ate it.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Kooralgidme
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Mantelta
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Mingilti
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Nairoo
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Pulleranya (Aboriginal Shepherd)
    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

  • Sheep stolen by Aboriginal shepherd near Salt Creek, c. March 1853
    1 Mar 1853 — Tennant’s property at Salt Creek
    An Aboriginal shepherd reportedly stole a sheep from Andrew Tennant’s property and passed it on to companions who cooked and ate it.
    (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