Inspector Holroyd’s Police Expedition in search of Shepherd’s killers, 11 August to 27 September 1859

Date: 6 Sep 1859
Place: Country between Streaky Bay and Fowler’s Bay
Between 11 August and 27 September 1859, Inspector Holroyd lead a police expedition in the country between Streaky Bay and Fowlers Bay searching for Shepherd’s killer. Miller and Ives, presumed dead, were found alive and well at Yalata. On 6 September he came across a party of sixty Aboriginal people and arrested three because they had European clothing in their possession.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Georgy
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Manooka Bidea alias Billy
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Monaitya (alias Jacky)
    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

  • Inspector Holroyd’s Police Expedition in search of Shepherd’s killers, 11 August to 27 September 1859
    6 Sep 1859 — Country between Streaky Bay and Fowler’s Bay
    Between 11 August and 27 September 1859, Inspector Holroyd lead a police expedition in the country between Streaky Bay and Fowlers Bay searching for Shepherd’s killer. Miller and Ives, presumed dead, were found alive and well at Yalata. On 6 September he came across a party of sixty Aboriginal people and arrested three because they had European clothing in their possession.
    (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