Execution of Manyelta for the murder of John Jones, Cooeyanna Police Station, Streaky Bay, on 4 October 1860
Manyelta was transported via the Yalata to Streaky Bay, where he was executed at the Cooeyanna Police Station before an assembly of Aboriginal people.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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LocationAccuracy: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
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Sources
- 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
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Execution of Manyelta for the murder of John Jones, Cooeyanna Police Station, Streaky Bay, on 4 October 18604 Oct 1860 — Cooeyanna Police Station, Streaky BayManyelta was transported via the Yalata to Streaky Bay, where he was executed at the Cooeyanna Police Station before an assembly of Aboriginal people.
(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