Killing of Margaret Impett at Mount Wedge, District of Flinders, 2 May 1861

Date: 2 May 1861
Place: Mount Wedge Station
Margaret Implett, the wife of a shepherd working on W. Lawrence's run, killed at Mount Wedge on 2 May 1861. Mangiltie and Karabidnie (Willy) were tried for the offence on 14 August 1861 and sentenced to execution.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Changiltie
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  • Karabidne
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  • Wigmulta (Interpreter)
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Sources

Event mentions

  • Killing of Margaret Impett at Mount Wedge, District of Flinders, 2 May 1861
    2 May 1861 — Mount Wedge Station
    Margaret Implett, the wife of a shepherd working on W. Lawrence's run, killed at Mount Wedge on 2 May 1861. Mangiltie and Karabidnie (Willy) were tried for the offence on 14 August 1861 and sentenced to execution.
    (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