Barton and Miller accused of murdering Meenulta on Marchant’s Talia run, 20 December 1863

Date: 20 Dec 1863
Place: Marchant’s Talia run
In June 1864 Alexander Miller and Russell Barton were arrested for the murder of Meenulta on 20 December 1863. Tried before the Supreme Court in Adelaide, both men were found not guilty.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Choolebunga, Jenny
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Pungulta (aka Wangio)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Weenpulta
    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

  • Barton and Miller accused of murdering Meenulta on Marchant’s Talia run, 20 December 1863
    20 Dec 1863 — Marchant’s Talia run
    In June 1864 Alexander Miller and Russell Barton were arrested for the murder of Meenulta on 20 December 1863. Tried before the Supreme Court in Adelaide, both men were found not guilty.
    (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