Maddia escapes policy custody near Streaky Bay, 3 March 1866

Date: 3 Mar 1866
Place: ‘Pimbayalka’, near Streaky Bay
PT Christopher Provis arrested two Aboriginal men for assault and larceny, while escorting them back to Streaky Bay one of them, Maddia, escaped. He was unable to recapture him.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Choonmanee (Witness)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Coochinya (Witness)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Maddia
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Nuebig
    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

  • Maddia escapes policy custody near Streaky Bay, 3 March 1866
    3 Mar 1866 — ‘Pimbayalka’, near Streaky Bay
    PT Christopher Provis arrested two Aboriginal men for assault and larceny, while escorting them back to Streaky Bay one of them, Maddia, escaped. He was unable to recapture him.
    (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