Aboriginal man arrested for property theft and assault near Streaky Bay, c. May 1866
Aboriginal man accused of stealing from an outstation hut on the Chandada property. Station workers tracked him for about 16km before taking him prisoner after a fight. He was reportedly sentenced to twelve months imprisonment.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
People involved
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Pollely
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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
Event mentions
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Aboriginal man arrested for property theft and assault near Streaky Bay, c. May 18661 Jun 1866 — Aboriginal man arrested for property theft and assault near Streaky Bay, c. May 1866Aboriginal man accused of stealing from an outstation hut on the Chandada property. Station workers tracked him for about 16km before taking him prisoner after a fight. He was reportedly sentenced to twelve months imprisonment.
(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