Hut Robbery on Kumberta station, May 1895
Three Aboriginal men stole food from a hut on Kumberta station. When Archie Beviss found out he gave them each 40 lashes with a stockwhip. Police charged him with assault and he was fined
(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: Approximate
LocationAccuracy: Approximate
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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
Event mentions
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Hut Robbery on Kumberta station, May 18951 Jan 1895 — Kumberta stationThree Aboriginal men stole food from a hut on Kumberta station. When Archie Beviss found out he gave them each 40 lashes with a stockwhip. Police charged him with assault and he was fined
(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