Sheep theft on James Logan’s Gumbowie property, 2 September 1852

Date: 2 Sep 1852
Place: Gunpowder Creek (Gumbowie Station), ‘in the north’
On 2 September 1852, 75 sheep were found to be missing from the flocks of James Logan on his Gumbowie Station. They were tracked 20 miles and found in possession of Wummoorda, alias Billy. Logan and labourer Joseph West took him into custody.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Manooka Bidea alias Billy
    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

  • Sheep theft on James Logan’s Gumbowie property, 2 September 1852
    2 Sep 1852 — Gunpowder Creek (Gumbowie Station), ‘in the north’
    On 2 September 1852, 75 sheep were found to be missing from the flocks of James Logan on his Gumbowie Station. They were tracked 20 miles and found in possession of Wummoorda, alias Billy. Logan and labourer Joseph West took him into custody.
    (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