Aboriginal men arrested for assault on Swan at Pekina, Aboriginal man shot, c. 25 January 1852

Date: 25 Jan 1852
Place: Maurice’s station at Pekina
Police arrest Perrie and Narrie, for the assault of William Swan on 25 January 1852. It is reported that they resisted arrest, and attacked a Native Constable, upon which the Corporal fired, slightly wounding Narrie in the shoulder.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Approximate

People involved

  • Narrie
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Perrie
    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

  • Aboriginal men arrested for assault on Swan at Pekina, Aboriginal man shot, c. 25 January 1852
    25 Jan 1852 — Maurice’s station at Pekina
    Police arrest Perrie and Narrie, for the assault of William Swan on 25 January 1852. It is reported that they resisted arrest, and attacked a Native Constable, upon which the Corporal fired, slightly wounding Narrie in the shoulder.
    (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