Killing of ‘Williamy’ on Raglass’ station, March 1852

Date: 1 Mar 1852
Place: Mount Arden
Aboriginal man named Williamy was killed about six miles north of Mount Arden. His killer was reported to be a man known as Irish Jack, a shepherd employed by Mr Raglass.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Worta (aka Kudnurtya, Williamy)
    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

  • Killing of ‘Williamy’ on Raglass’ station, March 1852
    1 Mar 1852 — Mount Arden
    Aboriginal man named Williamy was killed about six miles north of Mount Arden. His killer was reported to be a man known as Irish Jack, a shepherd employed by Mr Raglass.
    (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