Killing of Aboriginal man Peter Franklin by Warrakimbo Reuben, 13 November 1867
Aboriginal man, Peter Franklin (aka Port Lincoln Peter) allegedly killed by Warrakimbo Reuben and three others near Beltana. Tried for the murder in the Supreme Court, Warrakimbo Reuben was found not guilty.
(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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Franklin, Peter (aka Port Lincoln Peter)
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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Tommy
Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
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Warrakimbo Rueben (aka Poolulta Taria)
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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Killing of Aboriginal man Peter Franklin by Warrakimbo Reuben, 13 November 186713 Nov 1867 — Near BeltanaAboriginal man, Peter Franklin (aka Port Lincoln Peter) allegedly killed by Warrakimbo Reuben and three others near Beltana. Tried for the murder in the Supreme Court, Warrakimbo Reuben was found not guilty.
(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