Putaba Bob arrested for killing Mitchell at Angepena, 27 December 1856

Date: 27 Dec 1856
Place: Mount Remarkable Police Station
In December 1856, Inspector Holroyd arrested Putaba Bob, for the murder of James Mitchell at Angipena. In the course of the arrest the suspect was severely wounded and later died at Melrose Police Station.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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People involved

  • Tippa Warricha (Bob)
    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

  • Putaba Bob arrested for killing Mitchell at Angepena, 27 December 1856
    27 Dec 1856 — Mount Remarkable Police Station
    In December 1856, Inspector Holroyd arrested Putaba Bob, for the murder of James Mitchell at Angipena. In the course of the arrest the suspect was severely wounded and later died at Melrose Police Station.
    (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