Killing of hutkeeper James Mitchell near Angepena, October 1856
A shepherd by the name of James Mitchell, working on an outstation of Angepena, about 12 miles out from Mr Baker's head station, killed by Aboriginal people. The body of an Aboriginal man was found buried nearby.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close
LocationAccuracy: Close
People involved
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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.
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Warria
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 hutkeeper James Mitchell near Angepena, October 18561 Oct 1856 — AngepenaA shepherd by the name of James Mitchell, working on an outstation of Angepena, about 12 miles out from Mr Baker's head station, killed by Aboriginal people. The body of an Aboriginal man was found buried nearby.
(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