The shooting of Pompey, 8 January 1864

Date: 8 Jan 1864
Place: Umberatana
On about 8 January 1864, Pompey was alleged to have led a party of Aborigines in robbing an outstation on the Umberatana property of Samuel Stuckey, and killing one Stuckey’s Aboriginal station workers. Stuckey confronted Pompey and as Pompey ran away, Stuckey fired and killed him.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Bobby Minchin
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  • Pompey
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Sources

Event mentions

  • The shooting of Pompey, 8 January 1864
    8 Jan 1864 — Umberatana
    On about 8 January 1864, Pompey was alleged to have led a party of Aborigines in robbing an outstation on the Umberatana property of Samuel Stuckey, and killing one Stuckey’s Aboriginal station workers. Stuckey confronted Pompey and as Pompey ran away, Stuckey fired and killed him.
    (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