Police shoot and kill Paralana Tommy, 28 September 1865

Date: 28 Sep 1865
Place: Mount Freeling
In attempting to arrest Paralana Jacky and Paralana Tommy for the murder of John Walter Jerrold, the latter is shot and later dies.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
Notes:
LocationAccuracy: Close

People involved

  • Appamooarna Bobby
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  • Billy, a Saltwater Black
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  • Caldecotte (alias One-armed Charley)
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  • Manooka Bidea alias Billy
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  • Monaitya (alias Jacky)
    Match note: Matched from legacy people.event_external_id to resolved_event.tlcm_id, mainly data from SA Frontier and its Legacies project.
  • Mrs Forbes (Paralana Tommy's wife)
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  • Pompey
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  • Tommy
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  • ‘Old Man Archie’
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Sources

Event mentions

  • Police shoot and kill Paralana Tommy, 28 September 1865
    28 Sep 1865 — Mount Freeling
    In attempting to arrest Paralana Jacky and Paralana Tommy for the murder of John Walter Jerrold, the latter is shot and later dies.
    (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