Shepherd William Duffield was attacked by three Aboriginal men. Before he died, Duffield deposed that the men were seemingly intent on stealing sheep.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)

Yerricha (George), a man from the Lyndoch Valley area, was hanged for the murder of shepherd William Duffield. When the case went to trial, the defence argued it rested on circumstantial evidence. Yerricha was found guilty.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)