Australian Wars and Resistance

Keri Warritya (alias Henry)

War: Coorong, Adelaide and Yorke

Events

Keri Warritya (alias Henry) and another man drove sheep away and prevented the shepherds from interfering, winter of 1843

1 Jan 1843 — Edward Peters’ station

On 21 July 1843, Keri Warritya (alias Henry) was found guilty for stealing 10 sheep belonging to Mr Edward Peter and others. He was sentence to 12 months imprisonment, the first and last weeks to be in solitary confinement.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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

Mentions of person in sources

Keri Warritya (alias Henry)
1 Jan 1843

“See The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies”

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