Australian Wars and Resistance

Jim Crack (interpreter, husband of Monarto)

War: Coorong, Adelaide and Yorke

Events

Henry Morris assaults two women, Monarto and Yurnarri, at George Milner Stephen’s Oyster Bay station, 12 August 1849

12 Aug 1849 — GM Stephen’s station

Henry Thomas Morris beat Monarto with a whip and a yam stick, and Yurnarri with a yam stick. The case was heard at the Police Court and the Supreme Court, after which the Judge forwarded the depositions to the Attorney General for his consideration.
(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

Jim Crack (interpreter, husband of Monarto)
12 Aug 1849

“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