Stock owner John Brown was speared eight times in his left side and hutkeeper Joseph Lovelock was speared through the heart. Both men died of their wounds. Interpreter Clamor Schürmann obtained the Aboriginal version of events, namely that Mordalta speared Lovelock in order to rob the hut, and that Brown was speared by Ngarbi.
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On 6 March 1842 a large ‘tribe of natives’ assembled at Dutton’s station. They were painted red and, according to Dutton, evidently ‘bent on attack’. Dutton captured Nantes whom he understood to be the leader of the group.
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A group led by Nantes reportedly attacked and attempted to spear George Middleton while Middleton was driving his cart from Mr Biddle’s station to the township of Port Lincoln.
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Nantes was tried at the Supreme Court for stealing from Alexander Turnbull. He was found guilty during the July Criminal Sessions and sentenced to three months hard labour. At the expiration of his sentence he was publicly whipped.
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While trying to extract bait set for a native dog, a log fell upon Nganti and seriously injured him. Nganti was set free by Mr Willow’s servant. Although he was severely bruised and in great pain, he managed to walk away. When he was not seen in the neighbourhood, he was feared dead by both Aboriginal people and Europeans. Native Constable Yutalta led an unsuccessful search for Nganti. Yutalta later learned that Nganti did not die but was remaining out of sight of the settlers as he feared the consequences of attempting to take the bait.
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In May 1847 ‘Nganti’ (aka Nantes) was brought into the township of Port Lincoln settlement by the Police. He was charged with violently threatening a woman named Dowling who was employed as a hutkeeper by Messrs Price and Hawker. Nganti sought to obtain flour from Dowling.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)