Kungta
Events
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8 May 1842 — Pillaworta, Port Lincoln districtOn 8 May, a number of Aboriginal people visited soldiers stationed at Pillaworta. The soldiers fired at the Aboriginal group which included Kungta and Turba. Two Aboriginal people were wounded, after which spears were thrown, the soldiers surrounded, and subsequently compelled to run. According to Ngarka, none of the Aboriginal people were killed or wounded.
(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
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4 Oct 1842 — Port Lincoln districtBy 4 October 1842, the Aboriginal people who were severely wounded by Driver and Hugonin’s expeditions had recovered and seeking revenge for the death of Tubulta (shot by Hugonin’s men at Port Lincoln Proper). According to Yutalta, two different groups (the Coffins Bay and Port Lincoln ‘tribes’) had joined together with the aim of ‘murdering all the whites in the Settlement’. 31 colonists signed a memorial to the Governor stating that they feared for their lives and requesting the Governor augment the 96th Regiment currently stationed at Port Lincoln.
(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
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Kungta
8 May 1842Source: 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
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Kungtna
4 Oct 1842Source: 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