On 28 May 1849, items were taken from Thomas Horne’s hut. Horne stated in court that he went in pursuit and met with approximately 17 men who threw spears. Horne fired and the group separated, with one group making for the sea. Horne followed this group to the cliffs, and ‘two or three natives lost their lives in the affair’. Horne captured Yarngalta (a man), two women - Yabmanna and Wirao – and a boy named Winnulu.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)