On 8 June, Corporal Burtt and PT Simpson, with the assistance of station workers, track the alleged attackers of Jacob’s men to Arkaroola Creek. Two Aboriginal men were shot and killed while resisting arrest.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)

Mary Ann Rainbird was 8 months pregnant when she and her two children, aged 5 and 2, were killed. Their bodies were found on 12 March in a wombat hole. Due to the excessively hot weather, the bodies were in a state of decomposition when they were found. On examination, all were found to have received blows to the head. Six Aboriginal men were arrested and four were found guilty.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)

An Aboriginal stockman known as Jacky charged with murdering a European stockman, Richard Marrick of Cadelgo station. He was found guilty and sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprionment.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)