Australian Wars and Resistance

Weenpulta

War: Nauo and Barngarla, Port Lincoln

Events

Killing of Peter Brown, Franklin Harbor, 1 June 1855

1 Jun 1855 — James McKechnie’s Middle Camp run near Franklin Harbour

Peter Brown, a shepherd on James McKecknie’s Middle Camp run near Franklin Harbor, was killed by Aboriginal people who stole his flock.
(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
Execution of Ilyalta, Parnkalta, Eenpulta and Wolmilti at Franklin harbour, for the murder of Peter Brown, 14 January 1856

14 Jan 1856 — Franklin Harbour

Execution of Ilyalta, Parnkalta, Eenpulta and Wolmilti at Franklin harbour, for the murder of Peter Brown, 14 January 1856. Aboriginal people were assembled to witness the extecution.
(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
Barton and Miller accused of murdering Meenulta on Marchant’s Talia run, 20 December 1863

20 Dec 1863 — Marchant’s Talia run

In June 1864 Alexander Miller and Russell Barton were arrested for the murder of Meenulta on 20 December 1863. Tried before the Supreme Court in Adelaide, both men were found not guilty.
(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

Weenpulta
1 Jun 1855

“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
Eenpulta
14 Jan 1856

“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
Meenulta
20 Dec 1863

“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