Boccomola (aka Karri, aka Turle Kurree, aka ‘Walliamaroo’)
Events
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27 Apr 1842 — Mr Peter’s outstation, Murray PlainsMr Peter’s hutkeeper, George Littleworth, was severely beaten by Buccumoolu and Williamy at Mr Peter’s out-station on the Murray Plains. Buccomoolu (aka Karri/Turle Kurree) a high status man of the Mount Bryan group, and ‘Williamy’ were arrested but Williamy escaped. Buccomoolu was tried at the Supreme Court for the attempted murder of Littleworth.
(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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Boccomola (aka Karri, aka Turle Kurree, aka ‘Walliamaroo’)
27 Apr 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