Kudnarto, the Kaurna woman who made South Australian legal history
- Written by: Peggy Brock, Emeritus Professor of History, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
William Leigh/Mitchell Library New South Wales Kudnarto, a Kaurna woman, married shepherd Thomas Adams on 27 January 1848. Theirs was the first legal marriage between an Aboriginal woman and a colonist under colonial law in South Australia.
The occasion was recorded by The South Australian. The bride, who took the name Mary Ann Adams, wore
a neat...
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