 Jeffcott had lost all of his belongings when the ship in which they were being transported was wrecked, so he returned to Van Diemen's land in June 1837, and did not return to South Australia until September.Jeffcott left Adelaide for Van Diemen's Land again on 19 November 1837.Henry Jickling, the only barrister in the colony, was appointed Acting Judge in Jeffcott's absence.