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    Christy Christenson Reports to John / Davis owner of the Rover that / Six Blacks & two Gins
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[centred, in red ink] J Cook
Away
[oval stamp, centred]
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
07, 121.
QUEENSLAND
19. JUN. 89
[centre of telegram] Electric Telegraph, Queensland.
[oval stamp, right of telegram]
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH OFFICE
No. S 87
BRISBANE.
[written diagonally]
Wire Albatross
not available
[initials] ??
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Accordingly
[initials] EB
19. 6. 89
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On what grounds
did Mr Finucane state
that the Albatross was
not available
[initials] B.D.M
20/6/89
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Commr of Police
B.C.
20. 6. 89
______
[Wds]. 72
[Amt]. 6/2 OHMS
From Cooktown________h.____53_____7 m.
Dated 18____6____188 .
MESSAGE for Comm Police
BRISBANE.
Christy Christenson Reports to John
Davis owner of the Rover that
Six Blacks & two Gins
Belonging to - night & Restoration
Island on twelfth inst stole
the cutter Peg Belonging to
the Schooner Rover now fishing
near Clermont also two Southern
Gins & deserted are also
supposed to have killed two
Flinders Isld Boys Urquhart
will not be back to Paterson