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  four aboriginals for murder of / J Robinson / Sir,

• ◇Robinson▲aboriginal context□corridor placeline 17

  "al boys charged with the murder of / James Robinson of the beche-de-mer / Cutter ""Ruby"", for want of sufficient"

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  and I have no doubt in the case of / Robinson led to his being killed. / I am wiring for permission

[centred, in red ink] Benches
[oval stamp, left of centre]
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. QUEENSLAND
012 [in red ink] 1 86 [tick]
2. FEB. 91
[right of page]
[in red ink] PM [underlined in red] Cooktown
24th January 1891
[left of page, in pencil] 3 - 91
[in red ink] Further in re case against
four aboriginals for murder of
J Robinson
Sir,
I have the honor to report
having discharged the four aborigin-
al boys charged with the murder of
James Robinson of the beche-de-mer
Cutter "Ruby", for want of sufficient
evidence; they have since shipped
in the "Spey", another fishing vessel.
It appears these boys were not on
the articles of the "Ruby", and were
probably kidnapped on the coast.
The two gins were originally
kidnapped, but were shipped here
in the "Ruby" on 15th October last.
The practice of shipping
native women in these fishing craft
is a fruitful cause of serious trouble,
and I have no doubt in the case of
Robinson led to his being killed.
I am wiring for permission
to return the two gins to their home
on the Mulgrave river.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
your most obedient servant
[signed] HM Chester
P.M.
The Under Colonial Secretary
Brisbane
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PREVIOUS
...91. ...1105...
SERIAL No. ....3....
[in pencil] Inside
[written sideways, in red ink, in left margin]
Acknowledge & state that the
matter of abduction of female
aboriginals is under the considerati[on]
of the Gov'
[initials] H T
Feb 3 1891
[written diagonally, bottom of left margin]
P.M. -
Cooktown
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