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• ◇McIvor/MacIvor▲aboriginal context□corridor placeline 1

  [written across top in red ink] Residents McIvor Protesting against removal of Native Police Camp / [Stamp]

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  We the undersigned residents of / Mc Ivor, Morgan, Sharpie, Cocoa Creek and / others. Having heard of the intended removal

• ◇McIvor/MacIvor▲aboriginal context□corridor placeline 19

  others. Having heard of the intended removal / of the Native Police camp from the Mc Ivor, / beg you to take this humble petition

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  Returned. 19 - 1 - 94. / Mc Ivor Wallace / Carey & o's

[written across top in red ink] Residents McIvor Protesting against removal of Native Police Camp
[Stamp]
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE . QUEENSLAND /
00449 /
15 . JAN . 94
ColSecy
[Stamp]
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE QUEENSLAND /
00, 366 /
15 . JAN . 94
[written across top left corner] 94 . 93 I Cook.
To The Hon.
The Chief Secretary
Brisbane
Sir,
We the undersigned residents of
Mc Ivor, Morgan, Sharpie, Cocoa Creek and
others. Having heard of the intended removal
of the Native Police camp from the Mc Ivor,
beg you to take this humble petition
into your most favourable consideration, and
before removing camp, kindly consider the
great injustice of such a step after he trouble
& expense which has so recently been gone to
for its formation here.
We may respectfully call your attention to our
recent petition setting forth the due necessity
for same & can only add its removal now
would [ably] place all residents & others here
in a worse positions than before its formation.
Trusting you will give this matter your
most favourable consideration, We beg to
subscribe ourselves as follows
[written in upper right corner]
Commr of Police
who will please
act
[initialled] H T
12 1 94.
[Stamp]
B. C. 13 . 1 . 94.
No. 232.
Returned. 19 - 1 - 94.
Mc Ivor Wallace
Carey & o's
20 . 1 . 94.
Inform
accdly
19 . 1 . 94.
The Camp has already
been broken up and shifted
to Eight Mile station from
which place the lower country
can be worked at far less
expense.
[signed] D. T. Seymour. C.P.
[Stamp
The Principal Under Secretary
B. C. 17 . 1 . 94.