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[written at top] Mr W Coxen 7 May

To His Excellency Sir George Ferguson
Bowen Knight Grant Cross of St Michael and
St George Governor General of the Colony of Queensland

The petition of Georgey an Aboriginal
Native of the District of Darling Downs in the
Colony of Queensland

Humbly sheweth
That I entered the Native Police about
two years and a half ago and continued a trooper until about December
last when the camp Sergeant a white man having taken from me my Gin
and on my speaking to him about it having cruelly illtreated me I left
the Force without leave of my officer
That on or about the first moon of this year for having left
the Force at the place of my old Master WH Coxen Esq
Bendemere by Lieutenant Carr without shewing to me any warrant or
authority and who at the time of such arrest said before the servants of
my Master WH Coxen Esq after reading a paper given me by Mr Coxen
to shew to the Native Police of whom I was afraid " I don't care for
this, but if I did my duty I should shoot you on the spot as I have
done two others and you know them"
That after such arrest I was fastened to the stirrup of one of the
troopers of Lieutenant Carr and dragged to the police barracks at Elutha
about firty miles distant from Bendemere and there I was placed in irons in
the guard room
That having had my irons taken off I ran away from the
Barracks and got to the station of my Master WH Coxen Esq where I
have been ever since
That I ran away because I knew that the Native Police had
shot boys who left the force without leave as I knew a boy had been
shot in camp under arrest for desertion and that I was therefore to be
shot too.
That I will give myself up to be punished if I have done wrong
if I am protected from the Native Troopers
That I do not wish to remain in the Native Police any longer

[written in upper left corner] The case not being at present
properly constituted by law
this petitioner had perhaps
better be let go. Mr Carr does
not appear to have acted otherwise
therein in accordance with the
general instructions. Council [unreadable signature] DLM

[written in left margin] Commandant Native Police and HW Coxen informed accordingly 1 June 62