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87 . 1321 Th Isld.

Th Isld.

[Stamp]
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
01,322
QUEENSLAND
23 . FEB . 87

P M Thursday Is.
Col Sec.

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Electric Telegraph, Queensland.

[Wds.] 82

[Amt.] 7/ OHMS

From Normanton 9 h. m.

Dated 21 2 1887

Message for Commr Police

BRISBANE.

Re Wire of yesterday Goodshaw
brought into Thursday Island has
two spear and five axe
wounds one spear wound left
breast dangerous Goodshaw owns cutter
Chance and was accompanied by
a man named Thompson the
natives attacked them at dusk
on the evening of the fifteenth evidently
bent on plundering the vessel
will endeavour to have offenders
arrested and for this purpose.