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[Stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE . QUEENSLAND 13863 27 . NOV . 93
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Reporting that an abandoned lugger belonging to Chs. Bruce, has been brought in by the natives.
[Stamp] DETAINED BY INTERRUPTION.
[Stamp] TELEGRAPH BRANCH 27 NO 93 G. P. O.
[Margin] Press HT 27 11 . 93
Electric Telegraph, Queensland. S 44
Check From 104 8 10 OHMS THURSDAY ISLD 5PM 25TH LL m. [Time lodged.]
MESSAGE for HON COL SECY
12 15PMB BRISBANE.
A party of mainland natives brought in a lugger this morning belonging to Charles Bruce—they found her in the skardon river 80 miles South abandoned by those who brought her there they followed the tracks of five natives from the lugger in the direction of Bertiehaugh Ducie River, Bruce has not yet been heard of enquiries will be made Bruce may have been killed he had with him a white man Samuel Rowe and eight natives from Bertiehaugh
J DOUGLAS