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Police District of Ipswich (Moreton)
| No. | Name | Occupation | Date of Murder |
What steps have been taken to punish the offender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -later- | Hutkeeper | November 1849 | No information is given on this head by the Bench of Magistrates (Ipswich) who furnished the Return |
| 2 | Samuel Whittaker | -do- | " 1850 |
Police District of Gayndah (Burnett)
| 1. | John Rogers- | -Labourer- | - June 1847 | No information is given on this head by the Bench of magistrates (Gayndah) who furnished the Return |
| 2. | Opossum Jack | -"- | July 1849 | |
| 3. | William Chester | -"- | 7th March 1850 | |
| 4. | John Mills | -"- | -"- | |
| 5. | William Devonport | -"- | 13 Nov 1850 | |
| 6. | William Dixon | -"- | 22 -"- | |
| 7. | Peter Couray | -"- | 13 Augt 1851 | Warrants issued |
| 8. | Ellen Couray | ------------- |
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| 9. | William Street | Grazier | -"- | |
| 10. | Thomas Coluney | -Laborer- | September -"- | No information is given in this head by the Bench of magistrates (Gayndah) who furnished the Return |
| 11. | William Ronald | -"- | October | |
| 12. | Alexander Ross | Grazier | 23 -" - | |
| 13. | - Seboo (Coolie) | Hutkeeper | --1847 | |
| 14. | - Serenan ( - " -) | Shepherd | - February 1849 |
N.B. Nine other Murders stated by the Bench to have occurred in this district on dates subsequent to that mentioned in this address
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Police District of Surat (Maranoa)
| 1. | William Low | In the employment of [?]Mason at N. Mcpherson | September 1848 | No in formation is given on this head by the Bench of Magistrates (Surat) who furnished the returns |
| 2. | John Gore | - " - | ||
| 3. | John Bull | 21st March 1849 | ||
| 4. | William McCaverty | - " - | ||
| 5. | John Burns | - " - | ||
| 6. | Edward Foley [?] | 4th May 1849 | ||
| 7. | Joseph Flaherty | - " - | ||
| 8. | Anthony Cox | Dr Henry Elfords [?] | December 1850 |
The murderer in this case was shot immediately in the perpetration of the crime |
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Police District of Maryborough (Wide Bay)
| 1. | James Graham | No information given on this head | 28th August 1850 | Warrant issued - Blacks followed without success |
| 2. | Thomas Howard | 16th -"- -"- | - " - | |
| 3. | Alexr Drummond | 26th Septr -" - | - " - | |
| 4. | John Roberts | 18 October -"- | - " - | |
| 5. | Denis Macarthy | 11 Augt 1851 | Body never found |
N> B. another Murder is reported to have occurred in the District subsequently to the date in the Address
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