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Police District of Brisbane (Stanley)
| No | Name | Occupation | Date of Murder | What steps have been taken to punish the offenders |
| 1. | William Boller | }Sawyers - | 10th September 1847 | An aboriginal named Mak-a-light apprehended, tried, found guilty and sentenced to death, afterwards liberated - in consequence of strong doubts being ascertained[?] as to his identity. |
| 2. | William Waller | } | ||
| 3. | - Thomson | - " - | About 1848. The remains found in the Bush supposed to have been murdered by the Blacks.- | |
| 4. | Charles Gray | - Mariner - | September 1849 | Warrants issued for aborigine on Bribie's Island, but not executed |
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Police District of Grafton (Clarence)
| 1. | John Grey | Hutkeeper | 17 February 1850. |
Supposed to have been perpetrated by a Black called Tommy or Old Man Tommy - apprehended on the 5th March 1850, and forwarded to Sydney on the 17th May to take his trial in the Supreme Court ------- * Brought up for trial in Augt 50 and discharged on his own recognizance |
Police District of Cassino (Clarence)
N.B. The Bench at Cassino states that Thirteen Murders were perpetrated in that District in the four years preceding the date named in the Address
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Police District of Drayton (Darling Downs)
| 1. | Unknown | Shepherd | - August 1847 | No information is given on this head by the Bench of Magistrates (Drayton) who furnished this return |
| 2. | - " - | - " - | Septr. 1848 | |
| 3. | William Barker | - " - | October 1848 | |
| 4. | William Robinson | Hutkeeper | - " - | |
| 5. | Unknown - | Shepherd | - " - | |
| 6. | - " - | - " - | - " - | |
| 7. | - Cameron | ( a Boy | " | |
| 8. | Unknown | Shepherd | April 1849 | |
| 9. |
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Bullock driver | - " - | |
| 10. | - " - | Hutkeeper | - " - | |
| 11. | - " - | Overseer | August 1851 |
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