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Petitions9 facts`ex:petitions`

contrastWithTrialVerdict	Guilty Verdict
existentiallyCommitToSigners	Undersigned Residents
expressOpinionThat	Native Police led to offence
hedgeWithInOurOpinion	Native Police Claim
performSpeechActOfPleading	Sir Anthony Musgrave
presupposeGuiltFinding	Found Guilty
presupposeTribeMembership	Polly
referenceTrialRecord	Northern Circuit Court Townsville
targetAudienceGovernor	Sir Anthony Musgrave

Edward Maxwell Fitzgerald6 facts`ex:edward-maxwell-fitzgerald`

assertsWithCertainty	Same Bullet Caused Wounds
evaluatesWoundSeverityHigh	Pollys Wounds
examinedBy	Mr Power
infersFromAppearance	Firer Position Above
isDulyQualifiedMedicalPractitioner	Albion Near Brisbane
servedAsSurgeon	Thornborough Hospital

Polly6 facts`ex:polly`

admittedToHospitalOnDate	1889-01-03
hasBulletWoundInNeck	two wounds from same bullet
isAboriginalWoman	true
memberOfTribeThat	Pollys Tribe
sufferingFromWounds	two bullet wounds
victimOfWoundingWithIntent	James Coombes

James Coombes5 facts`ex:james-coombes`

essentialPropertyOldAge	70
isOldManOfAge	70
longTimeResidentOf	Thornborough Queensland
sentencedToPenalServitude	3
viewedAsUprightHonorableMan	Petitioners

Prisoner5 facts`ex:prisoner`

addressedJury	Jury
performsAddressToJury	Jury
possessedRevolverAfterDischarge	Revolver
refersToJamesCoombes	James Coombes
tenderedStatementFrom	Thornborough Queensland

Page 04174 facts`ex:page-0417`

hasMarginalia	Petitions
hasMarginaliaForRemission	J Coombes
hasMarginaliaResidents	Port Douglas Cairns Mount Spurgeon
referencesOtherPages	Thornborough Mentions

Fredk G Bickley3 facts`ex:fredk-g-bickley`

hasOccupation	Blacksmith
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland
supportsReleaseOf	James Coombes

James Gibbins3 facts`ex:james-gibbins`

hasOccupation	Hotel Keeper
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland
supportsReleaseOf	James Coombes

Jury3 facts`ex:jury`

deliveredVerdictAtTime	5:20 pm
foundGuiltyOnSecondCount	James Coombes
retiredAtTime	5:10 pm

Mount Spurgeon Petition3 facts`ex:mount-spurgeon-petition`

addressedTo	Sir Anthony Musgrave
claimsNativePoliceInabilityLedTo	Offence
signedByResidentsOf	Mount Spurgeon District

Offence3 facts`ex:offence`

causedByHorseDestruction	Pollys Tribe
occurredImmediatelyAfter	Horses Destruction
teleologicallyJustifiedByProvocation	Horse Killing

Petitioners3 facts`ex:petitioners`

believePoliceFailureProximateCause	Offence
criticizeNativePolice	Native Police
preferRemissionOfSentence	Three Years Penal Servitude

A Henderson2 facts`ex:a-henderson`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Wavelville

C Dickenson2 facts`ex:c-dickenson`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Waterford

Colonial Secretarys Office Queensland2 facts`ex:colonial-secretarys-office-queensland`

stampedDocumentOnDate	1888-06-28
stampedDocumentWithNumber	05802

E Evenden2 facts`ex:e-evenden`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland

Fairfieldstation2 facts`ex:fairfieldstation`

performedLastEdit	about 1 month ago
performedLastEdit17DaysAgo	Page 0419

Felix Duffy2 facts`ex:felix-duffy`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Waterford

H Wason2 facts`ex:h-wason`

hasOccupation	Store Keeper
hasResidence	Union Camp

I C Burn2 facts`ex:i-c-burn`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Mount Spurgeon

James Booth2 facts`ex:james-booth`

hasOccupation	Medical Practitioner
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland

James Dwyer2 facts`ex:james-dwyer`

hasOccupation	Coach Driver
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland

James Rolls2 facts`ex:james-rolls`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Kingsborough

John Minogue2 facts`ex:john-minogue`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Kingsborough

Mitchell F H Gillis2 facts`ex:mitchell-f-h-gillis`

hasOccupation	Hotel Keeper
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland

N Anderson2 facts`ex:n-anderson`

hasOccupation	Grazier
hasResidence	Mitchell

Northern Circuit Court Townsville2 facts`ex:northern-circuit-court-townsville`

foundGuiltyJamesCoombes	Charge of Wounding With Intent
heldOnDate	1888-04-10

Pollys Piccaninny2 facts`ex:pollys-piccaninny`

admittedToHospitalWithPolly	Thornborough Hospital
hasWoundThroughThigh	probably same bullet

Port Douglas Petition2 facts`ex:port-douglas-petition`

addressedTo	Sir Anthony Musgrave
signedByResidentsOf	Port Douglas Neighbourhood

P Rowan2 facts`ex:p-rowan`

hasOccupation	road overseer
hasResidence	Kingsborough

Revolver2 facts`ex:revolver`

couldCauseWoundLikePollys	Polly
mightCauseWound	Pollys Wound

Richard Beavem2 facts`ex:richard-beavem`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Northcote

Sir Anthony Musgrave2 facts`ex:sir-anthony-musgrave`

holdsTitle	Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
isGovernorOf	Queensland Colony

Text2 facts`ex:text`

framesJamesCoombesAsVictimOfCircumstance	Petitions
implicatesPoliceFailureAsExcuse	Offence

Thornborough Queensland2 facts`ex:thornborough-queensland`

mentionedInDocument	Itm847306
mentionedInPages	15 pages

Walter Davies2 facts`ex:walter-davies`

hasOccupation	Carpenter
hasResidence	Union Camp

Walter Jamieson2 facts`ex:walter-jamieson`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Mountalbion

White Settlers2 facts`ex:white-settlers`

deonticEntitlementToProtection	Native Police
locatedIn	North Queensland

William Clifford2 facts`ex:william-clifford`

hasOccupation	Driver
hasResidence	Union Camp

William Matthews2 facts`ex:william-matthews`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Mountalbion

W Spalding2 facts`ex:w-spalding`

hasOccupation	Miner
hasResidence	Thornborough Queensland

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displaysPages

6-10 of 15

Bullet1 fact`ex:bullet`

firedFromAboveTarget

Polly

Colonial Secretarys Inwards Correspondence S52531 fact`ex:colonial-secretarys-inwards-correspondence-s5253`

isDocumentSeries

S5253

Document1 fact`ex:document`

accessedOnDate

2026-05-06T18:12:06+10:00

Fromthepage1 fact`ex:fromthepage`

isTranscriptionPlatform

2026

Horse Killing1 fact`ex:horse-killing`

precededOffence

Wounding of Polly

Itm8473061 fact`ex:itm847306`

isPartOfSeries

Colonial Secretary's Inwards Correspondence - 1889 No.2701-3149

Jury Retirement1 fact`ex:jury-retirement`

followedBySummingUp

Verdict

Mount Spurgeon Residents1 fact`ex:mount-spurgeon-residents`

advocateForRemission

James Coombes Sentence

Native Police1 fact`ex:native-police`

failedToProtect

White Settlers North Queensland

Native Police Inability1 fact`ex:native-police-inability`

causallyLedTo

Offence

Notes1 fact`ex:notes`

suggestsContains

file title, date, sender, Colonial Secretary routing

Piccaninny Wound1 fact`ex:piccaninny-wound`

probablyCausedBySameBullet

Pollys Wounds

Pollys Tribe1 fact`ex:pollys-tribe`

killedHorsesOf

James Coombes

Port Douglas Residents1 fact`ex:port-douglas-residents`

holdJamesCoombesInHighestEsteem

James Coombes

Project Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection1 fact`ex:project-rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection`

containsEvidence

Lead Only

Signers List1 fact`ex:signers-list`

supportsPetitionFor

Release of James Coombes

Source Url1 fact`ex:source-url`

pointsTo

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True Skin1 fact`ex:true-skin`

wasCutInWound

Polly

Wounds1 fact`ex:wounds`

inCloseProximityToVitalParts

Polly

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Facts in this context

Petitions9 factsex:petitions

Edward Maxwell Fitzgerald6 factsex:edward-maxwell-fitzgerald

Polly6 factsex:polly

James Coombes5 factsex:james-coombes

Prisoner5 factsex:prisoner

Page 04174 factsex:page-0417

Fredk G Bickley3 factsex:fredk-g-bickley

James Gibbins3 factsex:james-gibbins

Jury3 factsex:jury

Mount Spurgeon Petition3 factsex:mount-spurgeon-petition

Offence3 factsex:offence

Petitioners3 factsex:petitioners

A Henderson2 factsex:a-henderson

C Dickenson2 factsex:c-dickenson

Colonial Secretarys Office Queensland2 factsex:colonial-secretarys-office-queensland

E Evenden2 factsex:e-evenden

Fairfieldstation2 factsex:fairfieldstation

Felix Duffy2 factsex:felix-duffy

H Wason2 factsex:h-wason

I C Burn2 factsex:i-c-burn

James Booth2 factsex:james-booth

James Dwyer2 factsex:james-dwyer

James Rolls2 factsex:james-rolls

John Minogue2 factsex:john-minogue

Mitchell F H Gillis2 factsex:mitchell-f-h-gillis

N Anderson2 factsex:n-anderson

Northern Circuit Court Townsville2 factsex:northern-circuit-court-townsville

Pollys Piccaninny2 factsex:pollys-piccaninny

Port Douglas Petition2 factsex:port-douglas-petition

P Rowan2 factsex:p-rowan

Revolver2 factsex:revolver

Richard Beavem2 factsex:richard-beavem

Sir Anthony Musgrave2 factsex:sir-anthony-musgrave

Text2 factsex:text

Thornborough Queensland2 factsex:thornborough-queensland

Walter Davies2 factsex:walter-davies

Walter Jamieson2 factsex:walter-jamieson

White Settlers2 factsex:white-settlers

William Clifford2 factsex:william-clifford

William Matthews2 factsex:william-matthews

W Spalding2 factsex:w-spalding

Beta Fromthepage Com1 factex:beta-fromthepage-com

Bullet1 factex:bullet

Colonial Secretarys Inwards Correspondence S52531 factex:colonial-secretarys-inwards-correspondence-s5253

Document1 factex:document

Fromthepage1 factex:fromthepage

Horse Killing1 factex:horse-killing

Itm8473061 factex:itm847306

Jury Retirement1 factex:jury-retirement

Mount Spurgeon Residents1 factex:mount-spurgeon-residents

Native Police1 factex:native-police

Native Police Inability1 factex:native-police-inability

Notes1 factex:notes

Piccaninny Wound1 factex:piccaninny-wound

Pollys Tribe1 factex:pollys-tribe

Port Douglas Residents1 factex:port-douglas-residents

Project Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection1 factex:project-rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection

Signers List1 factex:signers-list

Source Url1 factex:source-url

True Skin1 factex:true-skin

Wounds1 factex:wounds

Petitions9 facts`ex:petitions`

Edward Maxwell Fitzgerald6 facts`ex:edward-maxwell-fitzgerald`

Polly6 facts`ex:polly`

James Coombes5 facts`ex:james-coombes`

Prisoner5 facts`ex:prisoner`

Page 04174 facts`ex:page-0417`

Fredk G Bickley3 facts`ex:fredk-g-bickley`

James Gibbins3 facts`ex:james-gibbins`

Jury3 facts`ex:jury`

Mount Spurgeon Petition3 facts`ex:mount-spurgeon-petition`

Offence3 facts`ex:offence`

Petitioners3 facts`ex:petitioners`

A Henderson2 facts`ex:a-henderson`

C Dickenson2 facts`ex:c-dickenson`

Colonial Secretarys Office Queensland2 facts`ex:colonial-secretarys-office-queensland`

E Evenden2 facts`ex:e-evenden`

Fairfieldstation2 facts`ex:fairfieldstation`

Felix Duffy2 facts`ex:felix-duffy`

H Wason2 facts`ex:h-wason`

I C Burn2 facts`ex:i-c-burn`

James Booth2 facts`ex:james-booth`

James Dwyer2 facts`ex:james-dwyer`

James Rolls2 facts`ex:james-rolls`

John Minogue2 facts`ex:john-minogue`

Mitchell F H Gillis2 facts`ex:mitchell-f-h-gillis`

N Anderson2 facts`ex:n-anderson`

Northern Circuit Court Townsville2 facts`ex:northern-circuit-court-townsville`

Pollys Piccaninny2 facts`ex:pollys-piccaninny`

Port Douglas Petition2 facts`ex:port-douglas-petition`

P Rowan2 facts`ex:p-rowan`

Revolver2 facts`ex:revolver`

Richard Beavem2 facts`ex:richard-beavem`

Sir Anthony Musgrave2 facts`ex:sir-anthony-musgrave`

Text2 facts`ex:text`

Thornborough Queensland2 facts`ex:thornborough-queensland`

Walter Davies2 facts`ex:walter-davies`

Walter Jamieson2 facts`ex:walter-jamieson`

White Settlers2 facts`ex:white-settlers`

William Clifford2 facts`ex:william-clifford`

William Matthews2 facts`ex:william-matthews`

W Spalding2 facts`ex:w-spalding`

Beta Fromthepage Com1 fact`ex:beta-fromthepage-com`

Bullet1 fact`ex:bullet`

Colonial Secretarys Inwards Correspondence S52531 fact`ex:colonial-secretarys-inwards-correspondence-s5253`

Document1 fact`ex:document`

Fromthepage1 fact`ex:fromthepage`

Horse Killing1 fact`ex:horse-killing`

Itm8473061 fact`ex:itm847306`

Jury Retirement1 fact`ex:jury-retirement`

Mount Spurgeon Residents1 fact`ex:mount-spurgeon-residents`

Native Police1 fact`ex:native-police`

Native Police Inability1 fact`ex:native-police-inability`

Notes1 fact`ex:notes`

Piccaninny Wound1 fact`ex:piccaninny-wound`

Pollys Tribe1 fact`ex:pollys-tribe`

Port Douglas Residents1 fact`ex:port-douglas-residents`

Project Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection1 fact`ex:project-rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection`

Signers List1 fact`ex:signers-list`

Source Url1 fact`ex:source-url`

True Skin1 fact`ex:true-skin`

Wounds1 fact`ex:wounds`