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Trove Peer Carriers Packers Blackboy Native Guide 23977184
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Mr Meston26 factsex:mr-meston
| advocatesEnding | Labor Traffic |
| avoidsCommentingOn | probability islanders still alive |
| believesBlackRace | treacherous from infancy to gray-headedness |
| characterizedAs | —— absurdity. |
| claimedEvenIfTrue | ought not to be hanged |
| claimedFavorableSummingUpLeadsTo | acquitted |
| claimedFearOfCriticismImplies | sneak home and not admit that they were men at all |
| claimedGreaterReflection | hanged two white men on evidence of cannibals |
| didNotBelieve | Trial Evidence |
| didNotBelieve | juries intended hanging |
| disagreesWith | Supreme Court Race Ruling |
| expressedHopeFor | Governor exercise prerogative of mercy |
| feltKeenly | Mneil Williams Case |
| hypothesized | if M'Neil brother AG and Williams son CJ, not hanged |
| is | resident of Northern Queensland |
| knewLocationOf | thirty-six blacks shot within 200 yards |
| knewOf | Black Camp Massacre |
| opposesSacrificing | Qld Citizens |
| personallySeen | hundreds of blacks shot |
| produced | Trooper Carbine |
| readPetition | Maryborough Petition |
| respects | Great Britain |
| spokeCalmly | Mneil Williams Case |
| treatedWithKindness | Black Boy |
| urgedCriticism | Chief Justice |
| wishedTrialIn | America |
Audience9 factsex:audience
| cheered | best hit yet |
| cheered | Mr Meston |
| cheeredLoudly | Mneil Williams Hypothetical |
| haveRecollectionOf | Men Killed by Savages |
| mustActWith | greatest promptitude |
| readAndDisgustedBy | Irvinebank Blacks Murder |
| shouted | That's it, Meston; |
| shouted | About Messiah now, Meston. |
| shouted | Go it, Meston; |
Neil Mneil6 factsex:neil-mneil
| condemnedBy | law |
| is | British citizen |
| isVictimOf | Labor Trade System |
| languishingIn | gaol |
| toBeHangedOnEvidenceOf | Cannibals |
| toBeHangedOnEvidenceOf | Scoundrels |
Barney Williams5 factsex:barney-williams
| condemnedBy | law |
| is | British citizen |
| isVictimOf | Labor Trade System |
| languishingIn | gaol |
| toBeHangedOnEvidenceOf | Blackfellows |
Annans Blackfellow3 factsex:annans-blackfellow
| saidToShooter | You fellow budgery good shot. |
| shotIn | forehead |
| survived | Three Years Later |
Brother of Attorney General Sa3 factsex:brother-of-attorney-general-sa
| firedAt | Cabman |
| liberatedBy | P Petition |
| sentencedTo | six months imprisonment |
Chief Justice3 factsex:chief-justice
| mentioned | not only colonial law but Imperial behest |
| summedUpUnfavorably | Neil Mneil |
| summedUpUnfavorably | Barney Williams |
Mr Annear3 factsex:mr-annear
| claimedLivesAtStake | Two British Subjects |
| objectedTo | Imperial Behests |
| proposed | Third Resolution |
Qld Government3 factsex:qld-government
| believedHamperedBy | Imperial Behests |
| licensed | Native Police |
| sanctioned | South Seas Voyages |
Cooktown2 factsex:cooktown
| hasStrongFeelingFor | mercy |
| heldPublicMeeting | large, influential, enthusiastic in Town Hall last night |
Dr Shrapnell2 factsex:dr-shrapnell
| claimed | law is law and justice is justice, but no relation |
| madeShortSpeech | Maryborough Meeting |
Labor Trade System2 factsex:labor-trade-system
| carriedOnForYearsUnder | Qld Government |
| demoralised | Everyone Connected |
Maryborough Town Hall Meeting2 factsex:maryborough-town-hall-meeting
| heldOn | Thursday evening, 11th December |
| largelyAttended | Maryborough Inhabitants |
Mr Baynes2 factsex:mr-baynes
| moved | First Resolution |
| roseAmid | much enthusiasm and some disturbance |
Mr Gibson2 factsex:mr-gibson
| premisedRemarks | Got |
| wasNextSpeaker | Maryborough Meeting |
Qld Society2 factsex:qld-society
| showsLessRegardFor | Qld Natives |
| showsMoreRegardFor | South Seas Cannibals |
Trooper Carbine2 factsex:trooper-carbine
| belongsTo | Qld Trooper |
| hasNotches | twenty-nine |
Vessel Crews2 factsex:vessel-crews
| carryRiflesFor | not to play with |
| goArmedFor | defending themselves |
Annans Shooter1 factex:annans-shooter
| isLivingNow | yes |
Australia1 factex:australia
| maySharePosition | Qld Labor Traffic |
Black Boy1 factex:black-boy
| attemptedTo | tomahawk him one night |
Black Camp Massacre1 factex:black-camp-massacre
| included | Gins and Picaninnies |
Cooktown Resolutions1 factex:cooktown-resolutions
| forwardedTo | Governor |
Critics1 factex:critics
| claimedNotHangingCauses | poor reputation in eyes of old country |
Hughenden1 factex:hughenden
| heldMonsterPublicMeeting | last night |
Hughenden Petition1 factex:hughenden-petition
| wiredTo | Macrossan, Aplin, Palmer |
Irvinebank Blacks Murder1 factex:irvinebank-blacks-murder
| isCommonOccurrence | not extraordinary |
J and Thomas S Morgan1 factex:j-and-thomas-s-morgan
| telegraphedOffer | £10 towards petition cabled to Queen |
Law1 factex:law
| recognisesDistinctionBetween | Grades of White Men |
Mackay1 factex:mackay
| sentTelegram | Mneil Reprieve Petition |
Mackay Telegram1 factex:mackay-telegram
| mentions | forward by Monday's mail; inform Hume Black and Macrossan |
Maryborough Mayor1 factex:maryborough-mayor
| requestedToForward | Resolutions to Governor |
Maryborough Meeting1 factex:maryborough-meeting
| isMonsterMeeting | Demonstration |
Maryborough Petition1 factex:maryborough-petition
| signedBy | 2000 people |
Maryborough Petitioners1 factex:maryborough-petitioners
| prayFor | merciful consideration |
Maryborough Resolution 11 factex:maryborough-resolution-1
| claims | case fit for royal prerogative of mercy; principal witnesses bad character |
Maryborough Resolution 21 factex:maryborough-resolution-2
| requests | Maryborough Mayor |
Maryborough Resolutions1 factex:maryborough-resolutions
| carriedUnanimously | Mneil Williams Sentence Mitigation |
Mneil Williams Case1 factex:mneil-williams-case
| involves | South Seas Recruiting |
Mneil Williams Trial1 factex:mneil-williams-trial
| conductedUnder | Imperial Law |
Native Police1 factex:native-police
| shootBlacks | indiscriminately |
Pearling Vessel Captains1 factex:pearling-vessel-captains
| determinedToDefendSelf | from Cooktown, Maryborough, Townsville, Mackay |
Political Tone1 factex:political-tone
| requiresSacrifice | Mneil Williams |
Principal Witnesses1 factex:principal-witnesses
| areMenOf | bad character |
Public Opinion1 factex:public-opinion
| favorsReprieve | Neil Mneil |
Qld Legislators1 factex:qld-legislators
| posingFor | political aggrandisement using M'Neil and Williams as victims |
Qld Metropolis1 factex:qld-metropolis
| satisfiedRepresents | Qld Public Opinion |
Qld Position1 factex:qld-position
| isPeculiar | Labor Traffic |
Qld Trooper1 factex:qld-trooper
| licensedBy | Qld Government |
Recruiting Boats1 factex:recruiting-boats
| oftenEnticedAndFiredAt | South Sea Savages |
Resolution One1 factex:resolution-one
| carriedUnanimously | Maryborough Meeting |
South Sea Islanders1 factex:south-sea-islanders
| knownAs | cannibals |
South Sea Islanders Shot1 factex:south-sea-islanders-shot
| possiblyStillAlive | Mneil Williams |
South Seas Islanders1 factex:south-seas-islanders
| inConditionRequiring | fire at natives |
Supreme Court1 factex:supreme-court
| laidDown | law recognises no distinction between the two races |
Telegrams1 factex:telegrams
| readAmid | tumultuous applause |
Third Resolution1 factex:third-resolution
| states | people of metropolis represent public opinion of Queensland in appeal to Governor for mercy |
Townsville1 factex:townsville
| sentTelegram | Mcneil Reprieve Committee |
Townsville Mcneil Reprieve Committee1 factex:townsville-mcneil-reprieve-committee
| receivedFavourableReplies | already |
Townsville Petition1 factex:townsville-petition
| wiredTo | Governor |
Townsville Telegram1 factex:townsville-telegram
| requests | make known at monster meeting |
Trial Evidence1 factex:trial-evidence
| shows | shots fired in self-defence in M'Neil's case |
Trooper Carbine Notches1 factex:trooper-carbine-notches
| eachRepresents | black shot by it |
Unfortunate Men1 factex:unfortunate-men
| mightHaveMissedTrip | gone 20 years in trade |
Voyagers1 factex:voyagers
| mustBePreparedTo | fire when hostile demonstration |