QUEENSLAND.
Brisbane, March J7.
An elderly man, "named Isaac Greer, wounded his wife severely last night, and then shot himself dead. The couple had only been married twelve months, but they quarrelled frequently. It is stated that Greer was drunk when he fired the shots.
A mining party which left some time ago to prospect Josephs river, Ne<v Guinea, have returned to this city, i They report that they have lost everyUhing, and that their lives were en dangered by the cupidity and hostility of the natives. They only escaped with their lives by stealing four canoes, and dropping down the river m the darkness, the natives having previously plundered all their goods. The party say that the Government, as represented by the High Commissioner, gave them no assistance whatever, and is doing nothing to facilitate parties, going inland to develop the country.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1793, 19 March 1888, Page 2
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143QUEENSLAND. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1793, 19 March 1888, Page 2
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