The Straits Times says of Labuan:-
" The neglected colony was all on fire when the Black-Diamond sailed from thence, and the few unfortunate inhabitants remaining were dying from thirst, having had no rain for three months, and the grass had all dried up. " — Melbourne Herald.
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Colonist, Volume II, Issue 175, 24 June 1859, Page 4
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45The Straits Times says of Labuan:- Colonist, Volume II, Issue 175, 24 June 1859, Page 4
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