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Wed 22 Oct 1873 - The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947)
Page 2 - NATIVE TROOPERS.
NATIVE TROOPERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TELEGRAPH".
Sir, — I observe in your paper particulars of
the desertion of Sub-Inspector Douglas' troop
of Native Police at Broadsound. Not withstand-
ing the attempt to colour the account, the facts
are tolerably apparent,—a whole troop of men
do not desert without cause. Extreme severity
has been employed by Sub-Inspector Douglas,
very unwisely, when his object—in part, at least
—was, or ought to have been, the protection of
the property of the residents; and yet he has
pushed a guerilla warfare to such a harassing
extent as to defeat his own object, and to pro-
duce a violent reaction, by reprisals upon the
entire neighbourhood the moment an opportunity
presents itself.
Anyone who thinks on the subject cannot but
be struck with the different result produced
elsewhere by conciliatory measures, based on
sound and experienced judgement.
It is a known fact that numbers of our ab-
origines are working to our advantage and their
own; that cattle can be entrusted to their
care for many weeks in the absence of the pro-
prietor, without the loss of a single animal;
that cultivators and other residents are only too
glad to avail themselves of the labor of our
natives on their plantations, and when properly
managed, they are found to do good service.
Such constables as Sub-lnspector Douglas are
only injuring the colony, and it is to be hoped
that an official enquiry will be held into these
proceedings in order to effect a change of action
that may render life and property more secure.
A Native Police officer holds no legal au-
thority to execute men without trial. Native
troopers have much cause for complaint, when
they are moved from one district to another.
What care is taken of their wives? Have not
their children been given away at times? Are
they not often refused their discharge after
their period of service has expired? I saw a
year ago a dying trooper in hospital, who had
had his ribs broken by the kicks of his officer.
Are not acts of violence to the men often per-
petrated by the constable in command.
It must also be recollected that the troopers
are in considerable danger from the retaliation
of the natives they are led against, and must
often feel afraid for their own sake, and glad to
escape from the service in which they have no
personal interest.
The natives of Queensland are human beings
like ourselves and our fellow subjects, and pos-
sess an equal claim on the protection of British
law.
Your obedient servant,
Alfred Davidson.
Brisbane, 22nd October, 1873.
Article identifier
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APA citation
NATIVE TROOPERS. (1873, October 22).The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169485565
MLA citation
"NATIVE TROOPERS."The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) 22 October 1873: 2. Web. 27 Oct 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169485565>.
Harvard/Australian citation
1873 'NATIVE TROOPERS.',The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 22 October, p. 2. , viewed 27 Oct 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169485565
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{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169485565 |title=NATIVE TROOPERS. |newspaper=[[The Telegraph]] |issue=332 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 October 1873 |accessdate=27 October 2025 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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