Note 26 — THE ABORIGINES (continued 2)
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The subjoined abbreviated list may give an idea of the rapid decline:—
Commandant's Office, Flinders' Island.
1836—deaths:
December 24.—The native youth, George. 30.—The native man, Nimrod. 1837— January 28.—The native man, Columbus. 29.—The native woman, Pupedar. February 5.—Of acute pneumonia, the native man Samuel. 20.—Of chronic visceral inflammation, the native man, Algernon. 25.—Of the same, the native man, Matthew. 26.—Of the same, native man, Omega. 29.—Of the same, native woman, Truedeberrie. March 16.—The native woman, Tyree. 21.—The native woman, Queen Charlotte. 30.—The native woman, Manoon, ditto Maria, and an infant.
J. Allen, Surgeon.
June 3.—Of extreme debility, Daniel. 20.—Of inflammation in the intestines, the aboriginal native, King William.
A. Austin, Medical Attendant.
—Parliamentary Papers.