CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 252

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Convict hulk and have been employed as boatman to row the prisoners to and from the shore. I was so employed on the evening 25th July, the prisoners brought on board in three boat loads, when the last boat load got alongside four or five prisoners tried to get up the side at the same time, there was a turmoil on the top of the ladder (witness points out Turnkey Manning, who hurt his hand and came in with two small cuts on it) and he struck these prisoners falling back, the prisoners started back against other prisoners and the boat turned. I was thrown into the water and having got hold of a rope belonging to the boat and was then picked up by a Police boat.

It has been usual to have about eighty prisoners in one boat load; I have heard the prisoners say to each other when getting into the boat "take care, take care" at the time there are so many prisoners in the boat, but I believe it was only to make the prisoners sit quiet. I do not believe it was supposed there...

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23 248 Convict hulk and have been employed as boatman to row the prisoners to and from the shore. I was so employed on the evening 25th July, the prisoners brought on board in three boat loads, when the last boat load got alongside four or five prisoners tried to get up the side at the same time, there was a turmoil on the top of the ladder (witness points out Turnkey Manning, who hurt his hand and came in with two small cuts on it) and he struck these prisoners falling back, the prisoners started back against other prisoners and the boat turned. I was thrown into the water and having got hold of a rope belonging to the boat and was then picked up by a Police boat. It has been usual to have about eighty prisoners in one boat load; I have heard the prisoners say to each other when getting into the boat "take care, take care" at the time there are so many prisoners in the boat, but I believe it was only to make the prisoners sit quiet. I do not believe it was supposed there... 23
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23 248 Convict hulk and have been employed as boutiran to row the prisoners to and from the shore I of wad the هان ساسانی so employed on the evening 23 25th July, the prisoners brought on bourd in three bout loads, when the bust bout load got alongside four or five prisorvers tried to get up the side at the same there was a- same time turkey on the top of the ladder (witeress points out Turnkey Manning, who hurt hand tivo small came in his and he struc of raee these prisoner fronding up, the prisoners started back against other prisoners and the boat tinned I was thrown into the i veri water and having got hold of A rope belonging to the bout and was then picked up by f..- Police bout - it has been usual to have about eighty prisonces bout load : I have in one incard the prisoners say to each other when getting into bout "take care "take care time bout there are so many prisonces in the boat, but I believe stris was only to make the prisoners sit quict I do not believe it was supposed there ------------
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248

Convict hulk and have been

employed

as

boutiran to row the

prisoners to and from the shore

I

of

wad

the

هان ساسانی

so employed on the evening

23

25th July, the prisoners brought

on

bourd in

three bout loads, when the bust

bout load got alongside four or five prisorvers tried to get up the side at the same

there was

a-

same time

turkey on the

top of the ladder (witeress points

out Turnkey Manning, who

hurt

hand

tivo

small

came in his

and he struc

of

raee

these prisoner fronding up,

the prisoners started back

against

other prisoners and the boat tinned

I was thrown into the

i veri

water and having got hold of

A

rope belonging to the bout and was then picked up by

f..-

Police bout - it has been usual to have about eighty prisonces

bout load : I have

in one

incard the prisoners say

to

each other when getting into bout "take care "take care

time bout

there are so many prisonces in the boat, but I believe

stris

was

only to make the prisoners sit quict I do not believe it was supposed there

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