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 (Notes received from H.E. Hall, Cossack, June 11, 1928).

The word Ching-i means South. Yabbaroo or Yaberroo, North. Yeranjoo, East. Woolajoo, West. The native name for Andover is Choo-- che-kan-ga-ra and Roebourne is Mirramuckedoo. These names are pronounced with a soft and short sound.

The natives had it all planned to come to Roebourne after they had murdered Glover the police constable, and two white men (Bream and his mate) at Nicol Bay. They were to set fire to the thatch of John Withnell's house, and as the whites ran to put out the fire the natives would spear them. In place of the natives killing the whites in Roebourne a very strong party of whites was sent, all mounted and armed by the then Government Resident, Mr. R.A. Sholl, and they shot some native men in Nicol Bay. Our father was one of the party, he acting as guide.

I cannot give you the date of Uncle Sam's (Lazenby) murder. It would be in the police records in Perth. The main facts are these. Uncle Sam was pearling in the cutter Venus (of which our father was part owner). They were at anchor close to an island now known as Lazenby's Island. Uncle took a boat and boat's crew and went on shore at night to get turtle. They split his skull with an