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9th-10th February - a discussion with Albrecht on future of natives
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...may be made by a spirit or a man who will not hesitate to kill anyone following the track. of Keditcha boots as the tracks may be made by a spirit or a man who will not hesitate to kill anyone following the track.

Cramer himself could not induce his boy to follow the tracks in the murder case and apparently arrived just too late to prevent it.

Maurice and I have bribed Miller to keep his plant here in case it rains before we get off and holds up the car. In which case we can get back into the Alice in two days on his horses, which are now in pretty good nick.

Friday 10/2/1933
I had a long discussion with Albrecht about what he believed was the future of the natives in this country last night and was very interested in what he said. He seemed to recognise that we had no sympathy with religious dope and confined himself almost entirely to food supply, birth rate, etc. He says that almost every native in Australia has now come in contact with white men, either by hearsay or by actual exposure and that their natural curiosity will inevitably lead them all into rail heads (continues...)

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