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and lie hroii^’lit back two young sailors, lie learned 
from the natiA’es, that Baxter, the second mate, Avas at 
the southernmost part of Fraser Island, and that [Mrs. 
Fraser was near Double Island Point. 
The boats then proceeded to Double Island Point, and 
from there Graham again Avent alone and unarmed, and 
brought back Baxter. He learned that Mrs. P^'raser had 
been I'emoA'ed forty miles to the south. 
Graham Avent in search of her, leaA'ing blaze marks 
on tlie trees for Lieut. Otter to folloAA' Ids track and to 
indicate Avhere he should camp. AVith the help of friendly 
blacks h(‘ AA'as successful in rescidng Airs. P'raser. 
He Avas rcAvarded Avith a ticket-of-leave, and ten 
pounds to start him in a iicaa- life. On his return from 
the expedition, he Avas transferred to Sydney. Appar- 
ently he became impatient, Avhen at the end of the year 
he had not ri'ceived his ]n*omised rcAvard, foi* lie draftinl 
out a ]ietition for iiardon from Avhich the official docu- 
ment Avas compih'd. The folloAving is an extract from 
G)*aham’s rough draft: 
‘‘’’IMiat from in‘of(nT(Hl RcAvards and Promises from 
Oapt. P\vans Oommandant at moreton bay he volun- 
teered to go search The mountains of the north among 
the Ganiballs and savages, for the survivors of the 
Stirling (kistle where the blacks had carried them Avitii 
the Avife of the murdered Gapt. Ph'aser, Avhich the had 
for a shoAv . . That on the 18th august he freed Robert 
Gary and Robert Demon from the Savages at Lake 
PL'ans. That on Ibtli he freed dohn Baxter from :100 
savagt'S on AIcGlays Island and Avent over 4 miles of 
Avatter on tlie mouth of Gousk's bay for him That on 
The 17th of august 1S86. 1 k‘ freed Mrs. PF*aser from 
scAom hundred (kinniballs and savaea's Avho had hm- in 
the mountains (as a shoAv) Avest of Gousks Avide Lake 
Where he Avent and getting tlu^ tribes that (haimed him 
as There friend to Stand by him Avhile he claimed her 
as his or the (Spirit of his Avife) he succeeded to take 
her from thoes frightful Gians — and hoards of Ganni- 
balls and savages and can-ied her upwards of 40 miles 
Avith tlie assistance of 4 blacks that came Avith him from 
the mountains and b\' ti*aA’elling all tho knight iie 
reatehed the boats at Avide bay on the moniing of Thui's- 
day tlie 18th of august 1886, . . ’k 
Airs. P^’raser Avas brought over Lake CViotharaba :n 
a. bark canoe. Graham Avrites — ^Mlaving come to the 
canoes, tAvo Avere brought — three in each Ave cross'd the 
lake. 
