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Richardson and Jandamarra went out and rounded up seventeen Bununbu people, chained them up and walked them to Lillimooloora and held them for seven days. They were forced to wait in the heat, the shackles burning them, without food, while Richardson clocked up some cash. Jandamarra had obligations a relative in the group and Ellemarra was hiding somewhere near. Jandamarra set his relative free, the relative killed Richardson and they let all the prisoners free. 

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