▁and ▁also ▁spe ared ▁do z ens ▁of ▁liv est ock . ▁The ▁new ▁police ▁magistr ate ▁at ▁Som erset ▁noted ▁that ▁J ard ine ' s ▁method ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁Ab original ▁resistance ▁was ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁and ▁shoot ▁them . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁J ard ine ▁led ▁a ▁pun itive ▁expedition ▁to ▁T urt le ▁Island ▁where ▁ten ▁people ▁were ▁shot ▁dead . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁local ▁or al ▁tradition ▁that ▁J ard ine ▁with ▁his ▁stock men ▁and ▁native ▁tro op ers ▁shot ▁down ▁another ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁near ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁modern ▁town ▁of ▁B am aga ▁now ▁stands . ▁ ▁Police ▁magistr ate ▁at ▁Som erset ▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁his ▁cattle ▁operations , ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁as ▁police ▁magistr ate ▁at ▁Som erset . ▁This ▁appointment ▁gave ▁J ard ine ▁immense ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁Cape ▁York ▁region ▁as ▁he ▁now ▁was ▁the ▁government ▁representative , ▁had ▁personal ▁ownership ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁controlled ▁the ▁seven ▁police ▁const ables ▁station ed ▁at ▁Som erset ▁and ▁also ▁still ▁commanded ▁the ▁four ▁native ▁tro op ers ▁who ▁had ▁accompanied ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁over land ing ▁journey ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁local ▁Ab original ▁people ▁organ ised ▁a ▁large ▁assault ▁on ▁J ard ine ' s ▁Point ▁Val lack ▁cattle