Saturday 26 December 2015

Adnyamathanha Native Title Claim South Australia

Federal Court of Australia - Coulthard v State of South Australia [2015] FCA 1380 is available here

The Adnyamathanha Apical Ancestors (whether biologically or by adoption) are :
Mt Serle Bob
Polly, wife of Mt Serle Bob
Quartpot Tommy
Mt Serle Bob’s sister, wife of Quartpot Tommy
Willy Austin Snr
Nicholas Demell
Emily McKenzie, wife of Nicholas Demell
Sydney Ryan
Mary, wife of Sydney Ryan
The siblings of Angepena Billy or Mary
Fanny, wife of Angepena Billy
the siblings of Sara Johnson, Matilda Johnson, Fred Johnson, Natalie Johnson, Jessie Johnson
or Sydney Jackson

Adnyamathanha Genealogy
Christine Davis and Pearl McKenzie
Aboriginal Heritage Branch, South Australian Department of Environment and Planning 1985

This book contains numerous genealogies and photos of descendants of the above.
Dates of birth extend to the 1980's.

Thursday 5 November 2015

Proposed Native Title Claim Group North Queensland

The new proposed Native Title Claim Group has the following apical ancestors

1.  Norman Rainmaker and his children, including Joe Rose and Kweteyenke
2.  Belia Toby
3.  Charlie Deemera
4.  Puppa and her daughter Annie Topsy Hansen
5.  Larrikin, also known as Dolly
6.  Dolly of Glenormiston and her children, including Lion and Tiger
7.  Molly and her children, including Judy Sailor and Arthur Daley Jnr
8.  Polly Docherty
9.  Dolly, sister to Polly Docherty
10. Maudie, mother of George Quartpot and Paddy Beecham
11. Mother of Turkilanima
12. Topsy, sister to mother of Turkilanima and Bunny
13. Bunny
14. Lizzie Wiriwaltu Green
15. Kitty Bedourie
16. Alice Wiyekari

The proposed claim area is as follows

Meeting is to authorise a native title determination over lands and waters in North West Queensland encompassing parts of the North Eastern Simpson Desert; the Mulligan River and its surrounds; pastoral stations including (but not limited to) Glenormiston Station and Sandringham Station; and the town of Bedourie. The description is indicative only.

Appeared in the Koori Mail of November 4, 2015

Some notes of interest are as follows

Donald Bedourie of Boulia, born around 1896 at Boulia, parents Lion and Bunney, wife Kitty Bedourie.
Kitty died at Glengyle Stn, Bedourie on 29. 5.1927

Jacky Beauchamp of Boulia, born around 1884 Tokio Ranges, Northern Territory, parents Jimmy and Kitty, married to Maudie Beauchamp, children George Quartpot and Paddy Beauchamp 

Judy Sailor, born around 1905 at Boulia, parents Arthur Daly and Molly Daly

Police Department, Winton 8.12.1963 - Re Dolly Lion D-184, Boulia. To Hospital.
Attached correspondence dated 24.12.1963 states Maxie Marion M-848 of Boulia is taking Lardie and Michael Moonlight  to visit their Daughter Dolly Lion  at Winton Hospital. Correspondence dated 24.12.1963 states Lardie Moonlight L-184  and Michael Moonlight M-123  are parents of Dolly Lion D-184 (PB - 99).


Belia Toby of Urandangie, born around 1879 at Glenormiston near Boulia, mother Mary Ann, wife Ida Toby
 
Joe Rose born around 1884 at Boulia
 
1928 Boulia. List of destitute Aborigines at Glenormiston includes Larrikin and children Billy (9), Leslie (5), Biddy (4)
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday 3 November 2015

Wakka Wakka People Native Title Authorisation Meeting


Wakka Wakka People Native Title Authorisation Meeting

Area covered roughly bounded by Mt Perry, Monto, Chinchilla, Cooyer, Nanango, Murgon and including Eidsvold, Mundubbera and Gayndah Queensland.

Current Apical ancestors are listed as

Jenny and David Carlo (parents of Princey Carlo);
Minnie Bly (mother of Thomas Simpson), Ethel and Bill Button;
Maggie Hart (mother of Crabbie Chapman);
Mother of William Pickering, Lucky Law;
King Billy and Maria of Boondooma (parents of Tommy Dodd of Taabinga),
Maggie West;
Kitty of Boonara;
Mimi;
Kitty mother of Jack Bulong;
John Bond;
Kitty (mother of Jenny Lind), Jenny Lind and Mick Buck;
Boubijan Cobbo;
Stockman Bligh and Aggie Bligh;
Tommy (aka Boondoon) and Maggie (parents of Willie Bone), Billy McKenzie (father of Chlorine McKenzie), Chlorine McKenzie.

Amendments to the apical ancestors above would give rise to the following as apical ancestors

Jenny and David Carlo (parents of Princey Carlo);
Minnie Bly (mother of Thomas Simpson), Ethel and Bill Button;
Maggie Hart (mother of Crabbie Chapman);
Mother of William Pickering;
King Billy and Maria of Boondooma (parents of Tommy Dodd of Taabinga),
Maggie West;
Kitty of Boonara;
Mimi;
Kitty mother of Jack Bulong;
John Bond;
Kitty (mother of Jenny Lind), Jenny Lind and Mick Buck;
Boubijan Cobbo;
Stockman Bligh and Aggie Bligh;
Tommy (aka Boondoon) and Maggie (parents of Willie Bone), Billy McKenzie (father of Chlorine McKenzie), Chlorine McKenzie.
Kate / Katie / Kitty Law
Emily of Degilbo mother of Annie

 Appeared in the Courier Mail dated October 31, 2015,

Some notes of interest -

Ida Chapman of Eidsvold, Born About 1890 at Kilkivan, Father Wickton Davie H/C, Mother Kitty Law H/C, Husband Crabbie Chapman H/C who died in Maryborough some 3 years ago.
 
David Carlo and Jenny Carlo had a child Princey Carlo, born 1870 Eidsvold, died 28.12.1946 Cherbourg, and married Joe Barney.
 
Willie Bone, age 23 years born Nanango, parents Boondoon and Maggie married  Clorine McKenzie, age 21 years born Gayndah, parents Billy McKenzie and Bella Davey, at Barambah on 5.12.1923.
 
Willie Crowe, aged 39 years, born Kenilworth, parents Nudler and Mary married Annie Stanley, aged 30 years born Degilbo, mother Emily, on 12. 8.1919 at Barambah.
 
Aggie Bligh died on 30.12.1910 at Barambah


 
 
 

Sunday 11 October 2015

Barada Barna Native Title Meeting

The Native Title area is roughly around Moranbah, Dysart and Nebo.

Currently the Barada Barna People are currently described as the descendants of the following apical ancestors:

Bob Lotus
Lizzy Payne
Daisy (wife of Booyah McDonald)
Maggie (wife of Toby Barker & Peter Darwin & Michael Angus)
'Polly' Mary (wife of Robert Noble and Bert Fox)
Robert Noble
Lizzie (wife of Paddy Flynn)
Polly (wife of Thomas Mitchell)
Lucy Ross

The meeting is to authorise the apical ancestors to be amended to the following -

The Barada Barna People are the descendants of:

Bob Lotus
Lizzy Payne
Daisy (wife of Booyah McDonald)
Maggie Barker (wife of Toby Barker & Peter Darwin & Michael Angus)
'Polly' Mary (wife of Robert Noble and Bert Fox)
Lizzie (wife of Paddy Flynn)
Polly (wife of Thomas Mitchell)
Lucy Ross
Laura (wife of Duke/George Barker, Neddy/Teddy Sauney and Adam Bowen)
Charles Budby (father of George ‘Saltbush’ Budby)

Appeared in the Courier Mail of October 10, 2015

Some notes of interest

Thomas Tiger Mitchell, aged about 60 years in 1938, born Talawanta Stn, Alexander River, Qld.
Polly Mitchell, born round 1875 - 1885  Nebo, Qld

Michael Angus died on 10.10.1933 at Suttor Creek, Nebo, aged 38 years and single.
His father is Michael Angus snr at Mirani,  mother was Kitty who died at the birth of Michael at
Eungella Stn.
Protector of Aborigines, Nebo,  Wages Register 1916 - 1946 shows Michael Angus died in 1939 and his bank account went to his wife Maggie Darwin.

Saturday 19 September 2015

New paper in the Australian Geographer

A paper titled "Aboriginal Memories of Inundation of the Australian Coast Dating from More than 7000 Years Ago" by Patrick D. Nunn & Nicholas J. Reid appears in the Australian Geographer dated 2015 No 1. This paper is described here and can currently be downloaded free at the Journal Reference at the end of that article.

Thursday 10 September 2015

Birriah Native Title Claim Group


The Birriah Native Title Claim Group is currently described as the biological and adopted descendants of

Jinnie Tiers
Kuburu, the father of Billy Lightning Banbari
John Smallwood
Rosie Schilling
Peggy Barker
Sambo Callaghan
Tommy Dodd or Tommy Morgan
the mother of Lizzie Limburner

It is proposed that the Birriah Native Title Claim Group be re-formulate TO ADD the biological and adopted descendants of Nellie Skeen or William (Billy) Skeen Snr in order to ensure that the description of the Birriah Native Title Claim Group is consistent with the best available supporting evidence.

If that were done, the Birriah Native Title Claim Group would become the following (reformulated Birriah Native Title Claim Group): The biological or adopted descendants of:

Jinnie Tiers
Kuburu, the father of Billy Lightning Banbari
John Smallwood
Rosie Schilling
Peggy Barker
Sambo Callaghan
Tommy Dodd or Tommy Morgan
the mother of Lizzie Limburner
Nellie Skeen or William (Billy) Skeen Snr.

The advertisement covers further matters but this post is purely the apical ancestors.

Appeared in the Koori Mail of September 9, 2015.

Some notes of interest

Donald Tiers, son of Charlie Tiers and Jinnie Tiers died at Woorabinda on 10.10.1952 aged 73 years

Caude Conway, daughter of Charlie Tiers and Jinnie Tiers died at Woorabinda on 21.11.1952 aged 65 years

Frank Fisher, born in 1908 in Townsville, had parents Frank Fisher and Rosie Shilling was married at Murgon on 5/1/1935

Peggy Barker died at Palm Island on 9. 7.1920

Lizzie Limburner died on 5. 2.1943 at Palm Island, parents Mr Tucker (white) and Dinah

Tommy Morgan aged 23 years, born at Dutchess appears in the Medical Journal of Australia dated 8. 9.1928

Nellie Skeen, born 1910 Musgrave River, Cooktown, parents Jack Kremmer and Dolly, husband William Skeen





Monday 31 August 2015

Mithaka People Native Title Claim

The claim area is roughly bounded by Betoota, Windorah, Jundah, Bedourie and Birdsville, Queensland.

The Mithaka People are currently all those Mithaka persons descended from the following Aboriginal apical ancestors –
(a) Nangkaliya; which includes Mithaka persons in the following families: Gorringe, Fortune, McKellar, Lander, Curran, Hunter and Walton;
(b) Jacky Frew;
(c) Njira Taffy;
(d) Joe St Clair;
(e) Pantya-Wanku-Ngawiranha;
(f) Butcher;
(g) Tyuka-Putali;
(h) Wargally and wife Moopina; which includes Mithaka persons in the following families: McCarthy, Mallyer, Crawford, Burns, Murphy, Rose, Gray, Martin, Naylor, Troutman and Turnbull;
(i) Mingelli Joe and sister Maggie;
(j) Cameron Downs;
(k) Bluff Wanna.

The purpose of Authorisation Meeting #1 is to:
1. Consider and authorise essential and necessary amendments to the claim group description for the Mithaka application, in the form set out below (with amendments by way of redescriptions and additions shown in underlining below), so as to ensure that the application is consistent with the best available supporting evidence. The changes proposed are:

(a) to redescribe the current apical description, “Nangkaliya; which includes Mithaka persons in the following families: Gorringe, Fortune, McKellar, Lander, Curran, Hunter and Walton”, as “Nangkaliya”;
(b) to redescribe the current apical description, “Wargally and wife Moopina; which includes Mithaka persons in the following families: McCarthy, Mallyer, Crawford, Burns, Murphy, Rose, Gray, Martin, Naylor, Troutman and Turnbull”, as “Katie/Kitty Wallerina (also known as Kathleen Mallyer and Kathleen Thompson)”;
(c) to redescribe the current apical description, “Joe St Clair”, as “Mingelli Joe (also known as Joe St Clair / Mentuli / Minchoolie / Mintulee /Joe the Rainmaker)”;
(d) to redescribe the current apical description, “Mingelli Joe and sister Maggie”, as “Maggie (sister of Mingelli Joe)”;
(e) to remove the current apical ancestors, “Bluff Wanna” and “Butcher”;
(f) to include and add the following new apical ancestors – “i. Bunbili; ii. Puthi (also known as Frank); iii. Natkillie Billy; iv. Warinyawarinyi (also known as Jacky)”; and v. Donald Morney”.

If authorised, the amended Mithaka People claim group description, as newly described, will be:
The Mithaka People are Aboriginal people who:
1. are the descendants of the following people:
(a) Nangkaliya;
(b) Katie/Kitty Wallerina (also known as Kathleen Mallyer and Kathleen Thompson);
(c) Njira Taffy;
(d) Mingelli Joe (also known as Joe St Clair / Mentuli / Minchoolie / Mintulee /Joe the Rainmaker);
(e) Maggie (sister of Mingelli Joe);
(f) Donald Morney;
(g) Bunbili;
(h) Jacky Frew;
(i) Pantya-Wanku-Ngawiranha;
(j) Tyuka-Putali;
(k) Cameron Downs;
(l) Puthi (also known as Frank);
(m) Natkillie Billy;
(n) Warinyawarinyi (also known as Jacky),
2. identify themselves as Mithaka People.


This is only part of the advertisement that appeared in the Koori Mail of August 26, 2015 and deals sole with the currently defined apical ancestors.

Friday 17 July 2015

Residences for half-castes - Alice Springs (1943-1954)

From July 14 - 18, 2015 there have been 802 pageviews of the following page extracted from the National Archives of Australia file identified as follows

National Archives of Australia, Public Works - Northern Territory, Residences for half-castes - Alice Springs (1943-1954), Reference A518 AH241/6/6 1943 - 1954

Below is an example of the type of information the file contains :-

House No. 2

Tenancy agreement not signed by present occupant.

House let to Alec Turner, but his mother Hetty Perkins is responsible for rent, etc.
Occupant   Mrs Hetty Perkins
                  Rita Perkins
                       Michael Perkins aged 10 months

                  May Perkins
                        Neville Perkins aged 11 months

                   Donald Turner, son of Hetty Perkins employed by Department of Works

Hetty Perkins exempt - 20th December, 1950
Rita Perkins, unexempt
May Perkins, unexempt
Don Turner, unexempt

Hetty Perkins employed Underdowns Cafe receives 8 pound per week
May Perkins employed Underdowns Cafe receives 5 pound per week
Rita Perkins unemployed
Don Turner on award wages

3 adult females
1 adult male
2 male children


It would be interesting to know the reason for this sudden interest.

Friday 5 June 2015

Mitakoodi / Mayi People Native Title Claim

The claim area includes the towns of Cloncurry, McKinlay and surrounding areas.

The Mitakoodi / Mayi people are the descendants of

Minnie
Thomas 'Tiger' Mitchell
Dinah
Topsy

Appeared in the Koori Mail of June 3, 2015

A note of interest

Tiger Mitchell was born about 1870 Tullawanta Stn, father an unnamed aborigine,
mother Kitty, wife Polly Mitchell. Removed from Cloncurry to Palm Island in 1928.

Thursday 4 June 2015

Koa People Native Title Claim

The claim area is in the Winton Kynuna area of Queensland.

The Koa people are the descendants of the following people

Mary Ann Watson
Zoe Button
George Mitchell
Topsy Mitchell aka Katie of Cork Station
Nancy Chambers
Jack Chermside
Charley Riley
Jacob Chermside
Lois Tighe / Tye
Maria Creed
Timothy Creed
Valentine Mingo
Minnie Winton
Jack Watson
Tommy Watson
George Watson

Appeared in the Koori Mail dated June 3, 2015

Some notes of interest are

Bernard Smith Creed aged about 10 years, son of an unknown white man and Maria,
was baptised at Yarrabah on 12. 2.1905

Mavis Amethyst Creed, daughter of Bernard Smith Creed and May Burnett
was born at Yarrabah on 21. 5.1921

Bernard Euston Creed, daughter of Bernard Smith Creed and May Burnett
was born at Yarrabah on 13. 2.1924

William John Needham Creed, son of Timothy Creed and Eulie
was born at Yarrabah on 10. 7.1925

Valentine Mingo aged 18 years from Kynuna was exempt in 1908

Jacob Chermside, aged 32 years, parents Long Charlie and Maggie Churnside (Chermside)
married Mary Jaro at Barambah in 1924

Jacob Chermside and wife Mary and children Sheila, Rachel, Maisey and Charlie
were removed from Hawkwood to Cherbourg in 1933

Jacob Chermside, aged 32 years, parents Long Charlie and Maggie Churnside (Chermside)
married Mary Jaro at Barambah in 1924

Jacob Chermside and wife Mary and children Sheila, Rachel, Maisey and Charlie
were removed from Hawkwood to Cherbourg in 1933
Jack Chermside died 28. 1.1943 aged 87 years at Woorabinda

Lois Tighe was the mother of Mary Solomon who was born at Winton around 1879

Nancy Chambers aged 85 years was buried on 19. 7.1968 at Cherbourg

Livingstone Charles Chambers, son of Charles and Nancy Chambers
was baptised at Yarrabah on 9. 2.1908

Monday 1 June 2015

Site Visits Now past 500,000

The number of pageviews on this site since it moved from VICNET in 2012 now exceeds 500,000. Some statistics follow

Pageviews   500,027
Sessions    152,621
Users        97,642

Friday 29 May 2015

Wangan and Jagalingou Native Title Claim Group

Wangan and Jagalingou Native Title Claim Group

Area roughly enclosed by Capella, Moranbah, Mount Coolon, Aramac, Barcaldine, Blackall, Tambo, including Alpha and Clermont, Queensland.

Apical ancestors are described as :-

Billy and Lucy (parents of Jimmy Tarpot, Mary Ann Albro, Mary Ellen)
Daisy Collins
Nellie Digaby
Dan Dunrobin (aka Dunrobin, Christopher Dunrobin and Dan Robin)
Frank Fisher Snr (of Clermont)
Annie Flourbag
Jimmy Flourbag
Katy of Clermont
Charlie McAvoy of Logan Downs
Liz McEvoy of Alpha
Maggie of Clermont (aka Maggie Miller and Nandroo)
The mother of Jack (Girrabah) Malone snr and Jim (Conee) Malone
Mary of Clermont (aka Mary Johnson)
Momitja

Appeared in the Courier Mail May 30, 2015

Some notes for interest

Camped at Police Creek near Mt Coolon in 1934 were
Donald Wallace, Mary Ann Campbell, Jean, Tommy Albro, Mary Ann Albro, Bob Tarpot, Oliver, Janet Twist

Mary Ann Albro died on 20. 8.1939 at Fantome Island aged 60 years

The Blood Groups of Full-blood Australian Aborigines by G. Phillips
Medical Journal of Australia, September 8, 1928, pp 296 - 300
This study was carried out on Aborigines living at Barambah in 1927 or 1928
One of those studied was Annie Flourbag, aged 50 years and born at Alpha

Jimmy Flourbag was aged 65 years when at Barambah in 1928
Annie Flourbag died on 22. 7.1937 at Cherbourg

Charley McAvoy, aged 50 years, his wife Polly McAvoy, aged 45 years and daughter Maudie McAvoy H/C, aged 9 years, all from Clermont, arrived at Barambah in 1917

Pollie Gray was removed from Clermont to Barambah in 1914

Dan Dunrobin died 23.10.1938 at Cherbourg aged 50 years
Lizzie Dunrobin and children Dan and Bob were removed from Clermont to Barambah in 1924

Daisy Collins, born about 1897 at Clermont, parents Frank Collins and Judy, married Arthur Murdock (Returned Serviceman), in 1919 at Barambah

Thursday 21 May 2015

Wulli Wulli People Information and Authorization Meeting

The Wulli Wulli native title claim group is currently described as the descendants of the following apical ancestors:

Tommy, father of Wonga
Ginalene, mother of Ernest Pope
Maria, mother of Isabella Hooper
Grace, mother of Fanny Joyce
Billy and Selina, parents of Jacob
Mary Ann, mother of Maggie McLean
Billy Buttons & Mergwin Tilly, mother of Harry Blucher
Jinnie, wife of George Logan
Jack, father of Jack Hornet
Amy, wife of John Bond
Maggie, wife of Harry West
Jessie Fuller
Rosie Ah Sue
Thomas Clancy
Jackanapes
John/James Serico

The purpose of the Information Meetings is to provide information including the following
whether to amend the current claim group description to remove the names

John/James Serico;
Maggie (wife of Harry West);
Billy Buttons
Mary Ann (mother of Maggie McLean);

and to change the way three of the apical ancestors are described

Billy Buttons & Mergwin to Mergwin Blay
Rosie Ah Sue to Rosie, mother of John Barra
Mary Ann (mother of Maggie McLean) to Unnamed adoptive father of Maggie McLean

Appeared in the Koori Mail dated May 20, 2015

Some notes of interest are

The Eidsvold Police Letterbooks show the following entry
 6.10.1948  Wonga Pope, an old Aboriginal woman, died on 30. 8.1948 at Eidsvold Hospital. She was a Fullblood aged 90 yrs. Buried on 31. 8.1948 at Eidsvold Cemetery. Her husband died some years ago.

Ernest Pope, Halfcaste, his wife Wonga Pope, Fullblood,  and their children were removed from Eidsvold to Barambah in 1915.

The Medical Journal of Australia dated September 8, 1928 lists Wonga Pope as aged 50 years and born at Gayndah.

At the marriage of Jacob to Lucy Gracemere in 1912 Jacob is listed as aged 50 years, born at Bundoomba and son of Billy and Selina.



IULA Meeting Kaurareg People

The following details have been taken from the meeting notice in the Koori Mail of May 20, 2015.

The Kaurareg people (QUD362/2010) are the descendants of the following people

Makaku and Buiya
Gaugabiri (sometimes spelt Kaugapiri)
Zagra Snr / Jack Prince of Wales and Kamur
Kaitap and Serei
Urui
Daiam and Duni
Baetie
Bagie
Rattler Tom
Papoose and Pau Pai Kai
Kanamuri and Neru Pearson
Panipan

The ILUA refers to sections of Hammond Island as shown in the advertisement in the Koori Mail.

A note of interest

Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Straits
Volume 5 Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Western Islanders, page 152

Dr Haddon has noted the following cases of adoption -
Muralug. Adoption into the same totem. Tugana (Uzi) had no children by his wife Siabi {Unoa),
adopted Zagra (Uzi) (17) when his father Waitu died and also Sak when his father (Zagra) died. Later he adopted Dati, Garab and Modani, the children of his dead brother Kobariz, who were thus his kazi. Similarly Butuma, "George Trooper," (Kursi), who had no children, adopted his dead brother's two children.


Friday 15 May 2015

Kunja People Native Title Claim

The claim area is centred around Cunnamulla in Queensland.

The Kunja people are the descendants of -

Killamunda  (including her children Margaret Turner (Granny McKellar), Annie / Nannie Widgell and Jack Brennan)

Flora Maranoa

Maria Major (including her children Jack Oliffe, Ron Wyman, Walter Wyman and Lily Lynett)

Jimmy Nyngan

This appeared in the Courier Mail dated May 16, 2015.

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya’u and Northern Kaanju Native Title Claim

The Federal Court of Australia decision for the Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya’u and Northern Kaanju Native Title Claim (Wuthathi, Kuuku Ya’u and Northern Kaanju People v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 381 ) is available here .

The apical ancestors are listed below plus a few notes I have added for interest.

The Wuthathi People
1. The descendants of:
(a) Pintharra
(b) Johnson Moreton
(c) Frank Wilson
(d) Ida Temple (Waterbag)
(e) Moe Rie Warren
(f) Innis Pascoe - (wife of Peter (Piramu) Pascoe)
(g) Dinah
(h Ada Lancaster - (among the Pascoe River natives listed at Portland Roads in 1947, arrived at Lockhart River Mission in 1966, born Forbes Island, parents Billy Quantasie and Alwarro)
(i) Annie Punda (Athanamu) - (born c1900 Pascoe River, husband Billy Punda)
(j) Nara Jira Para
(k) Ela (Illa) and
(l) Eliza (wife of Tom Ware).
2. Those persons adopted by any Wuthathi People referred to in item 1 above in accordance with traditional laws and customs.

The Kuuku Ya’u People
1. The descendants of:
(a) Johnny (Yarakupi) Doctor and Nancy (Tawamulu) as a result of their union
(b) Charlie Kanora as a result of union with his two wives Nelly and Jean
(c) Tom ‘Flathead’ Platt (father of Johnny Pascoe)
(d) Charlie James (brother of Tom ‘Flathead’ Platt)
(e) Peter (Piramu) Pascoe (including adopted son Lawrence Fruit) - (among the Pascoe River natives listed at Portland Roads in 1947, born c1895 Lockhart River, wife Ennis Pascoe)
(f) Agnes (Puruwa) (wife of Jimmy Hobo) - (married 1918 Thursday Island)
(g) Bob Pascoe (brother of Annie Anderson)
(h) Annie Anderson (wife of Fred Charles Lancaster)
(i) Topsy (wife of John George Hollingsworth)
(j) Toby (Tupamaynaku) Accoom and Kitty (Tunpu) as a result of their union
(k) Charlie Claudie (father of Charlie (Kutini) Giblet renamed after Hugh Giblet)
(l) Barney Claudie and Minnie (Chinka) Doctor as a result of their union
(m) Hughie (Tantuki) Temple - (died 1973, parents Ned Morton and Rosie, wife Ida Gibson)
(n) Annie Butcher - (born c1905 Wenlock River died 1973, Aboriginal name Wagaminya, parents Charlie and Nellie Westcott, husband Johnson Butcher)
2. Those persons adopted by any Kuuku Ya’u People referred to in item 1 above in accordance with traditional laws and customs.

Northern Kaanju People
1. The descendants of:
(a) Billy Moreton and his son George Moreton Snr
(b) Big Johnny Nguulpam Horseboy as a result of union with his two wives Nellie and Mary Anne
(c) Tom ‘Flathead’ Platt
(d) Old Lady Rosie (wife of Ambrose Butt and Old Paddy)
(e) Annie Small as a result of union with her husband Ambrose Butt
(f) Billy Boyd as a result of union with his wife Kathy Robertson
(g) ‘King’ Bob Robertson
(h) George Mamoose (also known as George Mamus)
(i) Victoria John
(j) Charlie Boko
(k) Billy Chungo - (wife Maggie, aged 65 in 1933 at Lockhart River Mission, Had TB)
(l) Annie Mullet, and of her parents Mickey and Nellie - (born c1898 Claudie River, married to Jimmy Mullet, aged 37 in 1933 at Lockhart River Mission, Aboriginal name Jiboora)
(m) Jim Copo (Cooper) as a result of union with his wife Elsie
(n) Charlie James, brother of Tommy ‘Flathead’ Platt
(o) Nancy Boyd as a result of union with her husband Mickey (Monkey) Boyd (also known as Monkey Gordon)
(p) Toby Horseboy
(q) Annie King, also known as Long Annie (wife of Paddy King), and of her brother Roy Stevens
(r) Old Lady Mapoon (wife of English Barkley) and of her daughter Alice Mark
(s) Dick York and of his brothers Larry York and Old Man Balrat
(t) Annie Densley, also known as Short Annie, and of her brother Joe Sullivan
(u) Paddy King
(v) Nellie Fox (also known as Nellie Greedy) and of her sister Mary Ann Johnson
(w) Annie Night Island (wife of Frederick Charles Mortenson), of Mary Ann and of Rosie Percy and
(x) Wally David.
2. Those persons adopted by any Northern Kaanju People referred to in item 1 above in accordance with traditional laws and customs.


Saturday 21 March 2015

Boonthamurra Native Title Claim

The Boonthamurra Native Title Claim is roughly an area centred around Windorah and Eromanga.

The Boonthamurra People are the biological descendants of the apical ancestors:

Pumpkin 'Burrakin'
Jimmy Jones
Melon Head
George Docherty Ray
Kitty Ray (mother of Mark Wallace)
Topsy (spouse of Barney)
Jack O'Lantern (Adopted)
Ronald Ray 'Pontius Pilot'
Basil Tully
Kangaroo
Tiger Ray
Tippo Ray
Alen Witchery Ray
Mickey Ray
Dick Ray
Rosie Braddle
George Jacobs
Beemore Barney
Rosie Jacobs
Alec Jacobs
Johnson Murray Jacobs
Dick Barney
Dick Reed
Frank Yalkili Miller

Appeared in the Courier Mail dated March 21, 2015
Some notes

Jack O'Lantern J-261 was born around 1909 and had a wife named May.

A large number of these people are mentioned in the following records at the Queensland State Archives

Clerk of Petty Sessions, Eromanga
Miscellaneous Correspondence relating to Aborigines
1939 - 1953 CPS 6C/14

Clerk of Petty Sessions, Eromanga
Letters written by the Aboriginal Protector
1920 - 1937 CPS 6C/G15

Dick of Ray Station married Rosie Braddle of Terarchie Station at Eromanga in 1920.
Rosie was born around 1896 at Ray Station and parents were Braddle and Sally.
Dick was born around 1878 Mt Margaret Stn, Eromanga and parents were Jacob and Rosie

Budjiti Native Title Claim

The claim area is roughly the area bounded by Yowah, Thargomindah, Hungerford, Eulo and Cunnamulla.

The Budjiti people are described as the biological descendants of the following apical ancestors

Jessie Brooks
Gypsy Brooks
Lizzie Brooks

Appeared in the Courier Mail dated March 21, 2015

It is interesting that there are only three apical ancestors listed for this large area.

Some details of these ancestors can be seen in the book Matya Mundu - A History of the Aboriginal People of South-East Queensland by H. McKellar and published in 1984.
 

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Yugara People Native Title Claim

The following Native Title Report Sandy on behalf of the Yugara People v State of Queensland (No 2) [2015] FCA 15 is available here . The judgement is dated 27 January 2015 with the Corrigdendum dated 2 February 2015.

Thursday 8 January 2015

Brewarrina Shire Council Burial Register

The Brewarrina Shire Council Burial records to 1983 are available here. Places include Brewarrina, Brewarrina Mission, Goodooga, Weilmoringle, Angledool, New Angledool and many others. Over 3000 burials are recorded.

Daisy Bates Digital Archive

The Daisy Bates Digital Archive is located on the University of Adelaide Digital Archive here. It includes numerous genealogies from Western Australia.