Woppaburra People Native Title Meeting

Woppaburra People Native Title Meeting

The claim area is centred on Great Keppel Island and North Keppel Island off the coast of Central Queensland.

The apical ancestors are described as

1. Yulowa 'Weerobilling'
2. Nellie 'Ooroong-ooran'
3. Oyster Maggie
4. Franny Lohse (mother of Fred Ross)

The definitive study of the Woppaburra people that has been published to date is by Michael Rowland and published in the Journal of Australian Studies no 81, Richard Nile (ed.), St Lucia, API Network and UQP, 2004 and available here.
He produces lists of Woppaburra people as below

(A) Photograph of a group of Woppaburra near the Lucas Homestead. Probably taken by Walter Roth in 1898. The teenage girl in the centre is Konomie, immediately behind her is Fred (Mogga), and behind him Yoolowa. Konomie Richards died in Acacia Ridge, Brisbane in 1973 aged ninety years. Konomie's daughter Ethel Richards (the most senior elder) still lives in Brisbane. Konomie Richards has many other descendants throughout Queensland

I have been shown a copy of the original photograph described above and on the reverse of the photo are the following words -
 "Mt. Morgan mine, 25 miles from Rockhampton, at end of stable on .... land"
 It would seem that  the people shown are not Woppaburra.
(Paul Mackett May 25, 2014)

(B) Report By Acting Sergeant Casey on the Number of Keppel Islanders, 7 February 1900 (NB: Kitty and Judy were in the Lock Hospital).

Aboriginal Male Adults

Uloro
Paddy

Aboriginal Female Adults

Old Woman
Mary Ann
Nellie
Annie
Lillie
Oyster Maggie
Kitty
Judy

Pure-blooded Female Children and ages

May (2yr 9mths)

Pure Blooded Male Children

Nil

Half-caste Male Children and ages

Abbot (12yr)
Fred (8yr)

Half-caste Female Children and ages

Canoma (12yr )
Lulo (8yr)
Jessie Anne (8yr)
Rosie (1 yr)

(C) Keppel Islanders removed from South Keppel Island in 1902.

Known As                                     Woppaburra Name                                                            Age

Paddy                  Woo-oon-yan full blood                21 years
Ulowa                  Weerobilling (father of Paddy)        65 years
Annar-mannam           (Mother of Paddy)                     65 years
Kitty                  Ooroong-oorann full -blood            24 years
Mary Ann               Yamal-Minyan full -blood              25 years
Nelly                  Ooroong-oorann No 2 full -blood       28 years
Judy                   Gac-Kiyar full -blood                 40 years
Annie                  Oo-cooran full -blood                 30 years
Sally                                                        27 years
Conomie                Boombilwan half -caste girl           17 years
Rowley                 Bonee manamm half -caste girl         10 years
Albert                 Mumkwarran half -caste boy            14 years
Fred                   Okyabinnie half -caste boy            8 years 
                       Half-caste girl                       9 years 
                       Half-caste boy                        2 ½ years
                       Half-caste baby girl                  4 months                       

Durundur Correspondence dated 30. 6.1903 lists the following from Keppel Island

        Albert , Native Name Monquarran , male aged 16y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Goobooroo
  
        Lourie , Native Name not given, male aged 61y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Goobooroo 

        Paddy , Native Name not given, male aged 25y
        Native of Keppel Island - Class Goobooroo
 
        Freddy , Native Name not given, male aged 12y
        Native of Keppel Island - Class Woongoo
    
        Old Woman , Native Name not given, female aged 63y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Bunburri      

        Mary Ann , Native Name not given, female aged 27y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Bunburri      

        Annie , Native Name Alkirran , female aged 32y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Bunburri  

        Nellie , Native Name not given, female aged 34y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Bunburri  

        Conomie , Native Name Conomie , female aged 17y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Woongoo 
  
        May , Native Name not given, female aged  5y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Goobooroo     

        Annie Lucas , Native Name not given, female aged  1y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Goobooroo     

        Lula , Native Name Lula , female aged 14y
        Native of Keppel Is - Class Woongoo       

The meeting notification appeared in the Courier Mail of July 27 - 28, 2013

The Wulli Wulli #2 native title claim group

The Wulli Wulli #2 native title claim group is currently described as the descendants of the following aboriginal ancestors:

Bojimba & Narrygn
Mary Ann, the mother of Maggie McLean
Billy McKenzie
Ginalene, the mother of Ernest Pope
Rosie Ah Sue
Romeo (King of Auburn)
Tilly, the mother of Harry Blucher
Kitty of Boondooma
Maggie West
Grace, the mother of Fanny Joyce
Mi Mi
Jackanapes
Jack, the father of Jack Hornet
Amy, wife of John Bond
Jinnie, the mother of Ranji Logan
Thomas Clancy
Billy and Selena, parents of Jacob
John Serico
Jessie Fuller
King Billy and Maria of Boondooma
Mergwin Button
Maria, the mother of Isabella Hooper
Maggie Hart

Basically the meeting is about the removal of
Romeo (King of Auburn)
Mary Ann the mother of Maggie McLean
John Serico
from the claim group and modification of the claim area.

 Fiona Powell is an anthropologst who is / was involved in this claim.

Appeared in the Courier Mail of July 13 - 14, 2013

Wiri Core Country Native Title Claim Meeting

Apical ancestors (QUD372/2006) are listed as

Albert Butterworth
Jinny Clark
Nellie Emmerson
Mary Johnson
Jerry and Janie, parents of Booyah McDonald
Flora Reed
Roger of Nebo
Sarah Sauney
Sophie Skeen
Donald Tears
Dick of Nebo, father of Sam Murray and Jessie
Billy and Molly, parents of Jessie Cotherstone and Billy Sullivan
Harry, father of Flora Doyle and Lilly
King and Meg King
Ida Hess
Maggie Barker

The meeting is to authorise an amendment to the claim to

(1) remove the following apical ancestors namely
    Donald Tears
    Mary Johnson
    Jerry and Janie, parents of Booyah McDonald
    Flora Reed
   
(2) replace Nellie Emmerson with siblings Tommy Emmerson / Iffley and Arthur Emmerson

(3) remove all the descendents of Donald Tears, Mary Johnson,
     Jerry and Janie  parents of Booyah McDonald, Flora Reed

(4) remove from the Applicant those persons who are deceased

An amended description of the Native Title Claim Group which, in accordance with the current anthropological research, more accurately describes but does not change the composition of the amended Native Claim Group, as follows

Biological or adopted descendents of the following

Jean White, mother of Albert Butterworth
Mr Clark ('of Suttor Station') and Jinny (of 'Stockton Station'), whose known children are
    Charlie Clark and Dick Clark
Jinny (of 'Stockton Station'), whose known child (with Mr Watson) is Charlie Watson
Siblings Tommy Emmerson / Iffley and Arthur Emmerson
Roger ('of Nebo district'), whose known child is Emily Rogers
Ned Thorney, whose known child is Sarah Mate Mate nee Thorney / Sauney
Sophie ('of Nebo'), whose known children are Jack Skeen, William Skeen and Norman Skeen
Dick ('of Nebo'), whose known child is Sam Murray
Billy ('of Nebo') and Molly (of 'Oxford Downs Station'), whose known children are
    Jessie and Billy Sullivan
Harry ('of Lake Elphinstone') whose known children are Lily Sullivan, Flora Doyle
    and Harry Monsell snr
King ('of Fort Cooper') and Meg ('of Fort Cooper'), whose known children are Johnny,  Mick,
     Mitchell Dalton, Paddy, Emma and Annie
Ida ('from Mackay'), whose known child is Rene Hess
Maggie, whose known children are Norman Brown snr, George 'Duke' Barker and Ina Darwin

Appeared in the Courier Mail of June 29 - 30, 2013