Wangan and Jagalingou Native Title Claim Group
Area roughly enclosed by Capella, Moranbah, Mount Coolon, Aramac, Barcaldine, Blackall, Tambo, including Alpha and Clermont, Queensland.
The claim Group is currently described as the descendants of the following apical ancestors
Maggie Tarpot of Clermont
Charlie McAvoy of Logan Downs
Frank Fisher snr of Clermont
Liz McEvoy of Logan Downs
George McEvoy
Polly of Clermont
Momitja
Bob Tarpot of Alpha
The meeting to be asked to consider amending the description of apical ancestors to the following,
Charlie McAvoy of Logan Downs
Frank Fisher snr of Clermont
Billy and Lucy (parents of Jimmy Tarpot, Mary Ann Albro, Mary Ellen)
Daisy Collins
Nellie Digaby
Mary of Clermont (aka Mary Johnson)
Jimmy Flourbag
Annie Flourbag
Liz McAvoy of Logan Downs
Momitja
Katy of Clermont
The mother of Jack Malone snr and Jim Malone
Maggie of Clermont (aka Maggie Miller)
Dan Dunrobin (aka Dunrobin, Christopher Dunrobin and Dan Robin)
The purposes of the information meeting on saturday 28 June 2014 are amongst others
To consider possible amendment of the native title claim group description by
(1) Deleting the following apicals
Maggie Tarpot of Clermont
Bob Tarpot of Alpha (to be replaced with his grandparents Billy and Lucy)
George McAvoy (son of Charlie McAvoy)
Polly of Clermont
(2) Adding the following as apical ancestors
Billy and Lucy (parents of Jimmy Tarpot, Mary Ann Albro, Mary Ellen)
Daisy Collins
Nellie Digaby
Mary of Clermont (aka Mary Johnson)
Jimmy Flourbag
Annie Flourbag
Katy of Clermont
The mother of Jack Malone snr and Jim Malone
Maggie of Clermont (aka Maggie Miller)
Dan Dunrobin (aka Dunrobin, Christopher Dunrobin and Dan Robin)
The meetings to be held on June 28 & 29, 2014
Appeared in the Courier Mail June 7, 2014
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
Abraham Johnson born c1892 Clermont had parents Harry and Mary Johnson
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
