Clermont-Belyando Area Native Title Claim Meeting

Clermont-Belyando Area Native Title Claim (QUD25/2019) Meeting.

The Current Claim Group are the descendants of
Billy and Lucy (parents of Jimmy Tarpot, Mary Ann Alboro and Mary Ellen)
Dan Dunrobin (also known as Dunrobin, Christopher Dunrobin and Dan Robin)
Frank Fisher (Snr) of Clermont
Jimmy Flourbag
Charlie McAvoy of Logan Downs
Liz McEvoy of Alpha
The Mother of Jack (Girrabah) Malone and Jim (Conee) Malone
Mary of Clermont (also known as Mary Johnson).

The amended Claim Group are the descendents of
Billy and Lucy (parents of Jimmy Tarpot, Mary Ann Alboro and Mary Ellen)
Dan Dunrobin (also known as Dunrobin, Christopher Dunrobin and Dan Robin)
Frank Fisher (Snr) of Clermont
Jimmy Flourbag (husband of Annie Flourbag)
Charlie McAvoy of Logan Downs
Liz McEvoy of Alpha
The Mother of Jack (Girrabah) Malone and Jim (Conee) Malone
Mary of Clermont (also known as Mary Johnson)
Daisy Collins;
Maggie (Miller) of Clermont;
Nellie Digaby;
Momitja; and
Katy of Clermont.

Appeared in the Koori Mail dated August 26, 2020

Some notes

Dan Dunrobin is mentioned in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Report of the Inquiry into the Death of Gregory Michael Dunrobin available here
Dan Dunrobin died 23.10.1938 at Cherbourg aged c50 years
Dan Dunrobin born c1920 at Clermont parents Dunrobin and Lizzy Dunrobin 
Bob Dunrobin born c1924 at Clermont parents Dunrobin and Lizzy Dunrobin
Lizzie Dunrobin, Dan Dunrobin, child, Bob Dunrobin, child removed to Barambah in 1924

Lenny Malone, born 1907, married 6. 3.1928 Cherbourg, father is Jack Malone and mother is Eliza Quentin (born c1888, parents Albert Quentin (European) and Jenny (Full Blood))
Jessie McEvoy. born 1906 Clermont, died 4. 3.1940 Cherbourg, married 6. 3.1928 Cherbourg, father is unknown and mother is Polly McEvoy

Jack Malone , Native Name Girribah , male aged 31 yrs, Native of Jericho Class Woongoo       
Jim Malone , Native Name Conee , male aged 47 yrs, Native of Jericho, Class Woongoo  
at Durundur in 1903

Nellie Digaby was born around Avon Downs around 1863. Her two daughters Daisy(b.c.1891) and Grace (b.c.1893) were born at Frankfield while she worked there as a domestic. Nellie’s husband was Digarbie. (personal communication)

Annie Flourbag, aged 50 years, married, was at Barambah in 1928
Annie Flourbag died  on 22. 7.1937 at  Cherbourg
Jimmy Flourbag died on 22.10.1938 at Cherbourg  

Daisy Collins married Arthur Murdock in 1919 at Barambah