De Satge on behalf of the Butchulla People #2 v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 1132 available here.
The native title holders for the determination area are described as the Butchulla People and are the biological descendants of the following people:
Father/Mother of Gracie and Maudie Daramboi
Mother of Jessie Aldridge’s mother and Lappy
Mother of Charles Richards
Garry Owens
Annie Morris/Anna Gala nee Morris
Granny Polcus/Jenny Brown
Willy Brown/Mamboo/Namboo
George Gundy
Willy Wondunna
Jack Morris
Mary Ann (mother of Susan Rooney)
Roger Bennett
Percy Coulson
Mother of John and Rosie Broome
Mother of Clara, Henry, Percy and Lucy Wheeler.
Some notes of interest
Ada Pickles, born in Maryborough around 1890, parents were Namboo and Polcus
Queensland Naturalist 19(1-3) 1968
Colliver F.S. & Hawken, M. Notes on the Fraser Island Aborigines.
Fraser Is people removed to Yarrabah 1904. Some descendants live
at Urangan 1968. Well-known identity Billy Wundunna died of extreme old
age 1947, was sent to Victoria to help track the Kelly gang.
A Jack Morris had a daughter Nora Morris who was married at Pialba in 1923
Roger Bennett, born about 1887 at Maryborough and parents Tharculbry and Rosie
A Roger Bennett lived at Pialba in 1938
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
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Sunday, 7 September 2014
Boonthamurra People and the Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia case Wallace on behalf of the Boonthamurra People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 901 makes fascinating reading. It is another side to Native Title Claims where the court decides who is part of a claim and who is not with anthropologists, etc involved on both sides. The Transcript appears here .
Friday, 5 September 2014
Birriah Native Title Claim
The Queensland Birriah Native Title Claim Group is currently described as the descendants of the following people:
Barney Anderson;
George Bowen;
Maggie Callaghan (also known as Mary-Ann Callaghan);
Dick Clark;
Magdalene Claussen (Kyle);
Lily Cook and Dick Cook or Cecil 'Pincher' Cook;
Paddy Daly;
Eric Dinduck;
Victor Diprose and May Albury (nee Diprose);
Reg Dodd (Snr);
Arthur Emmerson (Snr) and Nellie Emmerson;
Sambo Gallaghan;
Dick Hegarty (also known as Dick Dinduck or Dick Allan);
Tom Iffley;
Tommy King and Alice King;
Rosie Kyle and Dan Kyle;
Norah Smallwood;
Jimmy Larry;
Billy Lightning and Alice Lightning;
Lizzie Morgan (also known as Janet Twist);
Major Mitchell;
Elsie New Island;
Mary O’Sing;
Emily Prior (Picard);
Bob Roberts;
Rosie Shilling;
Sophie Skeen;
Dolly Tarpot/Langton (nee Dunrobin);
Jean Tears, Maude Tears, Donald Tears and Minnie Tears;
Janet Twist and Albert Twist;
Daisy Wake;
Charlie Watson; and
Sharper 'Woodhouse'.
It is proposed that the Birriah Native Title Claim Group be re-formulated to the following
The biological or adopted descendants of:
Jinnie Tiers;
Kuburu, the father of Billy Lightning Banbari;
Rosie Schilling;
Peggy Barker;
Sambo Callaghan;
Tommy Dodd or Tommy Morgan;
the mother of Lizzie Limburner.
Appeard in the Courier Mail of Saturday September 6, 2014.
Some odds and ends
Albert Twist, Janet Twist, Hector Twist, Olive Twist and Ruby Teare were removed from Clermont to Woorabinda in 1936
Sharper Woodhouse, Bessie Woodhouse, Nimrod, Bostock, Louie and Trooper were removed from Cloncurry to Palm Island in 1931
Sharper Woodhouse as born in 1886 Normanton and father was Johnnie. He married Bessie in 1927 at Canobie Station. Bessie died at Palm Island in 1932. Bessie was also known as Bessie Ah Fat.
Jimmy Larry aged 35 years in 1917 appears in the Bowen Police Watchhouse Charge Books. His ife was Norah.
Dick Hegarty or Dick No.2 died on 24 August 1932 at the Collinsville Hospital. His daughters are
Eliza Iffley, the wife of Tommy Iffley, and Kate who is presently under agreement at Suttor Creek Station. Dick's wife is Lizzie. Dick was born at Avon Downs Station and took his name from the then owner.
Elsie New Island died at Bowen in 1936.
Sophie Skeen and her unnamed child died at Palm Island in 1926.
Dolly Tarpot died at Clermont in 1931.
Jack Langton of Clermont born in 1905 had parents Dob Tarpot and Dolly. He married Edith Rabbit at Cherbourg in 1932.
Lizzie Limburner born 1880 Ayr, died 5. 2.1943, parents Tucker (white man) and Dinah, husband
Con Limburner. A child was Nora Smallwood, born 1898. Lizzie died in 1943 at Palm Island.
Peggy Barker died in 1920 at Palm Island.
Barney Anderson;
George Bowen;
Maggie Callaghan (also known as Mary-Ann Callaghan);
Dick Clark;
Magdalene Claussen (Kyle);
Lily Cook and Dick Cook or Cecil 'Pincher' Cook;
Paddy Daly;
Eric Dinduck;
Victor Diprose and May Albury (nee Diprose);
Reg Dodd (Snr);
Arthur Emmerson (Snr) and Nellie Emmerson;
Sambo Gallaghan;
Dick Hegarty (also known as Dick Dinduck or Dick Allan);
Tom Iffley;
Tommy King and Alice King;
Rosie Kyle and Dan Kyle;
Norah Smallwood;
Jimmy Larry;
Billy Lightning and Alice Lightning;
Lizzie Morgan (also known as Janet Twist);
Major Mitchell;
Elsie New Island;
Mary O’Sing;
Emily Prior (Picard);
Bob Roberts;
Rosie Shilling;
Sophie Skeen;
Dolly Tarpot/Langton (nee Dunrobin);
Jean Tears, Maude Tears, Donald Tears and Minnie Tears;
Janet Twist and Albert Twist;
Daisy Wake;
Charlie Watson; and
Sharper 'Woodhouse'.
It is proposed that the Birriah Native Title Claim Group be re-formulated to the following
The biological or adopted descendants of:
Jinnie Tiers;
Kuburu, the father of Billy Lightning Banbari;
Rosie Schilling;
Peggy Barker;
Sambo Callaghan;
Tommy Dodd or Tommy Morgan;
the mother of Lizzie Limburner.
Appeard in the Courier Mail of Saturday September 6, 2014.
Some odds and ends
Albert Twist, Janet Twist, Hector Twist, Olive Twist and Ruby Teare were removed from Clermont to Woorabinda in 1936
Sharper Woodhouse, Bessie Woodhouse, Nimrod, Bostock, Louie and Trooper were removed from Cloncurry to Palm Island in 1931
Sharper Woodhouse as born in 1886 Normanton and father was Johnnie. He married Bessie in 1927 at Canobie Station. Bessie died at Palm Island in 1932. Bessie was also known as Bessie Ah Fat.
Jimmy Larry aged 35 years in 1917 appears in the Bowen Police Watchhouse Charge Books. His ife was Norah.
Dick Hegarty or Dick No.2 died on 24 August 1932 at the Collinsville Hospital. His daughters are
Eliza Iffley, the wife of Tommy Iffley, and Kate who is presently under agreement at Suttor Creek Station. Dick's wife is Lizzie. Dick was born at Avon Downs Station and took his name from the then owner.
Elsie New Island died at Bowen in 1936.
Sophie Skeen and her unnamed child died at Palm Island in 1926.
Dolly Tarpot died at Clermont in 1931.
Jack Langton of Clermont born in 1905 had parents Dob Tarpot and Dolly. He married Edith Rabbit at Cherbourg in 1932.
Lizzie Limburner born 1880 Ayr, died 5. 2.1943, parents Tucker (white man) and Dinah, husband
Con Limburner. A child was Nora Smallwood, born 1898. Lizzie died in 1943 at Palm Island.
Peggy Barker died in 1920 at Palm Island.
Thursday, 3 July 2014
Kullilli People - Federal Court Australia
The transcript of Smith on behalf of the Kullilli People v State of Queensland [2014] FCA 691 in the Federal Court of Australia appeared here.
The Kullilli people are described as the biological descendants of one or more of the following :-
Joe Barney
Neba Brighton
Daisy (spouse Harry Pilot)
'Gnadollie' Hekel
Ida (spouse Peter Williams, Buckley)
'Mary Ann' Jinnie (spouse William Conlan)
Mary (spouse Harry Barney)
Mary (spouses Chinese, Dick Richards and Alexander Brierty)
'Ippi' Mary (Bob Gray)
Mary-Ann (Billy Phillips)
'Miria' Maryann (Alick, Charlie Turner, Jack Williams)
'Munga' Maryann
Jeannie 'Jinnie' Mossman and Charlie Fitzroy
Dick 'Gunta' Richards
'Kullilli' Rosie and her husband
'Curra' Jack Thompson
'Bunda' Tiger
Tilby and 'Djogo' Hugo
Tinda and Lollipop
Toby and Topsy
Jack 'Norley' Wallace
Monitor Wallace
Willico
Harry Willis
Harry Willy-Boy
Monday Willoughby
Harry Barney
Annie Bulloo
Jack Bulloo
Charlie Copra
Maggie
Trella/Tarella (and her son Albert Hagan).
Some more interesting bits and pieces
Neba Brighton died on 7. 5.1917 at Taroom
In 1909 Neba, a young girl, neglected and ill-treated, was sent from Condamine to Barambah to school and later to Taroom
Charlie Copra was removed from Thargomindah to Taroom in 1918
Charlie Copra (Eringie), widower, mother was Jinny, died on 19. 5.1953 aged 60 years at Woorabinda
Albert Hagan of Toompine was recommended for an Exemption in 1920
Monitor, single, aged 39 years, and a native of the Bulloo River, died on 7. 2.1923 at Bulloo Downs Stn. His brother is Wallace Norley who has a wife and 5 children.
Annie Conlon, born in 1872 at Thargomindah, mother was Willico
The Kullilli people are described as the biological descendants of one or more of the following :-
Joe Barney
Neba Brighton
Daisy (spouse Harry Pilot)
'Gnadollie' Hekel
Ida (spouse Peter Williams, Buckley)
'Mary Ann' Jinnie (spouse William Conlan)
Mary (spouse Harry Barney)
Mary (spouses Chinese, Dick Richards and Alexander Brierty)
'Ippi' Mary (Bob Gray)
Mary-Ann (Billy Phillips)
'Miria' Maryann (Alick, Charlie Turner, Jack Williams)
'Munga' Maryann
Jeannie 'Jinnie' Mossman and Charlie Fitzroy
Dick 'Gunta' Richards
'Kullilli' Rosie and her husband
'Curra' Jack Thompson
'Bunda' Tiger
Tilby and 'Djogo' Hugo
Tinda and Lollipop
Toby and Topsy
Jack 'Norley' Wallace
Monitor Wallace
Willico
Harry Willis
Harry Willy-Boy
Monday Willoughby
Harry Barney
Annie Bulloo
Jack Bulloo
Charlie Copra
Maggie
Trella/Tarella (and her son Albert Hagan).
Some more interesting bits and pieces
Neba Brighton died on 7. 5.1917 at Taroom
In 1909 Neba, a young girl, neglected and ill-treated, was sent from Condamine to Barambah to school and later to Taroom
Charlie Copra was removed from Thargomindah to Taroom in 1918
Charlie Copra (Eringie), widower, mother was Jinny, died on 19. 5.1953 aged 60 years at Woorabinda
Albert Hagan of Toompine was recommended for an Exemption in 1920
Monitor, single, aged 39 years, and a native of the Bulloo River, died on 7. 2.1923 at Bulloo Downs Stn. His brother is Wallace Norley who has a wife and 5 children.
Annie Conlon, born in 1872 at Thargomindah, mother was Willico
Monday, 9 June 2014
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.
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
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
Friday, 23 May 2014
Yirrganydji Peole Native Title Meeting
Yirrganydji Peole Native Title Meeting
The Claim area is land and waters in the coastal and McAllister Range foothills area and an area of offshore waters between Port Douglas and Cairns.
The apical ancestors are listed as
(King) Billy Jagar and sister Ginny (Jinny / Njunjingai)
Jerry Bardon
Janie Brown (nee Clark)
Billy Boyle
Ernest Bounghi
Biddy Tangir Coleman
Joshua Barron
Henry of Barron River
Niji Wu of Double Island
Old man Manga / Mange
Robert Clarke
The meeting is to be held in Cairns on June 7, 2014.
Appeared in the Koori Mail of May 21, 2014
Some notes
(1) William Clarke of Yarrabah aged 21 years married Jane Brown (born Blackwater Queensland, mother Maggie) of Yarrabah aged 22 years on 4.12.1907 at St Alban's Church, Yarrabah.
(2) Billy Jagar (King of the Barron) died at the Aboriginal camp, Cairns on 6 March 1930.
(3) There was a Billy Boyle aged about 50 years at Coen in October 1933.
(4) A Billy Boyle, born around 1887, married Grace Baker, born around 1896, on 19.11.1939 at Yarrabah.
(5) In "Living with the Munpitch: The history of Mitchell River Mission, 1905 - 1967" Ernest Bounghi is mentioned on page 239 as coming to the Mission from Yarrabah with Ernest Gribble.
(6) "Reaching back : Queensland Aboriginal people recall early days at Yarrabah Mission" edited by Judy Thomson, Canberra, ACT, Aboriginal Studies Press, 1989, on page 101 states Janey Brown who came from Mareeba was the wife of Willie Clark, mother of Steve
The Claim area is land and waters in the coastal and McAllister Range foothills area and an area of offshore waters between Port Douglas and Cairns.
The apical ancestors are listed as
(King) Billy Jagar and sister Ginny (Jinny / Njunjingai)
Jerry Bardon
Janie Brown (nee Clark)
Billy Boyle
Ernest Bounghi
Biddy Tangir Coleman
Joshua Barron
Henry of Barron River
Niji Wu of Double Island
Old man Manga / Mange
Robert Clarke
The meeting is to be held in Cairns on June 7, 2014.
Appeared in the Koori Mail of May 21, 2014
Some notes
(1) William Clarke of Yarrabah aged 21 years married Jane Brown (born Blackwater Queensland, mother Maggie) of Yarrabah aged 22 years on 4.12.1907 at St Alban's Church, Yarrabah.
(2) Billy Jagar (King of the Barron) died at the Aboriginal camp, Cairns on 6 March 1930.
(3) There was a Billy Boyle aged about 50 years at Coen in October 1933.
(4) A Billy Boyle, born around 1887, married Grace Baker, born around 1896, on 19.11.1939 at Yarrabah.
(5) In "Living with the Munpitch: The history of Mitchell River Mission, 1905 - 1967" Ernest Bounghi is mentioned on page 239 as coming to the Mission from Yarrabah with Ernest Gribble.
(6) "Reaching back : Queensland Aboriginal people recall early days at Yarrabah Mission" edited by Judy Thomson, Canberra, ACT, Aboriginal Studies Press, 1989, on page 101 states Janey Brown who came from Mareeba was the wife of Willie Clark, mother of Steve
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