Some Interesting Reading

These articles attracted my interest :-

Climate change not to blame for late Quaternary megafauna extinctions in Australia

Nature Communications Volume 7, Published 29 January 2016, available here

 

Human predation contributed to the extinction of the Australian megafaunal bird Genyornis newtoni ~47 ka

Nature Communications Volume 7 Published 29 January 2016 available here

 

Genetics reveal 50,000 years of independent history of aboriginal Australian people, available here

  

 

Orange Aboriginal Heritage Report

The Orange Aboriginal Heritage Report dated February 1912 has the following Appendices
The Report is available here.

(1) Names of Trackers Employed in the Orange District Between 1883 and 1949
(2) Aboriginal People Buried in the Orange Cemetery
(3) Blanket Returns
      Wellington  29. 8.1830
      Bathurst 29. 5.1833 and 3. 7.1833
      Wellington Valley 1834
      Bathurst 6. 8.1834
      Bathurst 1836
      Carcoar 10. 7.1841

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.

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)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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.

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.