The claim area has been previously described as the Roma and St George region of South West Queensland.
Current apical ancestors are
Nellie Edwards
Combarngo Bill
Weribone Jack snr
Mary Weribone
The meeting amongst other things will be about
(a) retaining or removing descendants of Weribone Jack Snr
(b) including the descendants of the following
Bella (mother of May Cavanagh)
Nellie of Surat
Jinnie West
Mollie of Roma
Ellen Daisy
Appeared in the Koorie Mail of April 23, 2016
Some Notes
St. George Cemetery
Weribone, Jack, died 19-8-1959, Age 75 yrs
Jack Weribone H/C, aged 49 years in 1935, born Roma
Parents Jack Murray and Mary Jailer, wife Bine Henry
Weribone Jack removed from Goondiwindi to Taroom in 1917
Weribone Jack removed from Taroom to Barambah in 1919
Weribone Jack (Weribone Jack Murray), from Taroom Settlement and Beria, his wife
Arrived at Barambah on 25.10.1919
Natives removed from Surat to Taroom in 1916 are listed below
Clara Matthews and her children Dora (7), Arthur (6), Frank (2 1/2), Mabel (1 1/4).
Harry Combarngo, Nellie Combarngo and children Myrtle (13), Perely (12), Nina (10), Colin (6).
Billy Combarngo.
William Combarngo W-104 of Surat, born 1863 Blythdale via Roma
Parents King Jimmy of Wallumbilla or Donnelly and Kitty
Wife Nellie Combarngo
Children Henry, Glen, Willie, Ollie, Colin, Percy, Sybil, Nina, Myrtle
Samuel MacDonald and Nellie Edwards were married in 1915 at Roma
In 1906 Aggie H/C 30 yrs of Surat, her children May 10 yrs, Thelma 6 yrs,
Kitty 4 yrs and a baby a few months old, sent to Deebing Creek.
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Police Station, Surat, Letterbook, 2. 9.1914 - 25. 7.1916
3. 9.1914 To I.O.P. Roma
Lizzie Watson, half-caste girl at Yarran Downs
4.11.1914 To P.O.A. Brisbane
George Sublet asks permission to marry half-caste Sybil Cambarngo
(Spelt as Cambange).
4.12.1914 To I.O.P. Roma
Half-caste Clara Edwards and her two illegitimate children, Frances Hannah Edwards and
Melda Lilly Edwards left Surat 4 weeks ago and are now at Roma. The may be in the company of Robert Munn.
5.12.1914 To I.O.P. Roma
Tracker Moses
7.12.1914 To I.O.P. Roma
Re: Mrs Beetsons report dated 27.10.1914
Half-caste Nellie Edwards is living in a hut with Samuel McDonald and
has lived with him for about 12 years. She has 3 male children aged
11, 7 and 5 years. McDonald supports them.
McDonald has applied for permission to marry Nellie Edwards.
Clara Edwards, half-caste, is at Roma
The Aboriginal men and boys in the report that are not under
agreement are:
Billy Cambarngo (spelt Combarnge)
His two sons , Glen Cambarngo, Ollie Cambarngo
Billy is married with a family of 6 children to support.
He works at Surat.
16.12.1914 To I.O.P. Roma
Escapee half-caste Harry Cooke
1. 1.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Samuel McDonald asks permission to marry half-caste Nellie Edwards
26. 2.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Phyllis Weribone, half-caste, and her illegitimate child Tommy Weribone live at Goodai Station in the Goondiwindi district
18. 3.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Application by Ivor Victor Davies to employ the half-caste girl Ruby Cambarngo
8. 6.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Albert Wilson and Alice Jerome, half-caste, and child are escapees. Not in district.
26. 6.1915 To P.O.A. Roma
Application by Pierce Butler to employ half-caste Ollie Cambarngo
2. 9.1915 To P.O.A. Roma
Application by Reginald John Lynch to employ Aboriginal Fred Heppi
16. 9.1915 To P.O.A. Roma
Aboriginals and half-castes in Surat sub-district
Name Caste Sex Age Address
---- ----- --- --- -------
Billy Cambarngo H/C M 54 Surat Husband
Nellie Cambarngo H/C F 48 Surat Wife
Harry Cambarngo H/C M 30 Surat ?Henry
Ollie Cambarngo H/C M 16 Surat Child
Percy Cambarngo H/C M 9 Surat Child
Colin Cambarngo H/C M 6 Surat Child
Ruby Cambarngo H/C F 20 Surat
Myrtle Cambarngo H/C F 11 Surat Child
Nina Cambarngo H/C F 7 Surat Child
Frances Hannah Edwards H/C F 4 Surat With mother
Melda Lilly Edwards H/C F 2 Surat With mother
Fred Hepi Abor M ?51 Surat
May Mathews H/C F 26 Surat Mother
Arthur Mathews H/C M 3 Surat Child
Jennie Brien Abor F 29 Elgin Park
Lizzie Watson H/C F 18 Yarran Downs
Harry ------ Abor M 70 Surat
20. 9.1915 To P. of A. Roma
Agreement with Fred Heppi completed.
25. 9.1915 To P. of A. Roma
Half-caste Frank Stewart, also called Frank Combardello.
His mother was married to a man named Stewart prior to living with Combardello Billy.
Stewart was half-caste Frank's father. Frank is working on Glenearn Station.
27. 9.1915 To P. of A. Roma
Application by W.G. Wood to employ half-caste Aboriginal Lizzie Watson at Yarran Downs.
19.10.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Re: Tracker Moses. He wants to leave Police in November and return to Miva Station in the Gympie District where his mother and other relatives live.
21.10.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Clara Munn (nee Edwards) now resides at Surat with her two illegitimate children
Frances Hannah Edwards and Melda Lilly Edwards
4.11.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Birth of illegitimate child named Mabel Mathews at Surat on 5. 9.1915. Mother is an unmarried half-caste Aboriginal May Mathews. The child was born in the tent of Henry Cambarngo.
The mother states that half-caste Aboriginal Henry Cambarngo is the father and she has been living with him for three years.
14.11.1915 To P.of A. Roma
Application by John Simpson to employ Aboriginal Billy Cambarngo.
Billy Cambarngo is married with a wife and four children.
19.11.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Half-caste Aboriginal Willie Bufong was employed at Strathmere Station in 1911.
25.11.1915 To P. of A. Roma
Application by John Doyle to employ Aboriginal Mick Lynch. Mick Lynch is at Surat, recently arriving from Yeulba.
27.11.1915
Re: Whereabouts of half-caste girl Tessa. She was employed at Roma about 4 years ago. Left Roma with a Mr Elwell. Possibly now at Tambo.
6.12.1915 To I.O.P. Roma
Billy Cambarngo's gin and family
Nellie H/C, gin
Myrtle 11 yrs
Percy 9 yrs
Nina 7 yrs
Colin 6 yrs
Children above are at school.
Ollie and Ruby Cambarngo are also a son and daughter of Billy
and are at Surat.
25. 1.1916 To I.O.P. Roma
Re: Aboriginal Billy Ugly Mug
At Glenearn Station for a few days. Said he was going to Warrooro.
19. 2.1916 Re: Whereabouts of Aboriginal Dilby Marlay (?Mailay), now under agreement at Toowoomba. Inquired for by Aboriginal Mrs Clayton, residing at Donga Mail Change and mother of Dilby (?Dulby) Marlay (?Mailay).
1. 6.1916 To P. of A. Roma
Application by Ivor Victor Davies to employ half-caste girl Ruby Cambarngo
6. 6.1916 To P. of A. Roma
Half-caste girl Lizzie Watson staying at Surat.
Monday, 25 April 2016
Monday, 29 February 2016
Wongkumara People Native Title Claim Meeting
Wongkumara People Native Title Claim Meeting
Currently the Claim Group is described as any of the biological descendants of:
(i) the full-blood Aboriginal parents of Charlotte;
(ii) Maggie and Tommy:
(iii) Polly of Coopers Creek;
(iv) Charlie Nockatunga;
(v) any other ancestor who is determined by Wongkumara People to have been
Wongkumara in accordance with traditional law and custom who identifies as
Wongkumara and is accepted as Wongkumara by the Wongkumara People in
accordance with traditional law and custom.
It is proposed to amend the description to provide that the persons who may exercise
b) Siblings Polly (mother of Albert Ebsworth Sam and Tommy Burgamar) and Charlie Nockatunga;
c) Maggie and Tommy (parents of Nellie Flash and Angelina);
i) Neddie and Nancy (grandparents of Jimmy Sedeek);
j) And such other person or persons who might from time to time be recognised
by the Wongkumara People as a Wongkumara ancestor.
Appeared in the Koori Mail of February 24, 2016.
Some Notes
Sarah Martin's paper 'Corner Talk' Mentions a lot of these people. This paper was at one stage on the web but no longer is. Following are some of these references.
A Table titled 'Some Families Associated with Tibooburra in the 1901-1938 Period' giving the following information
Family Jones / Hines / Dutton / Clayton
Father
Mother Charlotte
Children Rosie Jones, Jack Hines, Queenie Hines, May Hines, Willy Dutton
Group Wangkumara / Paakantyi (Willy Dutton)
Family
Father
Mother Polly
Children Albert Ebsworth, Sam Burgamar, Tommy Burgamar (Bugmy)
Group Wangkumara
Family Dutton
Father George
Mother Alice Bates
Children Jim, Evelyn, Lorraine, George, Norma, Charlie
Group Paakantyi and Malyangapa
Family Harding
Father Norman
Mother Lucy
Children ?
Group Wangkumara
Family Barlow
Father Jimmy
Mother Jennie
Children Alf
Group Malyangapa and Wangkumara
Family Hartnett
Father Thomas
Mother Tarella
Children Elizabeth, Fred
Group White and Paakantyi
Family Hartnett
Father Fred
Mother Una Ebsworth
Children Rita, Cyril, Cliff, John, Shirley, Agatha
Group ? Wangkumara
"Two Aboriginal women are buried at Yalpungah cemetery just outside the Olive Downs boundary, both these women are the matriarchs of large families still closely connected to the Tibooburra area and who worked and lived at Olive Downs over a long period. Tarella or Trella died at Yalpungah on the 14th of May 1907.
............................
The other woman who died at Yalpungah around the same time as Tarella was Judy Quayle (Quail), the mother of the three Quayle brothers from Momba Station near White Cliffs, John, William and James."
This paper contains a vast amount of information about people mentioned above.
Currently the Claim Group is described as any of the biological descendants of:
(i) the full-blood Aboriginal parents of Charlotte;
(ii) Maggie and Tommy:
(iii) Polly of Coopers Creek;
(iv) Charlie Nockatunga;
(v) any other ancestor who is determined by Wongkumara People to have been
Wongkumara in accordance with traditional law and custom who identifies as
Wongkumara and is accepted as Wongkumara by the Wongkumara People in
accordance with traditional law and custom.
It is proposed to amend the description to provide that the persons who may exercise
the Native Title rights and interests, subject to and in accordance with the traditional
laws acknowledged and traditional customs observed by them, are the Wongkumara
People and that the Wongkumara People are the descendants of one or more of the
following people:
a) Charlotte (mother of Jack, Queenie and May Hines, Rosie Jones and Willy Dutton;b) Siblings Polly (mother of Albert Ebsworth Sam and Tommy Burgamar) and Charlie Nockatunga;
c) Maggie and Tommy (parents of Nellie Flash and Angelina);
d) Kutji (mother of George Dutton);
e) Tarella and her children Elizabeth and Harry (Fred) Hartnett;
f) Norman Harding;
g) Siblings Nellie (mother of Lucy Harding) and Judy (mother of Donald David Gillis);
h) Jenny (mother of Alf Barlow); andi) Neddie and Nancy (grandparents of Jimmy Sedeek);
j) And such other person or persons who might from time to time be recognised
by the Wongkumara People as a Wongkumara ancestor.
Appeared in the Koori Mail of February 24, 2016.
Some Notes
Sarah Martin's paper 'Corner Talk' Mentions a lot of these people. This paper was at one stage on the web but no longer is. Following are some of these references.
A Table titled 'Some Families Associated with Tibooburra in the 1901-1938 Period' giving the following information
Family Jones / Hines / Dutton / Clayton
Father
Mother Charlotte
Children Rosie Jones, Jack Hines, Queenie Hines, May Hines, Willy Dutton
Group Wangkumara / Paakantyi (Willy Dutton)
Family
Father
Mother Polly
Children Albert Ebsworth, Sam Burgamar, Tommy Burgamar (Bugmy)
Group Wangkumara
Family Dutton
Father George
Mother Alice Bates
Children Jim, Evelyn, Lorraine, George, Norma, Charlie
Group Paakantyi and Malyangapa
Family Harding
Father Norman
Mother Lucy
Children ?
Group Wangkumara
Family Barlow
Father Jimmy
Mother Jennie
Children Alf
Group Malyangapa and Wangkumara
Family Hartnett
Father Thomas
Mother Tarella
Children Elizabeth, Fred
Group White and Paakantyi
Family Hartnett
Father Fred
Mother Una Ebsworth
Children Rita, Cyril, Cliff, John, Shirley, Agatha
Group ? Wangkumara
"Two Aboriginal women are buried at Yalpungah cemetery just outside the Olive Downs boundary, both these women are the matriarchs of large families still closely connected to the Tibooburra area and who worked and lived at Olive Downs over a long period. Tarella or Trella died at Yalpungah on the 14th of May 1907.
............................
The other woman who died at Yalpungah around the same time as Tarella was Judy Quayle (Quail), the mother of the three Quayle brothers from Momba Station near White Cliffs, John, William and James."
This paper contains a vast amount of information about people mentioned above.
Some Interesting Reading
These articles attracted my interest :-
Climate change not to blame for late Quaternary megafauna extinctions in Australia
Climate change not to blame for late Quaternary megafauna extinctions in Australia
Nature Communications Volume 7, Published
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
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
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
Saturday, 26 December 2015
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.
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.
Thursday, 5 November 2015
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
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).
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)
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
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
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