National Archives of Australia
E739 O8/1
Births 1956 - 1958
Paul Mackett
Copyright P J Mackett, 2009
13. 3.1955 Form of Information of Birth
District Alice Springs
Name of Place Where Born Areyonga
Child
Date of Birth 11. 3.1956
Christian Name Maureen
Sex Female
Father
Christian Name Mianma
Surname
Occupation
Age 46 yrs
Where Born
When Married Bush marriage
Where Married
Previous Issue Mungeree, 15 yrs
Moiru, 11 yrs
Number of Deceased Males
Number of Deceased Females One
Mother
Christian Name Uminiya
Maiden Surname
Age 41 yrs
Where Born
Usual Residence Areyonga
Name of Doctor
Names of Nurse, etc Native midwife
Address Areyonga
Signature of Parent Mother's thumbprint
Father or Mother
Present Residence Areyonga
Date 13. 3.1956
Witness to Informant Signature A D Bagley
15. 3.1955 Form of Information of Birth
District Alice SPrings
Name of Place Where Born Alice Springs
Child
Date of Birth 14. 6.1955
Christian Name Donna Ruth
Sex Female
Father
Christian Name Walter
Surname Ebatarinja
Occupation Artist
Age 40 yrs
Where Born Hermannsburg
When Married 27.10.1935
Where Married Hermannsburg
Previous Issue Marjorie, 19 yrs
Shirley, 17 yrs
Josua, 15 yrs
Virginia, 13 yrs
Glenda, 11 yrs
Desmond, 9 yrs
Roberta, 7 yrs
Jilian, 3 yrs
Number of Deceased Males
Number of Deceased Females
Mother
Christian Name Cordula
Maiden Surname Malbanka
Age 36 yrs
Where Born Hermannsburg
Usual Residence Alice Springs
Name of Doctor
Names of Nurse, etc
Address
Signature of Parent
Father or Mother Father
Present Residence Alice Springs
Date 15. 3.1956
Witness to Informant Signature F W Albrecht
14. 3.1956 From Stirling Station to Alice Springs
Birth of female to Polly and Mick. Bush walkabout natives.
Understand Old Myall Mick has had up to 6 wives, perhaps a
lot more and he now has three.
11. 3.1956 From Harts Range Police Station to Alice Springs
Reference birth of Aboriginal Webb. Apparentlt at Lucy Creek
Station
23. 3.1955 Form of Information of Birth
District Alice Springs
Name of Place Where Born Areyonga
Child
Date of Birth 16. 3.1956
Christian Name Edith
Sex Female
Father
Christian Name Sam
Surname
Occupation
Age 29 yrs
Where Born Tempe Downs
When Married Bush marriage
Where Married Areyonga
Previous Issue Janet, 20 months
Number of Deceased Males One
Number of Deceased Females One
Mother
Christian Name Maniya
Maiden Surname
Age 27 yrs
Where Born Tempe Downs
Usual Residence Areyonga
Name of Doctor
Names of Nurse, etc Aboriginal midwife
Address
Signature of Parent Father's right thumbprint
Father or Mother Father
Present Residence Areyonga
Date 23. 3.1956
Witness to Informant Signature A D Bagley
7. 4.1956 Form of Information of Birth
District Alice Springs
Name of Place Where Born Areyonga
Child
Date of Birth T 2. 4.1956
Christian Name Ted
Sex Male
Father
Christian Name Kornea
Surname
Occupation
Age 28 yrs
Where Born
When Married Bush marriage
Where Married
Previous Issue Munbunga, 12 yrs
Tuleturra, 7 yrs
Prossy, 2 yrs
Number of Deceased Males
Number of Deceased Females
Mother
Christian Name Punkala
Maiden Surname
Age 24 yrs
Where Born
Usual Residence Areyonga
Name of Doctor
Names of Nurse, etc Aboriginal midwife
Address Areyonga
Signature of Parent Mother's thumbprint
Father or Mother Mother
Present Residence Areyonga
Date 7. 4.1956
Witness to Informant Signature A D Bagley
12. 4.1956 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Attached are forms of Information of Birth for
Monty, Mack and Herbert.
19. 4.1956 From Alice Springs to Kulgera Station
Sending Forms of Information of Birth for the three children of
Pompey and Mabel. The youngest child, as yet unnamed, was born
recently at Alice Springs but no details are available for
Stanley and Dixon.
18. 4.1956 From Mr Firth of Adelaide
He is no longer involved with the Granites Development Company.
Mentions birth of a child to Shorty Jungarai and Ruby Nungala.
Shorty and his dependents now live at Yuendumu. At the date of
departure from the GRanites the child had not been given a
white name.
28. 3.1956 Harts Range Police Station to Alice Springs
Reference Registration of Births - Police Tracker Peter
Police Tracker Peter is on walkabout and wont be back for 3 weeks.
It is believed he has left his wife and children at the Bungalow
Alice Springs and proceeded to Yuendumu.
14. 5.1956 From Alice Springs to Harts Range Police Station
Children of Police Tracker Peter Jungala are Charlie and John.
14. 5.1956 From Police Station Finke to Alice Springs
Form of Information of birth relating to the son born 20. 4.1956
to Lizzie and Worrie Doolan.
18. 5.1956 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Forms of Information of births relating to the births of Aboriginal
children Kathleen and Jeffrey and Peter Gunner.
19. 4.1956 From Darwin to Alice Springs
Reference Forms of Information of Births
(1) Colin and Don Kenny. Marriage of parents Casey and Dorothy took
place after the birth. Appear to have been married on 31.10.1955
but Colin was born 15. 5.1950 and Don on 1. 7.1952.
(2) Betty Button. Tony and Amy Button are shown to have been married
on 23.10.1955 and Betty to have been born on 10. 6.1951.
1. 5.1956 From Darwin to Alice Springs
Reference Forms of Information of Births for Horrell, Kenny and Button.
29. 6.1956 From Alice Springs to Henbury Station
Mentions birth of a daughter, Elizabeth, to Harry Forrester and his
wife Mary Forrester (nee Taylor or Armstrong) on 5. 5.1956.
Need confirmation of maiden name and whether she can read or write.
25. 7.1956 Telegram Darwin
Please advise correct date of birth Shirley Dempsey registered
Darwin Book One Number 220.
31. 7.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Harry Forrester was married on 7.10.1933 to Mary Taylor. However,
he has not lived with her for the past nine years, but has been
living with Mary Armstrong, who is the mother of the child
Elizabeth.
11. 8.1956 From Warrabri tio Alice Springs
Particulars relating to the death of Julie and births of Wally,
Rachael, Yvonne and Andrew.
16. 8.1956 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Half-caste child Constance Braedon was born 17. 2.1955 at
Alice Springs.
6. 9.1956 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Aboriginal child Tony was born on 4. 4.1948 at Haasts Bluff.
5. 9.1956 From Alice Springs to Yuendumu
Details of births of Rhoda abaldjari, Albert Jangala,
Iris Nangala, Rebecca Nabaldjari and Stephen Jangala.
19. 9.1956 From Alice Springs to District Hospital Port Augusta S.A.
Need details of birth of Aboriginal child Alice Injiga, of
Alice Springs and Oodnadatta, born at Port Augusta about
five months ago.
19.10.1956 From Alice Springs to Anthonys Lagoon Police Station
Need details about birth of a stillborn child born to Alice,
wife of Tommy Ellis of Anthony Lagoon.
24.10.1956 From Alice Springs to Finke River Mission Hermannsburg
Birth of William, son of Teddy Boy and Roma, was registered as
24. 9.1956.
5.11.1956 From Alice Springs to Haasts Bluff
Reference registration of birth of Ngamarari.
5.11.1956 From Alice Springs to Haasts Bluff
Reference registration of birth of Ngamarari.
5.11.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Form of Information of Birth for Ngamarari Tjakamara.
19.11.1956 From Alice Springs to Finke River Mission Hermannsburg
Birth of Johannes to Yvonne Williams.
11.10.1956 From District Hospital Port Augusta to Alice Springs
No record of a Alice Injiga being a patient at this Hospital.
An Alice Wilson gave birth to a female child on 22. 3.1956.
4.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Ernabella Mission S.A.
Birth of a male child to Bernard and Amanyee both of Ernabella.
The child was born at Finke but the family are expected to
return very soon to Ernabella.
19.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Andado Station
Birth of Raymond Noel to Nellie of Andado Station. Father
is Joker Doolan.
19.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Mt Dare Station S.A.
Need information about birth of Bill to Eileen.
21.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Need information about birth of Tim of Beetaloo Downs Station.
21.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Need information about birth of Adam Jagamara of Warrabri
Native Settlement.
21.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Form of Information of Birth for Johannes Katakarinja.
21.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Form of Information of Birth for Patty Youacabi of Haasts
Bluff Native Settlement.
21.12.1956 From Alice Springs to Alice Springs
Form of Information of Birth for unnamed female child, daughter
of Walter Tanatji Tapurula, of Haasts Bluff Native Settlement.
10. 1.1957 From Alice Springs to Finke River Mission Hermannsburg
Ambrose Katakarinja is the father of Johannes.
10. 1.1957 From Alice Springs to Little Flower Mission Santa Teresa
Details birth of Winifred to Lily and Ted Johnson
15. 1.1957 From Alice Springs to Warrabri Native Settlement
Details about birth of Chris to Charlie Jagamara and Madge Nabungadi.
14. 1.1957 Telegram Alice Springs to Darwin
Please advise date of birth Albert Presley H/C born Daly Waters
about 1921.
23. 1.1957 Telegram From Alice Springs to Darwin
Please advise if birth Ethel Scrutton born Companion Springs
Moutijinni district 25. 7.1956 is registered. Parents are
Joe and Ruby Scrutton.
10. 1.1957 From Alice Springs to Santa Teresa
Details birth of Josephine to Bessie Conway and Frances Oliver
on 2. 1.1957.
7. 2.1957 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Details of birth of Jane Jean Roberts.
30. 1.1957 From Warrabri Native Settlement to Alice Springs
Mentions children John Charlie J-30, Louis L-20,
Vera V-1.
4. 2.1957 From Warrabri Native Settlement to Alice Springs
Madge does not appear on the Census for this Settlement.
Could she be entered accordingly. Details are
Madge Nabangadi, tribe Wailbri, DOB 1926, F/B
26. 2.1957 From Warrabri Native Settlement to Alice Springs
Registration of Births - Adam and Chris.
Mother of Chris is Madge and she is the second wife of Charlie Limbiari.
4. 3.1957 From Alice Springs to Santa Teresa Mission
Details of birth of Josephine, daughter of Bessie Conway
and Francis Oliver.
4. 3.1957 From Alice Springs to Registrar BDM Adelaide S.A.
Need date of birth of Eva Briscoe, daughter of European William Briscoe
and Aboriginal Polly, who were married at Ti Tree in the Northern
Territory in 1947. I have been informed the birth occurred in Maree S.A.
about 6 years ago.
4. 3.1957 From Alice Springs to Registrar BDM Adelaide S.A.
Details of birth of Janie to Aboriginal Alice Injiga and part-Aboriginal
Charlie Corby on 22. 3.1956 at Port Augusta Hospital.
7. 3.1957 From Alice Springs to Santa Teresa Mission
Details of birth of a son to Harry and Anna McMillan at Alice SPrings
Hospital.
9.10.1956 From Police Darwin to Police Station Alice Springs
Confusion about registration of birth of Elizabeth Forrester or Armstrong.
Also mentions child Valda born 22. 5.1951 and birth registered and birth
of child Ray not registered.
14. 3.1957 From Police Station Finke to Alice Springs
Birth of a male child Raymond on 16.12.1957 at Andado Station,
daughter of Nellie and Joker Doolan. Is Child Endowment being paid to Nellie.
18. 3.1957 From Alice SPrings to Police Station Finke
Details of birth of unnamed daughter to Charlie Chucka Chucka and Nancy.
Undated From Little Flower Mission Santa Teresa to Alice Springs
Mentions
Josephine Oliver
Parents of the unnamed baby, Harry McMillan and Anna are still at the Bungalow
Parents of Winifred Johnson are at Allambi
Parents of Malcolm Effman are at Yambah
19. 3.1957 From District Registrar Darwin to Australian Board of Missions Adelaide
No record of birth of Charles Nelson Perkins being registered between
1934 to 1940.
24. 3.1957 From Charles Perkins, Mellor Park S.A. to Alice Springs
Need help to establish birth. Is going to England to take up soccer.
Mother is Hetty.
26. 4.1957 From Darwin to Alice Springs
Registration of birth of Charles Perkins approved.
18. 6.1957 From Alice Springs to Warrabri Native Settlement
Forms of Information relating to the births at Warrabri of the following
Peter, son of Ted Jagamara and May Nabaldjari on 11. 6.1957
Grace, daughter of Sambo Jambidjimba and Millie Nabungadi on 3. 4.1957
18. 6.1957 From Alice Springs to Haasts Bluff Settlement
Forms of Information of Birth for the following
Daughter of Obed Ngala and Coral Nupurula (25. 5.1957)
Son of Putarubalanga and Melbaia (??. 2.1957)
Daughter of Stephen Urbula and Lurline Imina (5. 5.1957)
Son of Tjundi and Watunka (13. 5.1957)
Daughter of Tjanantjukupa and Susette (12. 5.1957)
Unnamed son of Ngaiwata and Nungalka (14. 3.1957)
Unnamed daughter of Nosepeg and Mourira (31.11.1956)
Unnamed son of Frank Tanatjakurpa and Mantjina (21.11.1956)
Unnamed son of Jack Tanatjakurpa and Lumbari (7.12.1956)
Unnamed daughter of Pulalpa and Kangita (27. 9.1956)
Unnamed daughter of Walter Tanatji and Enjumari (29.10.1956)
Unnamed daughter of Bert Nanunanu and Rita (12. 1.1957)
Unnamed daughter of Meranano and Etjiwaltja (18. 2.1957)
Unnamed daughter of Charlie Tarara and Tutala (10.12.1956)
Patty, daughter of Banjo and Peggy Kungari (30.10.1956)
Warren, son of Etimintja and Valma (25. 2.1957)
19. 6.1957 From Alice Springs to Bungalow Settlement
Forms of Information of Birth for the following
Birth on 8. 5.1957 of Mary Ann, daughter of Toby Julama and
Topsy Pananga.
19. 6.1957 From Alice Springs to Finke River Mission Hermannsburg
Forms of Information of Birth for the following
Birth on 19. 4.1957 of Marcia, daughter of Oscar Namatjira and Desma.
Birth on 9. 4.1957 of Cecelia, daughter of Micah Brown and Nellie.
Both born at Hermannsburg.
14. 8.1957 From Alice Springs to Mr Bruce Fly of Alice Springs
Dates of birth of your three youngest children are
Heinrich, born 8.11.1944
Cedric, born 13. 1.1947
Ellen, born 14.11.1949
22. 8.1957 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Birth of Joseph Claery on 28. 6.1953
10.10.1957 From J Jarik of Hermannsburg to Alice Springs
Enclosed is an unsigned birth form. The mother died and the father,
John Ungkwanaka is in the Alice.
Also is there on the Register the birth of female Della to Gerhard
and Avis Inkamala on 13. 7.1957.
18.10.1957 From alice Springs to Alice Springs
Registration of birth of male child of Ginger and Wentjia. Papers held
pending investigation of death.
31.10.1957 From Alice Springs to Darwin
Forms of Information of Birth for the following
Paley, born 30.10.1956
Wurrula, born 21.11.1956
Eileen King, born 25.12.1949
Undated From Alice Springs to Darwin
Urgently require birth certificate Wendy Heather Burke born 8. 1.1941
at Roper River Mission. Please advise position now regarding birth
certificate Eileen Davidson.
3.12.1957 From Alice SPrings to McDonald Downs Station
Registration of the birth of Allan Kunoth's children. Need the
place and date of birth for Roy, Rosie, Bertie, Donald, Colin, Teresa,
Irene and Desmond. Is Allan Kunoth legally married to Ruby?
Detains on separate page state
Roy, born 8. 6.1935
Rosie, born 3. 1.1937
Bertie, born 4.11.1942
Donald, born 6. 2.1946
Colin, born 15. 4.1948
Teresa, born 10. 4.1949
Irene, born 14. 5.1951
Desmond, born 26.10.1953
Not known if Allan and Ruby legally married.
27. 3.1958 From Alice Springs to Finke River Mission Hermannsburg
Births of the following
Irmgard, born 29.12.1957, parents Sylvia and Sydney
Ada, born 29.12.1957, parents Shirley and Dick
Hildegard, born 1. 1.1958, parents Kathleen and Edgar
Sybil, born 6. 2.1958, parents Lorna and Patrick
8. 4.1958 From Alice Springs to Mission Block Alice Springs
Form of Information of Birth for the following
Birth on 6. 4.1958 at Alice Springs Hospital, of female child to Lucy.
Father's name is Don and they reside at the Mission Block.
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