National Archives of Australia
Canberra Office
Series A885 Item B400
Institution - 'Milleewa' half caste home - Mulgoa, NSW
Copyright P J Mackett 2005
Commonwealth of Australia
Child Endowment Office
Ninth Floor, CML Building
41-49 King William Street
Adelaide
9th September 1942
The Deputy Commissioner of Child Endowment
Sydney
'Milleewa', Brunswick Parade, Ashfield
'The Rectory', Mulgoa
Replying to your Memorandum dated 29th August, I return
herewith the pro forma claims forwarded by you with an endorsment
showing the position in each case.
In connection with the claim from the Half-Caste Home at
Ashfield, those children showing a date of last payment in South
Australia are from the Roper River Mission, and form portion of
two parties which were evacuated to Sydney. Payment was made to
the date of evacuation. No surnames were shown on the Roper River
Mission claim, but the christian names and dates of birth agree
with the records in this office.
As regards the children from the Groote Eylandt Mission, the
position is as follows. The Secretary, Rev John Wm Ferrier, of
109a Bathurst Street, Sydney, has lodged a claim for endowment
showing only the native names of the children. It is possible that
for official convenience in evacuation, some of these children may
have been given European names, and there is no means of ascertaining
in this State whether they are the same children as shown in your
claim. No payment has been made to the Mission, however, and advice
is awaited from the Secretary as to the reason why no claim for pay-
ment has been made. Enclosed is a list of the native names of the
children from Groote Eylandt. If it is found from the Secretary that
any of them are identical with those claimed for in your State, will
you kindly advise me of the fact and state the date from which payment
commenced in New South Wales in order that an overlapping of payments
may be avoided in the event of a Form CE55 received from the
Mission.
Claims from two of the mothers mentioned have been received
in this office, but neither has been granted, pending receipt of
further instructions regarding payments to aboriginals; the papers
of Margaret Hall were forwarded to your office on 11th August, 1942,
and those of Dorcas Wesley are being forwarded under separate cover.
As regards the claim from the Half-Caste Institution at Mulgoa,
there is a claim in this office from Ruby Williams (nee Madden) of
Alice Springs, but Minnie is not included thereon, being shown as an
inmate of the Half-Caste Institution at Alice Springs.
Alice Mills of Darwin lodged a claim for endowment which was
returned to her on 8th October, 1941, for completion, but it has not
been sent back to this office.
There is no record of the other persons shown on this
claim.
R L Brown
Deputy Commissioner
(1) Attached to this letter is the following form
Claim for Child Endowment in Respect of Inmates of an Institution
I, Marjorie Heath Port
of 'Milleewa', Brunswick Parade, Ashfield
being the Superintendent
of the CMS Half-Caste Home, Ashfield
situated at Brunswick Pde, Ashfield
Schedule of Children in respect of Whom Endowment is claimed
Child's Name Born Birthplace Father Mother
Wilton Huddleston 1. 4.1928 Roper River, NT Walker F/B Nellie Huddleston H/C
Frederick McCaw 1. 4.1928 Roper River, NT (White) Doonga F/B
Nettie Pearce 1.10.1929 Alice Springs, NT (White) (F/B)
Ida Huddleston 1.10.1930 Roper River, NT Walker F/B Nellie Huddleston H/C
Arnold Hamilton 13.11.1930 Groote Eylandt, NT Harold Hamilton H/C Marjorie McLeod H/C
Rose Foster 1.10.1931 Borroloola, NT Horace Foster (White) Alice F/B
Helen Wesley 27. 4.1932 Roper River, NT James Wesley H/C Dorcas Gray H/C
Melva Hamilton 22. 5.1932 Groote Eylandt, NT Harold Hamilton H/C Marjorie McLeod H/C
Alfred Herbert 1. 9.1932 Roper River, NT Edward Herbert H/C Priscilla Lomas H/C
Jim Foster 1. 4.1933 Borroloola, NT Horace Foster (White) Alice F/B
Eileen Hamilton 19. 4.1934 Groote Eylandt, NT Harold Hamilton H/C Marjorie McLeod H/C
Joyce Herbert 18.11.1934 Roper River, NT Edward Herbert H/C Priscilla Lomas H/C
Cecily Huddleston 1.10.1935 Roper River, NT Walker F/B Nellie Huddleston H/C
Carey Hall 27.12.1935 Roper River, NT Richard Hall H/C Margaret Blitner H/C
Tim Campbell 1. 4.1936 Borroloola, NT Tommy Campbell H/C Harriett H/C
Hubert Hamilton 13. 8.1936 Groote Eylandt, NT Harold Hamilton H/C Marjorie McLeod H/C
Heather Wesley 28.12.1936 Roper River, NT James Wesley H/C Dorcas Gray H/C
John Moriarity 1. 4.1938 Borroloola, NT John Moriarity (White) Kathleen F/B
Wilfred Huddleston 1. 9.1938 Roper River, NT Walker F/B Nellie Huddleston H/C
Betty Hamilton 30.10.1938 Groote Eylandt, NT Harold Hamilton H/C Marjorie McLeod H/C
Trevor Hall 11. 2.1939 Roper River, NT Richard Hall H/C Margaret Blitner H/C
Kenneth Wesley 17.10.1939 Roper River, NT James Wesley H/C Dorcas Gray H/C
Laurel Burke 21.12.1939 Roper River, NT Edward Herbert H/C Marie Burke H/C
Glen Roberts 19. 6.1940 Roper River, NT Richard Hall H/C Alice Roberts H/C
Joan Hamilton 6.10.1940 Darwin, NT Harold Hamilton H/C Marjorie McLeod H/C
Wendy Burke 8. 1.1941 Roper River, NT Edward Herbert H/C Marie Burke H/C
Billy Wesley 1. 4.1941 Katherine, NT James Wesley H/C Dorcas Gray H/C
Robert Huddleston 5. 9.1941 Groote Eylandt, NT Harry Huddleston H/C Florence Croft H/C
Fay Hall 10. 9.1941 Roper River, NT Richard Hall Margaret Blitner H/C
Phyllis Hamilton 18.12.1941 Groote Eylandt, NT Harold Hamilton Marjorie McLeod H/C
(a) This group has been evacuated from
Northern Territory under orders
from the Military authorities. They
come, in some cases accompanied by
their mothers, from Groote Eylandt and
Roper River Mission Stations.
(b) All born in Australia.
(c) The aboriginal children have been
retained in the vicinity of the
Stations. These brought down are
half castes and prospective associates
of the scheme for such children -
hindered by the war.
(2) Attached to this letter is the following form
Claim for Child Endowment in Respect of Inmates of an Institution
I, Emily Isabella May Dove
of 'The Rectory' Mulgoa
being the Superintendent
of the Church Missionary Society Half-caste Institution
situated at 'The Rectory', Mulgoa, New South Wales
Schedule of Children in respect of Whom Endowment is claimed
Child's Name Born Birthplace Father Mother
Nora (Carew taken as name) .12.1928 Alice Springs, NT Jack Myers Topsy F/B
Milly (Glen taken as name) .12.1928 Ellen, Helen, CA Fred Raggat Florrie F/B
Minnie (Williams taken as name) .12.1933 Alice Springs Not Known Ruby Madden
Norma Nicker .11.1935 Alice Springs Claude Nicker Emma F/B
Rona Glyn 24. 9.1936 Alice Springs Ron Price Topsy Glyn H/C
Freda Glyn 24. 8.1939 Alice Springs Alf Price Topsy Glyn H/C
Barbara Mills 18. 6.1932 Darwin Rupert Mills Alice Kruger H/C
David Mills 4. 2.1935 Darwin Rupert Mills Alice Kruger H/C
Billy Goodall .12.1929 Central Australia Goodall Not Known
HArold Quartermain .12.1929 Alexander, Qld Quartermain Phyllis H/C
Albert Macnamee .12.1930 Central Australia Not Known Carrie F/B
Jack Hogan .12.1930 Newcastle Waters, NT Not Known Not Known
James Stirling 28.11.1930 Joys Creek Not Known Hilda H/C
Duke Cassidy .12.1930 Wyndham Not Known Not Known
Bobby Renner .12.1930 Tennant Creek Not Known Jessie F/B
Wally Macarthur .12.1933 McArthur River Borroloola Not Known Julia F/B
Henry Baker .12.1933 Alexander, Qld Steve Wilson Phyllis H/C
Harry Russel .12.1933 Barroo Creek, CA Harry Mosely Betty F/B
Gordon Briscoe 18.11.1939 Alice Springs Ron Price Eileen Briscoe H/C
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|