Narional Archives of Australia
Darwin Office
CRS F315/0
Item 1949/393A Part 3
Patrol Officers Reports - All Patrol Officers 1949
Aboriginals (Pastoral Industry) Regulations Newcastle Waters Station 1950
Copyright P J Mackett, 2005
Newcastle Waters Station
5th July 1950
The Acting District Superintendent
Native Affairs Branch
Alice Springs
Reference : Aboriginals (Pastoral Industry) Regulations Newcastle Waters Station 1950
The report on the above Station has been completed and
will be posted tomorrow. Child Endowment forms have
been completed in respect of applicants who are employees
of the Station and these have been forwarded to Head
Office, Darwin, on the instructions of the Director.
As the local Police Constable appears to be averse to
having anything to do with Child Endowment, I propose to
investigate any possible claimants in the Newcastle Waters
township area, tomorrow 6th inst., and also to inspect the
native camp.
I anticipate being at Helen Springs Station on the 7th
inst. after calling at Powell Creek for the blankets as
per your telegram.
John E Bray
T/Patrol Officer
Aboriginals (Pastoral Industry) Regulations Newcastle Waters Station
Owner - Newcastle Waters Ltd.
(Herbert Bros. Koolpinyah,
R M Edwards, Darwin
D Connors, Koolpinyah Butchery)
Manager - Mr A H Wilson
Area - 3000 square miles
Leases - Nos. 180, 397, 398, 415
Situation - The homestead is 472 miles south of Darwin, just
outside the Newcastle Waters township. The holding
extends north to Beetaloo Station and south to Helen
Springs, enclosed the whole of Lake Woods, and
extends easterly to the new block recently acquired
by Mr Beeby.
Licence - No 3167 to 30. 6.1950
New Licence has been applied for.
Inspection - 30th June and 1st, 2nd and 3rd July 1950.
This report is presented under the following headings :-
(1) Nominal Roll as at 30th June 1950
(2)Wages and credits of employees as at 30th June 1950
(3) Dependants - Tribal and family
(4) Accomodation
(5) Stores and clothing
(6) Sanitation and Medical facilities
(7) General
1. Nominal Roll of Employees as at 30. 6.1950
(a) Male employees - All full blood aborigines
Name Tribal Name Tribe Employed As
Bindy Goodninge Chingali Butcher's Help
Bighead Waar-bar-gurrie Chingali Stockboy
Dick Yar-boon-da-gurrie Chingali Stockboy
Hughie Jinmun-gurrie Warramunga Fencer
Jumbo Kitchin-da-gurrie Mudbra Stockboy
Kempy Joo-ling-jula Chingali Stockboy
Ned Waar-nar-jara Chingali Butcher's Help
Paddy Marloo-jerrie Chingali / Mudbra Stockboy
Pharlap Dibli Mudbra Stockboy
Roderick Me-yul-gurrie Chingali / Mudbra Cook's O/S
Tommy OT Coo-rar-sheeta Chingali Stockboy
Whitefoot Yu-gurra Chingali Stockboy
William Billie-la-un-gee Chingali Stockboy
Nugget Worra-dalla Mudbra Stockboy
Other male employees during period 1. 7.1949 and 30. 6.1950
Name Tribal Name Tribe Employed As
Bandy Boorong-unna Mudbra Fence repairer, terminated 31.12.1949
Banjo Nunn-e-bilba Mudbra Stockboy, terminated 31. 3.1950
Powell Creek Jack Oroong-un-iung Wailpri / Mudbra Cook's offsider, deceased 21. 6.1950 snake bite
(b) Female Employees - All full blood aborigines
Name Tribal Name Tribe Employed As
Amelia We-geel-enee Chingali Domestic
Biddy Idillia-nalli Wailpri Domestic, October and November 1949 only
Bella Nar-kulla-munya Mudbra Goatherd
Cully Bedooga Mudbra Domestic
Lady Muckan-jungi-warra Chingali Domestic, 1. 7.1949 - 30.11.1949 only
Lena Wall-a-dunga Chingali Domestic, started 1. 3.1950
Molly Chin-bar-rea Chingali Domestic, started 1.12.1949
(c) Part-aboriginal employees
Charles Alum - (Pompey), Aboriginal / European, General Station Hand
Major Taylor - Aboriginal / Japenese / European, Head stockman
2. Wages and Credits of Employees as at 30. 6.1950
A splendid set of books is kept at the Station. These are
entered regularly and all relevant information is readily
available.
Credit on Station Books Payments from Trust A.C Net Credit
Name Amount Net by Cont. Stott 30. 6.1950
Bandy 20/16/7 Nil 20/16/7
Powell Creek Jack 2/6/8 Nil 2/6/8
Bighead 13/4/4 5/-/- 8/4/4
Banjo 14/5/4 5/-/- 9/5/4
Dick 19/5/5 12/-/- 7/5/5
Hughie 22/5/1 10/-/- 12/5/1
Jumbo 19/17/1 10/-/- 9/17/1
Kempy 7/2/0 2/10/8 4/11/4
Ned 23/8/5 10/-/- 13/8/5
Paddy 22/10/5 10/-/- 12/10/5
Pharlap 21/8/5 10/-/- 11/8/5
Roderick 17/19/3 10/-/- 7/19/3
Tommy OT 16/19/3 10/-/- 6/19/3
Whitefoot 7/16/0 3/12/8 4/3/4
William 16/7/5 7/-/- 9/7/5
Nugget 3/-/- 3/-/-
Amelia 15/18/4 7/-/- 8/18/4
Biddy 4/4/2 3/-/- 1/4/2
Bella 16/10/0 5/-/- 11/10/0
Cully 11/12/1 6/-/- 5/12/1
Lady 7/10/5 5/-/- 2/10/5
Lena 1/10/0 1/10/0
Molly 5/13/8 3/17/0 1/16/8
Note To avoid tedious repetition, native names have been omitted
from the above list. In every instance the European names
in the list of credits agree with the European names in the
nominal roll of employees.
Addendum The undermentioned should have been included :-
Credit on Station Books Payments from Trust A.C Net Credit
Name Amount Net by Cont. Stott 30. 6.1950
Bindy Goodninge 31/5/1 10/-/- 21/5/1
Total Amount due to employees at 30. 6.1950 197/15/1
The Manager, Mr A H Wilson, requests that this amount be
forwarded in one cheque made payable to 'Newcastle Waters Ltd'.
He will then distribute the individual amounts as per Direction
Order No 1206, given under my hand this third day of July, 1950.
Method of Payment of Wages
At the end of the month cheques are made out at the Station
and handed to the employee. These cheques are taken to Constable
Stott, who witnesses the cheque and issues an authority to pay to
cover the amounts. A thumb print is affixed to a book held by
the Constable and the cheque then handed to the employee.
This seemed to me a very unwieldly method, particuarly
in view of the fact that Constable Stott may be away on other
duties on pay days. After consultation with both Mr Wilson and
Constable Stott I have suggested that the whole transaction be
completed by Mr Wilson at the Station.
Both the Constable and Mr Wilson have agreed to this, and
in future, as from the first pay day in July 1950, the cheque
will be handed to the employee at the Station and he will affix a
thumb print in a suitable book kept for that purpose. Mrs Wilson
or some other responsible person will sign as a witness to
payment.
To enable this method to be carried out I have issued Mr
Wilson an Authority to Pay Direction Order No 1207 for the
period 1st July 1950 to 30th June 1951.
In the event of additional employees being engaged during
this period a further Direction Order may be obtained from the
local Protector, or on application to the Native Affairs Branch.
3. Dependents - Tribal and Family
(a) Tribal
Blind Tommy (65)
Maudie I (50 at least)
The above are husband and wife, and are supported by the Station
in return for Tommy watering the lawns. Maintenance is not
claimed in respect of the above.
Maudie II
Wife of Banka Tommy, who is unemployable. Mother of three
children. The eldest, Molly, is employed by the Station as a
domestic. As from Saturday 8th July 1950, Maudie II, Banka
Tommy and the two children will be rationed from the Aged & Infirm
Depot by arrangements made by Constable Stott.
(b) Family Groups - Half Castes or Part Aboriginals
Name Age Born Relation Notes
Charles Alum (Pompey) H/C 40 Father
Whisky Alum F/B 29 Mother Tribe is Chingali
Wallace 12 10. 6.1938 Son
Gilberry 10 10. 6.1940 Son
Reggie 8 30. 6.1942 Son
Brian 5 10. 9.1945 Son
Jean 3 2. 1.1947 Daughter
Alison 1 3. 4.1949 Daughter
(See section under Child Endowment.)
Major Taylor Head Award rates as Head Stockman
Topsy 60 Mother
Dinah 45 Wife
(No children.)
(b) Family Groups - Full-blood Aborigines
Name Age Relation Notes
Paddy 45 Husband
Cully 40 Wife
Roderick 60 Father
Clara 50 Mother
Hilda 30 Daughter Wife of Dick
Dick 40 Father
Hilda 30 Wife
Kempy 17 Son Employed
William 14 Son Employed
Ray 10 Son
Leslie 6 Son
Linda 2 Daughter
Ian 6 mth Son
Pharlap 22 Father
Lady 17 Mother
Shannon 2 Son
Infant 3 mth Child
Bindy 38 Father
Kathleen 27 Mother
Ned 17 Son
Uldy 9 Child
John 5 Son
Buster 3 Son
Bindy 11 mth Son
Whitefoot 40 Husband
Hoppy 30 Wife
(c) Single Men
Name Age
O T Tommy 22
Nugget 21
Jumbo 18
Bighead 40
(c) Single Women
Name Age
Amelia (widow) 45
Bella (Widow) 60
Lena (widow) 45
Molly 15
(4) Accomodation
(5) Stores and Clothing
(6) Sanitation and Medical Facilities
(7) General Comments
Child Endowment
Apparently nothing has been dome to date by the Station people or
the local Protector by way of application for Child Endowment for
full-blood aborigines. Forms have been completed for the following
families and forwarded to Head Office, Darwin, in accordance with
the Directors instructions.
Dick, Hilda, and four children
Kathleen, Bindy, and four children
Lady, Pharlap, and two children
Maudie II, Banka Tommy, and two children
Orphan Reggie, son of Daisy (deceased 1944) and
Powell Creek Jack (deceased 21. 6.1950)
Child Endowment for part-aborigines
Endowment has been received by Whisky Alum, full-blood wife of
Charles Alum (half-caste) since 1946. There are six children, and
endowment is being received for five of them. Payments have not
as yet been made for the youngest child, Alison, born 3. 4.1949. A
letter to this effect has been sent to the Deputy Commissioner for
Child Endowment at the request of Mrs Wilson.
Education of part-aboriginal children
Arrangements were made in 1946 by Mrs Wilson and the officer-in-
charge of St Mary's Hostel, Alice Springs, to board the two eldest
boys of Charles and Whiskey Alum in return for Child Endowment
money. In the following year a similar arrangement was made
inrespect of Reggie, the third boy. These boys have been
borading at the Hostel and attending the Alice Springs Public
School ever since. It is anticipated that in 1951 the next
boy, Brian, will follow.
The position with regard to Child Endowment money is :-
Paid direct to Hostel - 6 pounds per month
Paid to Whiskey - 4 pounds per month
In addition the Hostel receives the annual rebate
of 40 pounds.
John E Bray
T/Patrol Officer
At Newcastle Waters
4. 7.1950
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