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 Elizabeth Downs Station 1950
Copyright P J Mackett, 2006
Aboriginals (Pastoral Industry) Regulations Elizabeth Downs Station 1950
ELIZABETH DOWNS STATION, DALY RIVER
Elizabeth Downs is a part of the Byrne Bros
properties. The Station was commenced in June 1947 by
Harry Stott and is managed by him.
The station is situated about 1 1/2 miles south-east
of Mt Searcy and is 4 to 5 miles east of the Daly River
Aboriginal Reserve boundary, and is about 7 miles west of Daly
River.
The station staff are :-
Harry Stott, Half-caste, Manager, exempt
Archie Crosbie, Half-caste, Head Stockman, exempt
Mrs Lucy Crosbie, half-caste, Station Cook, exempt
I explained the Aboriginal Pastoral Regulations to
Harry Stott. The only station records consisted of issues
of clothing to native employees. From information supplied
I assisted Harry Stott in making our employment returns for
period ending 30th June 1950, showing credits for each native
employee. Prices of clothing issued could only be obtained
in Darwin.
A list of natives on the station is attached to this
report.
Part-aborigines on the station are :-
Harry Stott, Manager, exempt
Archie Crosbie, Head Stockman, exempt, legally married
Mrs Lucy Crosbie, nee Lucy Snape, exempt, legally married
Ray Sams, 25 years, Stockman, exempt, legally married
to Daisy Bindala, Nangiomiri, full-blood aborigine
Archie Crosbie, Lucy Crosbie and Ray Sams are paid 3 pounds
per week each.
Harry Stott is taking three month's leave from the station
to go buffalo shooting on Alan McGuire's block between the South
and West Alligator rivers. Archie Crosbie will be in charge of
the station while Stott is away.
Harry Stott has two children -
Bobby Stott born Tipperary 3rd August 1943
May Stott born Tipperary 5th May 1946
The mother is Norah Maja-guba, Marananggu tribe, who is
tribally married to Nipper Badari. Nipper Badari is Stott's
head native and has been with him from a child.
Stott does not want to marry Norah - he says she is
Nipper's wife - he did not consider this in his relations
with Norah. Nipper and Norah appear satisfied with the
arrangements.
Harry Stott is now living with a young native woman Lily
Juma who, he stated to me, was 18 to 20 years of age. Lily
is an orphan and was brought up by Nipper and Norah; Lily calls
Nipper father. Lily is very short, I estimated her age as 14
years. Of pressed to marry Stott desires to marry Lily Juma.
I checked Lily Juma's age with her half-sister, Helen
Sullivan, part-aborigine, at Adelaide River. Helen Sullivan
is definite that Lily is only 12, she is a year younger than
Helen's eldest daughter Rita.
It is unfortunate that Stott who has shown such ability
in station work and management should be so lax in his relations
to these native women.
The two children, Bobby Stott and May Stott, will be going
to Garden Point Mission with the Parry children. Harry Stott
has legally adopted them.
G Sweeney
Patrol Officer
17. 7.1950
ELIZABETH DOWNS STATION, DALY RIVER
Name Aboriginal Name Tribe Age Sex Notes
Banjo Jin-gu-rid Worgait 25 M Crocodile skins for A Crosbie
Buster Guda Worgait 25 F Wife
Benjamin Jarr-gal Malak Malak 30 M
Maudie Jimidj 50 F Wife
Billy Wura Worgait 45 M Crocodile skins for A Crosbie
Maggie Nim-bali Worgait 40 F
Charlie Bara-mig Worgait 45 M Crocodile skins for A Crosbie
Kitty Mal-barin 40 F Wife
Charlie Uma Nangiomiri 40 M Casual. Wife deceased.
Dick Maru 4 M Son
Caesar Adu-wara Mara-mananji 25 M Stockman
Malima 11 F Wife, very thin
Jimmy Garu-gal Malak Malak 60 M Pensioner
Long-leg Ngal-buk Moiul 55 M Crocodile skins for R Sams
Nilili 35 F Wife
In-ju-wiri 25 F Wife
Ka-ra-in 6 F Daughter
Na-ba-jin 4 F Daughter
Jimmy Nali-yara Malak Malak 45 M Single
Larrie Mai-la Moiul 14 M Stockboy, single, father is Long-leg
Nipper Badari Maramananji 50 M Stockman
Norah Maja-guba Maramananji 35 F
Bobbie Stott 7 M Father is Harry Stott
May Stott 4 F Father is Harrt Stott
Lily Juma Maramananji 12 F Living with Harry Stott, orphan,
adopted by Nipper, half-sister to Helen Sullivan
Paddy Ma-rin Worgait 35 M Stockman
Judy Gal-ba 18 F Wife
Solomon Bam-bu-gina Malak Malak 25 M
Queenie Midinyan Malak Malak 25 F Wife
Tiger Ma-ba-langid Nangiomiri 60 M Cook
Peter Namarug 20 M Stockman, half-brother to Ray Sams
Tommy Taylor Wuduwa Maramananji 30 M Stockman, single
Tommy Man-yig-bal-bal Malak Malak 30 M
Marian Dul-ju-rub Malak Malak 40 F
Daisy Bindala Nangiomiri 22 F Legally married to Ray Sams, part-aborigine, exempt
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