Certificates of Entitlement - Edward River Mission
QSA ID - ITM2783586
Date - 1966 - 1968
Access Status Summary - Open
Agency Control Number - 1A/685; 1A/388
(Queensland State Archives
Certificates of Entitlement
"Under the provisions of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Affairs Act of 1965
the Aboriginal and Island Affairs Department was established on 28 Apr 1966 to replace
the Director of Native Affairs Office.
After the 1965 Act, the Department's policy towards Aboriginal affairs was one of complete
equality, opportunity and responsibility within the white community. Instead of seeking
'exemption' from the provision of the Act, people had to apply for a 'Certificate of Entitlement'
in order to come under the Act. Wage control and employment agreements were only administered
for assisted people. Only people on reserves were considered assisted. With the introduction
of the Aborigines Act 1971 and the Torres Strait Islanders Act 1971, the term 'assisted' was
abolished.
The Aboriginal and Island Affairs Department controlled and managed the Aboriginal population,
both adults and children, who were deemed to be 'assisted' or 'wards' of the State. This power
was exercised in regard to health, education, employment, housing and accommodation, child welfare,
personal finances, pensions and benefits, training, property, issue of Certificates of Entitlement,
industrial operations, and trust accounts, etc.")
Abbreviations
H Husband
W Wife
Ch Child
Da Daughter
Fa Father
So Son
Wid Widow(er)
Christian Name Surname Born Birthplace Notes
Beryl Bendigo .1909 Edward River Reserve Wid
Edgar Bendigo .1948 Edward River Mission Ch
Caleb Benjamin .1932 Edward River Reserve H
Nellie Benjamin .1936 Edward River Reserve W
Dennis Coleman 1. 6.1955 Edward River Mission Ch
Danny Coleman 26. 6.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
Thomas Benjamin 10. 5.1965 Edward River Mission Ch
Tommy Brian .1920 Edward River Reserve H
Polly Brian .1921 Edward River Reserve W
Peter Brian 30. 5.1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Elizabeth Brian 10. 2.1949 Edward River Mission Ch
Mary Patricia Brian 8. 3.1967 Ch
Kathleen Brian 3. 7.1951 Coen Ch
Andrew Brian 2. 8.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Mary Patricia is the child of Elizabeth.
Maggie Charles .1933 Edward River Reserve Wid
Maisie (Mercy) Charles 8. 2.1950 Edward River Mission Ch
Diana Rose Charles 18.12.1963 Thursday Island Ch
Conrad Charlie .1919 Edward River Reserve H
Norah Charlie .1915 Edward River Reserve W
Ivy Conrad 15.12.1945 Edward River Mission Ch
Leonard Conrad 20. 4.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Pansy Conrad 2. 5.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
William Charlie .1921 Edward River Reserve H
Gladys Charlie .1930 Edward River Reserve W
Donald William 17. 9.1944 Edward River Mission Ch
Cyril William 13. 5.1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Doris William 14. 6.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Myra William 8. 5.1956 Edward River Mission Ch
Susan William 3. 1.1959 Edward River Mission Ch
Conys WIlliam 14.10.1960 Edward River Mission Ch
Jack Charlie .1923 Edward River Reserve H
Rene Charlie .1912 Edward River Reserve W
Toby Barney 20. 1.1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Albert Jack 18. 6.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Gilbert Jack 16.10.1955 Edward River Mission Ch
Harry Charlie .1929 Edward River Reserve H
Gracie Charlie .1931 Edward River Reserve W
Colin Charlie 22. 5.1949 Edward River Mission Ch
Annie Charlie 30. 7.1952 Thursday Island Ch
Irene Charlie 24. 1.1955 Edward River Mission Ch
Daniel Charlie .1931 Edward River Reserve H
Dinah Charlie .1928 Edward River Reserve W
William Pitt Charlie .1935 Edward River Reserve H
Ida Charlie 27. 3.1945 Edward River Mission W
Palma Kaylene Charlie 24.12.1961 Mitchell River Missi Ch
Henry Walter Charlie 24. 3.1965 Edward River Mission Ch
Alfred Charlie .1936 Edward River Reserve H
Elsie Charlie .1934 Edward River Reserve W
Clem Charlie .1939 Edward River Reserve H
Edna Charlie 15. 7.1942 Edward River Mission W
Neville James Charlie 15.12.1964 Thursday Island Ch
Jackie Charlie .1937 Edward River Reserve
Luke Charlie .1938 Edward River Reserve
Sydney Charlie 13. 4.1945 Mitchell River Missi
David Charlie 16. 7.1948 Edward River Mission
Brian Chillagoe .1921 Edward River Reserve
Beatrice Chillagoe .1922 Edward River Reserve
Ephraim Chillagoe .1931 Edward River Reserve H
Alice Chillagoe .1934 Edward River Reserve W
Noel Ephraim 28. 7.1960 Thursday Island Ch
Eddie Coleman .1921 Edward River Reserve H
Daisy Coleman .1939 Edward River Mission W
Vincent Coleman .1925 Edward River Reserve H
Eleanor Coleman .1937 Edward River Reserve W
Tommy Morton Coleman 21. 8.1949 Edward River Mission Ch
Janet Coleman 2. 1.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Mildred Coleman 3. 5.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Philip Moses Coleman 21. 5.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Bill John Coleman 16.10.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
Stanley Coleman 31. 3.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Louisa Coleman 4.11.1966 Edward River Mission Ch
Philip Moses is the child of Eleanor.
Bill John is the child of Alice.
Louisa is the child of Eleanor.
Frank Coleman .1927 Edward River Reserve H
Serianna Coleman .1937 Edward River Reserve W
Maurice Coleman .1929 Edward River Reserve H
Jenny (Janie) Coleman .1938 Edward River Reserve W
Landas Coleman 1. 8.1953 Edward River Mission Ch
Wilfred Coleman 10. 9.1955 Edward River Mission Ch
Jessaly Coleman 3. 6.1960 Edward River Mission Ch
Derek Coleman 8. 2.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Barbara Coleman 2. 3.1966 Edward River Mission Ch
Punta (Kenneth) Coleman .1934 Edward River Reserve H
Ella Coleman .1941 Edward River Mission W
Joanna Coleman 6. 2.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
Linda Punta Coleman 17. 6.1959 Thursday Island Ch
Peter Coleman 23. 2.1961 Edward River Mission Ch
Hugh Coleman 6. 2.1966 Cairns Ch
John Evans Coleman .1936 Edward River Reserve H
Eileen Coleman 3. 8.1947 Edward River Mission W
Roy Coleman 10. 1.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Christine Coleman 14.12.1965 Cairns Ch
Thelma Coleman .1917 Edward River Reserve Wid
Marjorie Coleman 10.12.1951 Edward River Mission Ch
Peter Coleman 6. 7.1966 Edward River Mission Ch
Marjorie died 6. 7.1966
Gipsy Coleman .1902 Edward River Mission
Gipsy died 9. 5.1966
Jack Coleman .1933 Edward River Reserve H
Lena Coleman .1930 Edward River Reserve W
Tom Coleman .1896 Strathburn Stn, Coen Wid
Oscar Gordon Coleman .1939 Edward River Reserve Ch
Oscar now lives permanently in Normanton.
Agnes Dick .1929 Edward River Reserve Wid
Edward Dick .1945 Mitchell River Missi Ch
Leslie Dick 8.11.1956 Edward River Mission Ch
Creedman Dick 3. 8.1959 Edward River Mission Ch
Mike Edwards .1916 Edward River Reserve H
Ruby Edwards .1921 Edward River Reserve W
Elizabeth Edwards 3.11.1948 Palm Island Ch
Jean Edwards 31. 7.1952 Palm Island Ch
Ned Edwards .1928 Edward River Reserve Wid
Peggy Edwards 11. 8.1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Mabel Edwards 24.10.1949 Edward River Mission Ch
Mickey Edwards .1915 Edward River Reserve H
Betty Edwards .1924 Edward River Reserve W
Clive Edwards 11. 4.1946 Edward River Mission Ch
George Edwards .1917 Edward River Reserve Wid
Molly Edwards .1935 Edward River Reserve Wid
Veronica Edwards 24. 8.1956 Edward River Mission Ch
Banjo Mark Edwards .11.1942 Edward River Mission H
Annie Edwards 21. 8.1941 Edward River Mission W
Bert Banjo Edwards 31.12.1965 Cairns Ch
Carlo Edwards .1938 Edward River Reserve
Tom Eileen .1922 Aurukun Reserve H
Kathleen Eileen .1924 Edward River Reserve W
Jimmy Foot .1905 Edward River Reserve H
Manaima Foot .1909 Edward River Reserve W
Bert Foot 1.10.1945 Edward River Mission Ch
Connie Foot 19.10.1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Tom Foot .1935 Edward River Reserve H
Myrtle Foot H/C 14. 7.1939 Edward River Mission W
Esther Ruth Foot 15. 4.1958 Edward River Mission Ch
James Michael Foot 6.11.1959 Edward River Mission Ch
Florence Mary Foot 18. 3.1961 Edward River Mission Ch
Lucy Margaret Foot 7.12.1962 Mitchell River Missi Ch
Simeon Garnet Foot 15. 9.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Roxanne Foot 25. 4.1966 Edward River Mission Ch
Lawrence Foot .1938 Edward River Reserve H
Mavis Foot 17. 7.1941 Edward River Mission W
Raymond Thomas Foot 7. 9.1959 Thursday Island Ch
Bernard Killarney Foot 6. 8.1963 Edward River Mission Ch
Samuel Foot 7. 2.1965 Edward River Mission Ch
David Avua Holroyd .1919 Edward River Reserve Wid
Topsy Holroyd .1950 Coen Ch
John Gordon Holroyd 5. 6.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
Peter Holroyd .1890 Edward River Reserve H
Polly Holroyd .1913 Edward River Reserve W
Bob Holroyd .1937 Edward River Reserve Ch
Jinny Holroyd 1. 7.1952 Edward River Mission Ch
Sandy Holroyd .1933 Edward River Reserve Wid
Mimona Holroyd .1923 Aurukun Reserve Wid
Eddie Holroyd .1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Hadley Holroyd 1. 7.1952 Edward River Mission Ch
Donald (Mosquito) Holroyd .1927 Edward River Reserve H
Rosie Holroyd .1931 Edward River Reserve W
Grace Holroyd 19. 5.1960 Thursday Island Ch
Malcolm Andrew Holroyd 30.11.1962 Edward River Mission Ch
Edwin James Holroyd 22. 2.1965 Edward River Mission Ch
Barney Holroyd .1914 Edward River Reserve H
Rene Holroyd .1935 Edward River Reserve W
Sam Holroyd .1920 Edward River Reserve H
Unzie Holroyd .1922 Edward River Reserve W
Norman Holroyd .1894 Edward River Reserve H
Jeannie Holroyd .1907 Edward River Reserve W
Toby Holroyd .1895 Edward River Reserve H
Mona Holroyd .1915 Edward River Reserve W
Teresa Holroyd 30. 6.1949 Edward River Mission Ch
Matthew Peter Holroyd Ch
Georgina Holroyd 30. 6.1951 Edward River Reserve Ch
Matthew peter is the child of Teresa.
Duncan Holroyd .1928 Edward River Reserve H
Ivy Holroyd .1936 Edward River Reserve W
John Jolroyd 1. 7.1954 Edward River Mission Ch
(Mother of Duncan) Holroyd .1880 Edward River Reserve Wid
Nellie Holroyd .1910 Edward River Reserve Wid
Joe Holroyd .1915 Edward River Reserve
Hadley Hoyroyd .1938 Edward River Reserve
Kitty Jackson .1929 Edward River Reserve Wid
Doreen Jackson .1903 Mitchell River Reser Wid
Died 9. 3.1967
Jimmy Jackson (Tyore) .1912 Edward River Reserve H
Norah Jackson (Tyore)30.12.1942 Edward River Mission W
Percy Tyore 17. 6.1945 Edward River Mission Ch
Freddie Tyore 12.12.1947 Edward River Mission Ch
Bruce Tyore 23. 4.1950 Edward River Mission Ch
Patsy Tyore 9.12.1954 Edward River Mission Ch
Robin Tyore 1. 7.1951 Edward River Mission Ch
John Jackson 12. 6.1961 Mitchell River Missi Ch
Harold Jackson 27. 4.1963 Mitchell River Missi Ch
Lillian Joyce Jackson 28. 9.1965 Thursday Island Ch
Matthew Jacob .1935 Edward River Reserve H
Emma Jacob .1929 Torres Strait W
Christopher Graham Jacob 23. 3.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Lena Muriel Jacob 22. 1.1966 Cairns Ch
Simeon Jacob .1937 Edward River Reserve H
Rosie Jacob .1946 Edward River Mission W
Keith Jacob 17. 2.1966 Edward River Mission Ch
Mickey Jacob
Minnie Johnny .1912 Edward River Reserve Wid
Kitty Johnny .1920 Edward River Reserve Wid
Jimmy Kendall .1930 Edward River Reserve H
Jinny Kendall .1932 Strathgordon Stn W
Mary Kendall 15. 3.1951 Strathgordon Stn Ch
Mabel Kendall 28. 7.1954 Strathgordon Stn Ch
Ralph Kendall 6.12.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
Jack Kendall 10. 7.1960 Edward River Mission Ch
Ray Kendall 14.12.1962 Edward River Mission Ch
Dugal Kendall .1932 Edward River Reserve
Boxer Kendall .1934 Edward River Reserve
Frances Louie .1914 Edward River Reserve Wid
Albert Lowdown .1935 Edward River Reserve H
Rosina Lowdown 1. 7.1949 Edward River Mission W
Rosina (Rosie) Lowdown 2.10.1963 Cairns Ch
Alex Sandy Lowdown 19. 3.1967 Ch
George Lowdown .1925 Edward River Reserve H
Bertha Lowdown .1930 Bamboo Stn W
Horace Lowdown 28. 8.1957 Thursday Island Ch
Jack Lowdown 25. 3.1960 Dixie Stn Ch
Ivy Lowdown 25. 5.1962 Dixie Stn Ch
Brian Kendall Lowdown 2.12.1966 Ch
Stan Monday .1926 Coen H
Minnie Lowdown .1932 Edward River Reserve W
Stan Monday 15. 9.1956 Coen Ch
Charlie Monkey .1905 Aurukun Reserve
Betty Moonlite .1919 Edward River Reserve Wid
Nancy Moonlite 1. 7.1947 Edward River Mission
Chrissie Moses .1891 Edward River Reserve Wid
Died 25. 2.1967
Patrick Moses .1928 Edward River Reserve H
Beatrice Moses .1927 Edward River Reserve W
Charlie Melliman 17. 7.1943 Edward River Mission Ch
Aidan Melliman H/C 6. 3.1949 Edward River Mission Ch
Ronald Moses 27. 8.1961 Thursday Island Ch
Maiden name of Beatrice was Beatrice Melliman.
Jum Ned .1930 Strathgordon Stn H
Topsy Ned .1940 Edward River Mission W
Jerry Ned .1941 Strathgordon Stn H
Doris Ned 21. 3.1949 Edward River Mission W
Peter Roderick Ned 30. 3.1967 Ch
Maria Norman .1922 Edward River Reserve Wid
Gigson Norman .1937 Edward River Reserve Ch
Ernest Norman 15.11.1942 Edward River Mission Ch
Pauline Norman 2. 1.1954 Edward River Mission Ch
Jerry Norman .1929 Edward River Reserve H
Rosie Norman .1936 Edward River Reserve W
Hudson Norman 19. 4.1951 Edward River Mission Ch
Georgina Norman 2. 3.1957 Edward River Mission Ch
Adrian Norman 27.11.1958 Edward River Mission Ch
Simon Norman 21. 7.1960 Edward River Mission Ch
Valerie Norman 24. 5.1963 Edward River Mission Ch
Eric Norman 29.10.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Koko (Dominic) Norman .1935 Edward River Reserve H
Ruthie Norman 1. 5.1942 Edward River Mission W
Maggie Paddy .1880 Edward River Reserve Wid
Avua Peter .1935 Edward River Reserve H
Cecilia Peter 20. 8.1943 Edward River Mission W
Joseph Peter .1930 Edward River Reserve H
Angelina Peter .1939 Edward River Mission W
Bessaly Peter 11.10.1956 Edward River Mission Ch
Billy William Peter 26. 6.1959 Edward River Mission Ch
Bruce Peter 21. 4.1962 Edward River Mission Ch
Alice Marie Peter 17. 2.1965 Edward River Mission Ch
Maudie Rodger .1909 Edward River Reserve Wid
Peter (Pugh) Rodger .1934 Edward River Reserve Ch
Teddy Rodger .1930 Edward River Reserve H
Rita Rodger .1940 Edward River Mission W
Jennifer Ann Rodger 19. 7.1959 Thursday Island Ch
Stephen Rodger 31. 8.1962 Edward River Mission Ch
Rosina Thelma Rodger 24. 9.1964 Mitchell River Missi Ch
Patrick Rodger .1932 Edward River Reserve H
Dora Rodger .1930 Edward River Reserve W
Jackson Shortjoe Adult
Freddie Shortjoe Adult
Benjamin Wartomen .1897 Edward River Reserve Wid
May Wartomen .1934 Edward River Reserve Ch
Elfreda Wartomen 6. 6.1946 Edward River Mission Ch/M
Harris Elfreda 3. 2.1964 Edward River Mission Ch
Relationship of this child to the above is uncertain from the list.
Sarah Willie .1924 Edward River Reserve Wid
Amos Willie 26. 4.1948 Edward River Mission Ch
Cyril Edward Willie 3. 9.1962 Thursday Island Ch
Ruth Willie .1895 Edward River Reserve Wid
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