Director of Native Affairs
      Miscellaneous Items 1935 - 1966
      Item ID 717735 
      Previous System Location A/58891; SRS4356/1/889 
      Access Category 30 years
      Queensland State Archives



      Copyright  Paul Mackett 1997
      
      1953/5058 Reserves Cairns
      Correspondence related to English and Lyons Streets Reserves, Cairns

      Letter dated 6. 9.1946 lists natives in the Edmonton area with 
      details of their bank accounts.

      Albert Yourembe A-67, single
      Annie Butler A-70, married to an exempt man
      Annie Sangarra A-71
      Billy Herberton B-264
      Bluey Collinson B-104
      George Bacon G-54
      Ivy Bacon I-18, wife of George Bacon
      George Gaynee G-55, single
      George Weneby G-57, single
      Harry Mungallala H-46
      Ida Cameron (or Burnett) I-8
      Willie Burnett W-51, husband of Ida Cameron. They have 2 children.
      Maggie Sue See M-317
      Willie Sue See W-151
      Hazel Sue See H-154
      Paddy Roberts P-297, exemption applied for
      Rosina R-33
      Sailor Butler S-163, exempt
      Tommy Nimbee T-95
      Walter W-147, member of Sue See family above

      Letter dated 29. 9.1952 listing people at huts in Lyons Street
      Reserve, Cairns

      Hut 1

      Willie Rodgers, known as Rowdy Rodgers.
      Wife is Stella Rodgers, who has been at Palm Island for many years

      Peter Brown, old man

      Jerry Bardon, elderly, at Palm Island until 3 years ago when he 
      received permission to move to Cairns to live with his relatives
      George and Joyce Skeen. He is kept by them.

      Hut 2

      George Skeen and Joyce Skeen and their 2 children.
      Joyce's proper name is Joyce Winifred Andrews. She is not married 
      to George Skeen.

      Hut 3

      Harry Skeen and his wife Topsy Skeen.

      Hut 4

      Broncho Seymour and his wife Charlotte Seymour. Broncho is an old
      man. Charlotte is in Cairns Hospital.

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