National Archives of Australia
Darwin Office
Series E155 Item 1957/68 AA
Doomadgee Mission Correspondence 1958 - 1965
Copyright Paul Mackett 2007
28. 3.1958 Enquiries by Doomadgee Mission Superintendent about
Aboriginal boy Roy Darby from the Mission. Possibly at
Tanunbarini Station.
20. 2.1961 Doomadgee Mission wants to locate an Aboriginal named
Anthony Diamond. Was employed on 2. 6.1960 by Brian Macanamara
(?McNamara) of Camooweal to go to the Territory on a droving
trip. Anthony Diamond left the droving camp sometime in July
1960 at Daly Waters.
7.11.1963 To Superintendent Doomadgee Mission.
Cannot identify Paddy George. Please name last residence.
7.11.1963 From Doomadgee Mission to Welfare Office Tennant Creek
Paddy George now at Mission and wants to transfer to the
Mission.
7.11.1963 From Doomadgee Mission to Welfare Office Tennant Creek
Full name is Paddy Guroungamage usually employed at
Greenmount, this year at Robinson River Northern territory.
7.11.1963 About Nora H.D. patient located at Greenbank. Is her husband
Paddy Guroungamage also known as Paddy George.
8.11.1963 From Darwin to Tennant Creek
Please present Nora at routine medical Borrooloola. We have
Nora at present at East Arm.
8.11.1963 From Darwin to Tennant Creek
Paddy Ganagamaji tribe Garawa born 1925. Children are
Gimima Eileen Stanley Young Paddy.
12.11.1963 From Doomadgee Mission to Tennant Creek
Paddy at Mission approximately 18 years of age and son of
Paddy and Nora believed to be at Seven Emus. Understand
father and son have same bush name.
31. 8.1965 From Welfare Branch tennant Creek to Doomadgee Mission
Mentions the following
Brownie, husband of Bella
Wilson, son of Jack Roy
Census at Borroloola for 31. 7.1965 gives the following
Jack Roy, Walbungu, Balyarinji, Garawa, born 1920
Molly, Araminjimirra, Niwanama, Garawa, born 1954
Wilson, Mudjinudg, Janama, Garawa, born 1952
Dulcie, Wulluribinna, Nanama, Garawa, born 1952
Bobby, Janama, Garawa, born 1954
Colin, Janama, Garawa, born 1955
Jimmy, Janama, Garawa, born 1956
4. 9.1965 From Doomadgee Mission to Welfare Office Tennant Creek
Molly Jackaboy has been at the Mission for the last couple
of months under medical observation.
This morning, Oscar, who is a Wollogorang boy, passed through
to Burketown on the mail truck. He has asked Molly to go back
with him in a week or so as he claims Jackaboy has told him he
can have her. Molly is quite willing to return with him.
No doubt you would know whether Oscar is already married, and,
if not, could arrange the papers for their legal marriage.
Westmoreland Station has made constant requests for her to
return there. If there is any reason why Molly should not
return to Wollogorang and marry Oscar I would let her go
to Westmoreland under Agreement.
I saw Jackaboy recently at Westmoreland Station. He has gone
to Borrooloola to bring his children down to the Mission
for schooling.
21. 9.1965 From Welfare Branch tennant Creek to Doomadgee Mission
Our records show Molly Jackaboy to be a girl of about 11
years of age and therefore any association with Oscar
cannot be condoned. I suggest that the girl should
remain under her father's control until she is old
enough to sensibly decide on her own future. In the best
interests of the girl I suggest that she remain at your
Mission until her father returns from Borroloola, or
should her father decide to remain at Borroloola,
arrangements could then be made for Molly to proceed to
her family as soon as practical.
22.10.1965 From Doomadgee Mission to Welfare Office Tennant Creek
Your letter of the 21st September is acknowledged in
connection with Molly Jackaboy already referred to in mine
of the 14th September.
It is noted that in your letter of the 31st August Molly
is thought to be about 12 years. Actually she is a big
girl for her age and after receipt of your letter I made
some enquiries from the folk here at Doomadgee who knew
her as an infant.
It would seem to confirm that she would be about this
age, although much bigger in appearance. I certainly
could not condone such an association either, and it seems
that it has been good that she has come away from Woologorang
Station.
There does seem some discrepancy as regards the age of Wilson
as being born in 1952. Wilson is married to a girl from
Doomadgee and from information received when he was married,
his date of birth was estimated to be the year 1939. This has
been accepted officially in connection with his records at
the Mission also his marriage records.
Since writing, Molly's brother Bobby, has returned from
Mt Isa Hospital where he has been hospitalised for some
months. He is at present at the Mission and attending school.
Westmoreland Pastoral Company desired to have him there
working on the Station, but receipt of your letter as to
his date of birth only confirmed Jackaboy's request that
he stay here at Doomadgee until he returned from Borroloola
with the other children.
It would apear that no application in respect of Child
Endowment Claims for either Molly or Bobby have been made.
I will include these in my next return to the Director of
Native Affairs, Brisbane.
Receipt is enclosed on behalf of Brownie in connection with
cheque B663806 for 39/14/11. That of Wilsons has not returned
from his place of employment at Nockatunga, Thargomindah,
south west of Queensland.
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