Edward River Mission
Diary of J W Chapman 1939 - 1942
Item ID 1
Previous System Location ABI/2; PRV5559/1/1
Access Category 30 years
Queensland State Archives
Copyright Paul Mackett 1996
9. 6.1938 Willie Hudson and Allan
13.??.1938 James, Mike, Henry Smiler
13.??.1938 Fitztom and Burns, escapees from Palm Island
7. 2.1939 Hector and Walker go walkabout
10. 2.1939 Hector and Walker return
25. 2.1939 Bruce & Brian brought mail
28. 2.1939 Bruce & Brian to Kowanyama
7. 4.1939 Joe (Moonkan) fatally speared at Strathgordon Stn
15. 4.1939 Black Dog arrived
5. 6.1939 Tommy Munkan
17. 6.1939 Parrot and Dinghy
11. 8.1939 Prisioners Tim and Jimmy Brown to Normanton
15. 8.1939 Mentions Black Dog and Geoffrey arrived. Also mentions
Alick and Headley.
16. 8.1939 Jerry recaptured
28. 8.1939 Recaptured prisioners Tommy Brown and Beatrice.
Also witness Tommy.
30. 8.1939 Baldy and Ned supposed to be in the vicinity of the
Holyroid River.
1. 9.1939 Walker
11. 9.1939 Baldy and Ned not captured
11. 9.1939 Walker arrived
14. 9.1939 Baldy and Ned left district. Also mentions
Kooninurra and/or Beatrice.
15. 9.1939 The following left for Normanton
Prisioners Tommy Brown, Tommy Coleman, Jerry and Beatrice
Wives of Jerry and Tommy Coleman and their 3 children
22. 9.1939 Black Dog returned
7.10.1939 William Conrad, and Beal to work at Strathgordon Stn
19.10.1939 The three boys at Strathgordon namely William, Conrad and
Beal arrived.
20.10.1939 Eddie and Mick to Mitchell River Mission
29.10.1939 Vincent, William and Conrad to Strathgordon
31.10.1939 Conrad and William returned after absconding
20.11.1939 Hector walkabout
7. 1.1940 Jimmy and Tommy Brian arrived having escaped from Palm Is
9. 1.1940 Tommy and Jimmy Brian left for Christmas Creek
10. 1.1940 Willie Hudson passed away
17. 1.1940 Walker
22. 1.1940 Walker
24. 1.1940 Walker
25. 1.1940 Albert and Joe, both Moonkans, arrived from Strathgordon.
Said Tommy and Jimmy Brian were camped near the station and were
causing trouble.
27. 1.1940 Eddie sick. Mentions Brian
29. 1.1940 Albert and Joe to Strathgordon with mail
30. 1.1940 Alick and Henry returned from Strathgordon
31. 1.1940 Mentions Henry and his wife
1. 3.1940 Some Moonkans including Tommy Brian came in
5. 3.1940 Johnnie from Kendall and Bob came in
7. 3.1940 Jimmy Brian came in and left
11. 3.1940 Hector walkabout
19. 3.1940 Hector returned
29. 3.1940 Tommy Brian came in
29. 5.1940 Mentions J Pau
20. 6.1940 Mentions J Pau
26. 6.1940 Mentions Hector's father and J Pau
14. 7.1940 Mentions J Pau. Hector walkabout
18. 7.1940 Black Dog returned. Paul left
7. 8.1940 Mentions Monday absconded from Strathgordon.
Tommy, Jimmy Brown and Paul around Strathgordon Stn
16. 8.1940 Tommy and Jimmy Brown left
24. 8.1940 Paul
26. 8.1940 Duck arrived
27. 8.1940 Phil and Louie to Coleman Crossing
29. 8.1940 Phil and Louie returned
1.10.1940 Sailor Gaby came
5.10.1940 Jack and William returned.
7.10.1940 Alick arrived
9.10.1940 J Pau has fever
4.11.1940 Bruce arrived
13.11.1940 Henry
15.11.1940 Snoman arrived. Bruce left
24.11.1940 Bruce and wife arrived
27.11.1940 Bruce left
29.11.1940 Geoffrey arrived
30.11.1940 Toby and Roy arrived
3.12.1940 Fitztom and Bruno arrived
10.12.1940 Geoffrey and Tommy Koolatah arrived
24.12.1940 J Pau and Hector
17. 1.1941 Hector and Bruce
21. 1.1941 Henry and Walker
27. 1.1941 Walker back from walkabout
30. 1.1940 Walker
. 2.1941 J Pau
. 2.1941 Hector
10. 2.1941 Phil and Jimmy on walkabout. Chillagoe King arrived
11. 2.1941 Chillagoe king left.
14. 2.1941 Geoffrey, Brian, Dinghy and Black Tom
16. 2.1941 Geoffrey, Brian, Dinghy and Black Tom left for Chillago
22. 2.1941 Fitztom's mother taken by alligator near Chillagoe
31. 3.1941 Bruce
4. 4.1941 J Pau
13. 4.1941 Hector and Bruce
16. 4.1941 Hector
20. 4.1941 Mosquito and Bigfoot take mail to Strathgordon
22. 4.1941 Mosquito and Bigfoot returned
23. 4.1941 The following sent to Strathgordon
Black Dog, Peter, Ned, Jimmy, Mosquito and Bigfoot
26. 4.1941 Jack Alligator
4. 5.1941 Bruce, Fitztom and Bruno walkabout
12. 5.1941 Ernest and Matthew for Aurukun
14. 5.1941 Sailor Gaby and family came ashore
Ewan, Ernest and Matthew to Aurukun on boat. Phil is a crew boy
22. 5.1941 Frank Footscray
25. 5.1941 Frank Footscray, Black Dog and William
31. 5.1941 Bruce and Parry
1. 6.1941 Bruce and Parry left
4. 6.1941 Mail to Strathgordon with Bog Foot and Mosquito
7. 6.1941 Sailor Gaby
20. 6.1941 Geoffrey
21. 6.1941 Geoffrey
22. 6.1941 Joe searching for Ned
23. 6.1941 George searching for Ned
24. 6.1941 Mosquito and Big Foot returned
Geoffrey not back yet.
25. 6.1941 Geoffrey returned. Avua and wife returned from Aurukun
26. 6.1941 Geoffrey left. Also mentions J Pau
28. 6.1941 Mentions
George left as Police guide
J Pau
Brian
Mosquito and Big Foot left for Thomas Lagoon
1. 7.1941 Geoge returned
3. 7.1941 J Pau
5. 7.1941 Peter and Moonlight arrived
6. 7.1941 Louie and Alick
7. 7.1971 Nokoria and Conrad to Mitchell River Mission
Also mentions Werm and Duck
9. 7.1941 Werm and Duck
11. 7.1941 Wallace and Parry
12. 7.1941 Sam Tom and Tommy Pitcombe arrested at Mitchell River
Mission
14. 7.1941 Nokoria and Conrad returned from Mitchell River Mission
15. 7.1941 Vincent and Eddie to Mitchell River Mission
19. 7.1941 Bruce, Bruno and Nancy, wife of Bruce, caught
21. 8.1941 Following returned from walkabout namely Hector, Mick.
Girl born to Big Foot
24. 8.1941 Walker returned
25. 9.1941 Child born to Rodger and Maudie
27. 9.1941 Tommy and Sunday arrived
6.10.1941 Walker
10.10.1941 Sam and Andrew
12.10.1941 Hector and Walker
15.10.1941 J Pau
16.10.1941 J Pau
19.10.1941 William and Jack to Strathgordon
10.10.1941 J Pau
22.10.1941 Tommy Koolatah and Cecil left
1.11.1941 Alick and Joe Potatoe
Alick and Dick's mothers
8.11.1941 Tommy Koolatah
22.11.1941 Cecil left for Mitchell River Mission
26.11.1941 Hector as boat crew
29.11.1941 Phil
1.12.1941 Phil
2.12.1941 Phil, Jimmy and Harry
3.12.1941 Jimmy and Harry
9.12.1941 Black Dog
10.12.1941 Kendall boys arrived seacching for Willie and a woman
who James stole
16. 1.1942 George, Alick, Tommy and Charlie Monkey are at
Strathgordon with their wives
19. 1.1942 William, Conrad and King Johnnie returned
25. 2.1942 J Pau
28. 2.1942 Nokoria and Benjamin
6. 1.1939 James cut womans hand with knife
Single boys Christmas 1939
William
James
Conrad
Jack King
Dick
Avua
Jack
Alick
Sam
Andrew
Eddie
Vincent
Mickie
Harry
Brian
Mosquito
Peter
Jimmy
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