Record of a Visit to Mission Stations
Norman Nelson, 1936
Fryer Library MSS 57/-
This record is a written and photographic record of the author's
trip to Mornington Island, Aurukun, Weipa, Mapoon and Thursday
Island Missions. I have extracted all references to names.
Mornington Island
The written record has the following references
Jerry was born at Burketown Hospital about 5 years ago.
Samuel H/C aged about 21 years, head stockman
Hilda and Helen, twin daughters of Tom and Nora, were born
on 27. 5.1936
Margaret had a tonsils operation
The photographic record is as follows
Number Names Age
49, 50 Scotty Adult
Prince Adult
Mick Adult
Jack Adult
Barney Adult
158 Roberta Child
Flora Child
157 Kippy Child
Eva Child
155 Nora Child
Daphne Child
154 Gwen Child
Meta Child
162 Ida Child
Maisie Child
156 Fanny Child
Mary Child
160 Maurice Child
Ruska Child
161 Marjorie Child
Heather Child
167 Alison Child
Bertha Child
Douglas Child
166 Freda
165 Mark Child
Clara Child
Mona Child
164 Iris Child
163 Gladys Child
Elsie Child
169 Thelma Child
Frank Child
Peggy Child
168 Ginger Child
153 Violet Rowe
274 Malcolm Child
273 Gully Child
66 Samuel Adult
Alfred Adult
58 Scotty Adult
117 Topsy Mother
Duncan Child
116 Jimmy Burke Adult
103, 104 Lorna Child
94 Elsie Adult
85 Tom Child
Phil Child
Alan Child
Bradman Child
Syd Child
Benny Child
Tim Child
Stanley Child
247 Kitty
245 Popgun Adult
267 Lindsay Adult
221 Lindsay Adult
Prince Adult
Sam Adult
216 Lindsay Adult
214 Lindsay Adult
Samuel Adult
275, 276 Angus Child
285 Aggie Adult
Teddy Child
284 Jerry Child
283 Kathleen (Kath) Adult
234-236 Christening of twins Hilda and Helen
230-231 Tom Husband
Dora Wife
Hilda Twin child
Helen Twin child
240, 243 Dora Mother
Hilda Twin child
Helen Twin child
242 Hilda Twin child
Helen Twin child
290 Crew of the Morning Star
Ben Adult
Scotty Adult
Charlie Adult
Kenny Adult
Robert Adult
Aurukun Mission
The written record has the following references
" Mission work is being conducted at the Kendall River and Holroyd
River districts by a native Uki and his wife Archiwald with another
native Saul and his wife Archiwald as assistants. A counciller is
appointed for this district and at present this office is held by
George Yonker."
The photographic record is as follows
Number Names Age
334 Maud Presley's cottage
310 Willie Hudson's house
48, 49 Willie Hudson Adult
Lucy Hudson Adult
Their seven children
326 Lampus Husband
Panyawa Wife
Their two children
419 Francis Child
Bruce Child
414 Noel Child
Joseph Child
416 Joeh Erramunka Child
Gerrie Child
418 Telpo Child
Minwoola Child
417 Alfred Child
Tommy Child
415 Pangunpin Child
Oompippa Child
413 Myrtle Angus Child
Akay Child
412 Hilda Footscray Child
411 Koppa Child
410 Hazel Child
Betty Child
407 Tippeta Child
Donald Child
409 Michael Child
Barry Child
406 Diamond Child
Daniel Child
420 Ross Child
Melbourne Child
421 Munkaviyan Child
Charlotte Child
424 Marthapork Child
Louisa Child
423 Bert Child
Joyce Child
422 James Child
Matthew Child
254 Karwoppa Child
454 Barbara Child
456 Violet Child
454 Betty Otomorathan Child
455 Betty Child
462, 463 Myrtle Karngevingun Child
460, 461 Neeyum Child
459 Barbara Child
457 Violet Child
3 Donald Child
498 Roy Child
497 Frederick Child
492 Myrtle Child
474 Donald Taroichimbar Child
472 Bandakootcha Child
470, 471 Tippita Child
468, 469 Geraldine Pamkochata Child
466, 467 Francis Child
464, 465 Minoota Child
15 Panyawa Adult
16 Louisa Adult
14, 17, 18 Goanka Adult
10 Francis Child
7, 8 Barbara Child
5, 6 BandaKootcha Child
4 Donald Child
1, 2 Geraldine Child
495 Leo Child
496 Kitty Child
493, 494 Tippita Child
491 Myrtle Child
489, 490 Bandakootcha Child
486 Donald Child
487, 488 Myrtle Child
485 Donald Child
483, 484 Mikompa Child
480 Bert Wikmoonch Child
478, 479 Roy Gothakchalkima Child
476 Frederick Mardook Child
475 Donald Taroichimbar Child
473 Bandakootcha Child
21, 22, 23 Billy Mammus Adult
12 Francis Child
19, 20 Billy Buttons Adult
11 Betty Child
9 Violet Child
164, 165 Moses Adult
396, 397 Arthur Adult
355, 356 Bob Pootchemunka Adult
353 Billy Panjie Adult
352 Dick Adult
Arthur Adult
349, 350, 351 Dick Adult
156, 157 Mytipkompin (mother of Willie) Adult
430, 431 Leo, aged 3 years Child
450 Louisa Adult
32 Jock, son of Wildfellow Child
31 Jock Child
Barry Child
Daniel Child
27 Annie, wife of Arthur Adult
Their children
24 Barry Ollondin Adult
39 Nellie Panyumpin Adult
38 Panyawa (old) Adult
176 - 178 Goanka Adult
499, 500
248 Gwen Child
261 - 263 Angus Adult
125 Leo Child
234 Dick Father
Richard Son
242 Sam Adult
Andrew Adult
241 Willie Hudson Adult
61 Uki Adult
Saul Adult
60, 111 Uki Husband
Archiwald Wife
162, 163 Archiwald Adult
160, 161 Uki Adult
113 Archiwald Adult
112 Uki Adult
Saul Adult
72 Sam, wife and children Adult
150 Brian Child
127 Alec Adult
Weipa Mission
The written record has the following references
Councillers
Monty
Robert Hall
Jacob
Big Jack, policeman
The photographic record is as follows
Number Names Age
310 Florrie Child
Esther Child
309 Ina Child
Roy Child
308 Jessie Child
Eva Child
307 Ernest Child
Gilbert Child
306 Irene Child
Joyce Child
322 Harold Child
321 Olive Child
319, 320 Ethel Mother
318, 317 Winnie Twin daughter
Stanley Twin son
316 Stanley Child, twin
314 Archie Adult
286 Winnie Child, twin
Mapoon Mission
The photographic record is as follows
Number Names Age
438 Mabel Lee Adult
465 Henry Park Child
Jeffrey Victor Child
464 Norman Wheeler Child
John Andrews Child
463 John Samuel Child
Eileen Brown Child
Mabel Tobu Child
462 Jessie Barkley Child
Enid Calliope Child
461 Edwin Wheeler Child
Ivy Wheeler Child
460 Annie Cockatoo Child
Dolly Toeboy Child
459 Doris Tibbie Child
Victoria Doeboy Child
458 Thomas Fletcher Child
Paul Bond Child
457 Gerald Toeboy Child
Milton Brown Child
486 Rosie Woodley's house
485 David Mamoos Husband
Mary Mamoos Wife
484 Mamoos and family
468 Elizabeth Archie Adult
467 Minnie Archie Adult
466 Amy King Mother
Alexander King Child
470 Lottie Johnny Adult
469 Celia Burnett Adult
481 Bessie Colac Adult
480 Pauline Peter Adult
479 Mildred Ling Adult
478 Lottie Footscray Adult
395 Harry Brown's house
391, 392 Johnny Savo Adult
Mary Savo Adult
482, 483 Mamoos Adult
Thursday Island Mission
The photographic record is as follows
Number Names Age
Mabel Boota Adult
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