POA Birdsville - Protector of Aborigines Letterbook 1911 - 1921


Police Station, Birdsville Protector of Aborigines Letterbook 23. 9.1911 - 20. 3.1921 Item ID 86874 Previous System Location POL9A/G6; PRV10781/1/1 Access Category Open Queensland State Archives 16. 2.1912 To C.P.A. Brisbane Re: Monkira Tommy. Aged about 35 years. Has a gin. Do not recommend Exemption Re: Monkira Jack. Aged 28 - 30 years old. Do not recommend Exemption. Re: Thomas Kettle, half-caste. Aged about 50 years. Normally lives around Charleville. Recommend Exemption. 1. 3.1913 Accounts at Birdsville Frank Jubilee Diamond ------- Danny Doodlum Lizzie Shanty Clara Mollie Annie Donald Jack III Fanny Billy Fleming 20. 4.1913 Marina, female Aborigine died on 6. 2.1913 at Davenport Station. 1. 7.1913 Accounts at Birdsville Frank Jubilee Diamond Denny Spoop Doodlum Lizzie Shanty Jack III Fanny Billy Hughie Polly II 5. 8.1913 Accounts at Windorah Paddy Clara Jack III Fanny 28.10.1913 Some Accounts Billy Fleming Polly II Clara Billy Donald Carcory Jack 16.12.1913 Some Accounts Frank Jubilee Diamond Denny Spoop Doodlum Billy Lizzie Shanty Tommy Scarlett 14. 2.1914 Return of all Aboriginals employed and under Agreement in the Diamantina Protector's District for the year ending 31.12.1914 (?1913) Denny Annendale Stn Male Doodlum " " Diamond " " Spoop " " Jubilee " " Merlin " " Mick " " Topsy " Female Lizzie " " Paddy Bedourie Male Annie " Female Topsy " " Molly " " Moses Mt Leonard Male Billy " " Donald Glengyle " Jack " " Buller Cluny Stn " Jimmy " " Guinea Miller " Female Clara Bilpemerria " 18. 7.1914 Money owing Paddy Bedourie Annie " Topsy " Molly " Guinea Miller Cluny Jimmy " Buller " Carcory Jack Glengyle Donald " 13.10.1914 Money owing Annie Bedourie Topsy " Molly " Guinea Miller Cluny Jimmy " Buller " Carcory Jack Glengyle Donald " B Kerwin " Topsy " 11.11.1914 Joe Craigie, half-caste of Bedourie, received Exemption on 12. 8.1913 16.10.1915 List of civilised male Aborigines and half-castes in the Diamantina District Tommy Birdsville Doodlum " Diamond " Denny " Frank " Mick " Spoop Bedourie Jubilee " Buller " Donald " 16.10.1915 All Aborigines and half-castes with money in Accounts at 30. 6.1915 Annie Female Adult Denny Male " Lizzie Female " Jack III Male " Fanny Female " Diamond Male " Shanty (H/C) Female " Frank Male " Spoop Male " Doodlum Male " Alice Female " Jimmy of Cluny Male " Guines Miller Female " Clara Female " Jubilee Male " Polly Female " Billy Male " Mollie Female " Donald Male " Paddy Male " Billy Fleming Male " Jacky ----- Male " Hughie Male " Polly Female " Moses Male " Topsy Female " Carcory Jack Male " Topsy (H/C) Female Child Tommy Scarlett Male " Buller Male Adult Joe Male " Gilbert Male " Com------ Female " Mick Male " Merlin Male " B Kerwin (H/C) Male Child Topsy Glengyle Female Adult Daisy Cusack (H/C) Female Child Paddy Male Adult Combo Male " 27. 4.1916 To C.P.A.B. Topsy, half-caste at Bedourie Her sister is Daisy Cusack, half-caste, aged about 16 years and employed at Annandale Station. She is now at Birdsville Shanty, half-caste, also known as Topsy McCoy and later Topsy O'Loughlin married Michael O'Loughlin. On 8.11.1915 she gave birth to a male child at Birdsville, but died (Topsy that is) soon after birth. The child and Daisy Cusack went to N.S.W.. The baby died on 17. 1.1916 at the Quombie Rest Home, Adelaide. Daisy Cusack, half-caste, was married to Peter Craigie, half-caste, on 10. 3.1916. Peter Craigie is in the Army in Adedaide. He left for the front in 1916. 14. 4.1918 To C.P.A.B. Carcory Jack deceased Jack III whereabouts unknown Fanny whereabouts unknown 10. 1.1919 To C.P.A.B. Doodlum, 35 years old, died on 8. 1.1919 at Miranda Station on the South Australian side of the border about 35 miles south of Birdsville. 14. 3.1919 To C.P.A.B. Re: Doodlum. Wife is named Bulka, aged 20 years. No children. His wife for 4 years. 5. 7.1919 To C.P.A.B. Topsy Kerr, half-caste and Joe Craigie were married at Birdsville on 3. 7.1919. 7. 8.1919 To C.P.A.B. Re: Application for Exemption for Jubilee Page, half-caste. 23. 4.1920 Lizzie 45 yrs Married Employed Glengyle Stn Topsy 25 yrs Married " Nelly 50 yrs Married Employed Annandale Stn Bulka 23 yrs Widow " 5.11.1920 Aborigines earning one pound or more under agreement. Name Marital Status Fred Married Buller Married Gilbert Married Diamond Married Percy Ford Single Tommy Scarlett Single Danny Married Frank Married Friday Married Jimmy of Cluny Married Georgie Craigie Single Tiger Married Mick Single Paddy Bedourie Single Hughie Married Joe Married
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