Director of Native Affairs Office
      Health and Home Affairs Batch Files 1939 - 1966      Item ID 511480 
      Previous System Location A/69465; SRS505/3/110 
      Access Category 0 years
      Queensland State Archives
      
      
      Copyright  Paul Mackett 1996


      File 1E/3 Administration Missions - Removals Mitchell River Mission,
      Edward River Mission and Aurukun Mission Natives, 1941 - 1942

      This correspondence covers removals of various Natives from the
      above districts. I have simply extracted the names mentioned
      without detailing individual letters.

      Bruce, absconder from Fantome Island
      Tommy Pitcombe, absconder from Fantome Island, 20 yrs,
        mother taken by crocodile at ERM
      Gilbert, absconder from Fantome Island, belongs to Coen district
      Jack Bruno
      Willie Duck
      Ned
        Minnie, wife of Ned
          Harry, 17 yrs, son of Minnie
          Jum, 5 yrs, son of Minnie
        Maggie, wife of Ned
          Rosie, 6 yrs, son of Maggie
          Katie, 4 yrs, daughter of Maggie
      Fitztom
      Bessie Wombie
      Charlie T
      Billy Flowers
      Black Dog
      Fred
      Billy Mangoe
      Nancy Bruce, wife of Bruce
        Olive Bruce, daughter, 13 yrs
        Jessie Bruce, daughter, 9 yrs
        Mary Ann Bruce, 6 yrs
      Susie, wife of Billy Flowers
      Nellie Samton, wife of Samtom
        Frances Samton, daughter, 6 yrs
        Alfred Samton, son, 3 yrs
      Noah Gaigai, Native Policeman
      Jeffrey, tracker
      Andrew, tracker
      Joe Koolatah, tracker
      Tommy Koolatah, tracker
      Jack Aligator
      Jumbo
      Jack Ewan
      Monday
      Harry, son of Ned
      Minnie, wife of Ned
      Minnie, wife of Joe
      Harry
      Elsie, wife of Harry
      Sandy
      Rosie Albert
      Joe
      Old Mary Ann
      Maggie, second wife of Ned
      Rosie, wife of Rosie Albert
      Jinny, wife of Jumbo
      Nipper

      File 1E/27 Administration Missions - Removal Indigent and
      Unemployed Wenlock Etc People to Lockhart River Mission 1943
      
      Names mentioned in this file are as follows
      Bob Robertson
      Monkey
      Edna Gough, illegitimate child of Charlotte, wife of Tommy Larsen
      Dolly
      Sammy Normanton
        Hughie, son of Sammy Normanton
      Peter Pascoe
      George Wilson
      Georgina Wilson, wife of George Wilson
      Hughie Temple
      Ida Temple
      Diana Black

      Letter dated 12.10.1944 mentions the following arriving at
      Lockhart River Mission from Wenlock
      Bob Robertson and wife
      Monkey and wife
      Tommy Tin
      Henry Batavia
      George Boko
      Maggie Horseboy
      Old Polly
      Old Annie
      Tommy Larsen and family
      Edna H/C

      Letter dated 17.10.1944 mentions the following being removed from 
      Blue Mountains, Wenlock and Iron Range to Lockhart River Mission.
      Tommy Larsen
      Charlotte Larsen, his wife, and their 3 children
      Monkey and his wife
      Jinny
      Tommy Tin
      Henry Batavia
      Bob Robertson and his wife Minnie
      Maggie Horseboy
      Charlie Boko
      Polly, very old
      Annie, very old, cripple
      Sam Boyd
      Florrie Boyd, his wife
      Edna Higgins H/C

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