Aboriginal News - Yarrabah
State Library of Queensland
Fiche/S 266.3 ABO
Assorted issues
Issue 15. 1.1908
19.11.1907 Son born to the wife of Charlie
4.12.1907 Janie Brown and Willie Clarke married at St Albans
Best Man Horace Reid
Bridesmaids Minnie May
Ada Lyell
Rosie Northedge
N.B. Many readers will know Janie as Jinny Forbes and Willie Clarke
as Willie Doctor. They will live in the house formerly occupied by
Douglas Pitt.
Issue Vol 3, No 15 15. 2.1908
Births
12. 1.1908 Matthew, son of Ernest and Elsie Bungee
18. 1.1908 Livingstone, daughter of Charlie and Nancy Chambers
Other
Mattilda, a little girl, was sent to Cairns with Blight's disease
Issue Vol 3, No 16 15. 3.1908
Death of Minnie Obah, wife of Andrew Obah, after a long illness.
Minnie was a native of Yarrabah. She married Andrew in 1896. They
had four children, three of whom survive Minnie. They youngest is
three years old.
Issue Vol 3, No 17 15. 4.1908
Engagements
Billy Brown and Jinny Katchowan
Johnnie Murray and Ada Pickles
Weddings on Easter Monday
Andrew Obah and Rosie McCarthy
Jack Baker and Ada Lyall
Weddings for the Wednesday after Easter Week
Karchie and Lena
Norman and Barbara
Denis and Lucy
Dick and Ruby
Deaths
Maggie Short died in Cairns Hospital
Issue Vol 3, No 18 15. 5.1908
Births
30. 3.1908 Daughter to Mabel, wife of Charlie
8. 4.1908 Son to Grace, wife of Andrew Dabah
Baptisms on Easter Day
Muriel Harriet Margaret, infant daughter of Mabel
Stephen Vivian Eddie, infant son of Grace
Lena, adult
Rubina, adult
Issue Vol 3, No 20 15. 7.1908
The King's eldest daughter Ballawoorba was accidentally burnt and
died in Cairns Hospital. The King's (King of Yarrabah) wife's
name was Maggie. Ballawoorba was about 12 years old and was born
at Yarrabah.
Adeliade, a half-caste girl, arrived on 30. 6.1908 from Ingham.
A letter dated 7. 6.1908 states that George MacDonald, a white man,
lives with an Aboriginal gin at Goondi Plantation. They are not
married.
Issue Vol 3, No 21 21. 8.1908
Deaths
2. 8.1908 Kenneth, 9 month old son of Frank and Julia Strongwarra
4. 8.1908 Polly Campbell died of consumption. Her husband was Amos.
8. 9.1908
Births
12. 8.1908 A son was born to the wife of George Underwood
Baptisms
19. 7.1908 Infant daughter of Sydney and Rosie
19. 7.1908 Infant son of Hector and Dinah
Marriages
26. 8.1908 Albert Maywe, eldest surviving son and heir of King John
of Yarrabah, to Lottie.
(Maggie is the wife of King John)
Issue Vol 3, No 22 30. 9.1908
Angelina Noble is the wife of James Noble
Marriages
11. 9.1908 John Cowmi, lately of Murray Island and now Chief of
Girragah, to Mary Pentecost, widow of Stephen.
11. 9.1908 Otto, of Girragah, and May Bignell
Death
26. 8.1908 Gilbert died at Karpa Ck. He lived by himself in a humpy.
Issue Vol 3, No 22 27.12.1908
New Arrivals
Henry, Mimo, Willie and Lulu, witnesses in a Mareeba horse
stealing case.
Charlie and his wife and three little boys, witnesses in a
murder case.
Toby and Maudie, witnesses in a murder case.
Annie Weazel and Nellie Douglas were sent by Police in October.
Tessa from Chillagoe.
Ted, brother of Percy.
Baptism
8.11.1908 Claridge, first born of Clement and Mary was baptised
at St Albans.
Marriages
Dennis and Lucy Gonora
Jack Morgan and Rosie Naicen
Moses and Mary Day
Issue Vol 5, No 25 27. 3.1909
Marriage
3. 2.1909 Mimo and Annie Reid
Departures
Charles and Maggie and three boys, witnesses in a murder case.
Toby and Maudie, witnesses in a murder case.
Willie and Lulu, 2 young boys, witnesses in a cattle stealing case
Issue Vol 5, No 25 27. 4.1909
Death
13. 3.1909 Henry died, a famous cricketer
Births
13. 3.1909 Elaine Girda, daughter of Andrew Obah and his wife Rosie.
Baptised 28. 3.1909 at St Albans.
30. 3.1909 A son to Richard and Ruby Yimbungi in Cairns Hospital
Marriage
Marriage on Easter Monday of Jack Palmer and Fanny.
Bridesmaids Jessie Keppel
Jeanie Maytown
Best man Peter
Issue Vol 5, No 26 27. 5.1909
Births
26. 3.1909 Daughter to wife of James Noble at Roper River Mission
12. 4.1909 Daughter to the wife of Ned Choikee at Yarrabah
Baptisms on St Mark's Day
Michael Richard, infant son of Richard Yimbungni
Gwendoline, infant daughter of Ned Choikee
Ernest Mervyn Mark, infant son of Nellie Douglas
Death
23. 4.1909 Nellie. Leaves an infant son. Nellie had been at Yarrabah
for only six months.
Marriage
30. 4.1909 Herbert Monday and Tessa
(Tessa recently arrived from Chillagoe)
Births (Late News)
12. 5.1909 A son to Jack and Ada Baker
12. 5.1909 A son to Frank and Julie
13. 5.1909 A child to Billy Brown and Jeanie
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