Police Department, Commissioners Office
      Miscellaneous Correspondence and Reports
      POL /J14   Queensland State Archives
      Extracts about Temporary Trackers

      These records are held at the Queensland State Archives.

      The following extracts have appeared in my Queensland Aboriginal 
      Notes series.

      Copyright     Paul Mackett 1992

      Brisbane District (Batch 340M1)

       1.10.1912  Esk Station - Jack Carbine
       2.12.1916  Rewan Station - Leo
      30. 6.1921  Beaudesert Station - B Brown. Married with two children. 
                  Resides at Beaudesert.

      Cairns District (Batch 340M2)

      11.12.1914  Maytown Station - Billy, Tim and Toby helped to capture Aboriginals 
                  Peter and Billy who had been charged with theft. Peter and Billy were 
                  sentenced to one month in Cooktown Gaol.
       6. 2.1915  Maytown Station - Billy, Tim, Toby and Paddy
      10. 2.1921  Mt Carbine Station - Larry
      11. 2.1921  Mt Molloy Stn - George
      26.10.1923  Cairns Station - Harry granted leave. Charlie to releive him. 
                  Charlie has two children.
       5. 1.1923  Cairns Station - Sandy
      10. 7.1925  Rockhampton Station - Leonard at Nebo
       9. 3.1926  Cairns Station - Leo of Normanton granted leave. Pompey to relieve him
      22. 7.1929  Almaden Station - Tommy Robinson
      21. 9.1932  Almaden Station - Tommy Robinson
      17.12.1932  Coen Station - Enquiries at Port Stewart into the death of 
                  Aboriginal Jimmy Breezer who was believed to have been eaten by 
                  alligators or killed by other Aboriginals.
                  Trackers Tommy and Mosquito absent.
                  Took the following 4 Aboriginals from Coen to Port Stewart to help
                  in the investigation - Tommy Wal Wal; Tommy Brennand; Jimmy Culla Culla, 
                  King of the Port Stewart Tribe; Jimmy Corporal.
      11.10.1934  Cardwell Station - Siemon
      13.12.1935  Aboriginal Barry of Aurukun Mission Station was employed to search 
                  for the Aboriginals responsible for the murder of Paddy.

      Cloncurry District (Batch 340M4)

      19. 4.1911  Cloncurry Station - Zulu
      31.12.1917  Cloncurry Station - Henry Brown
       1. 1.1918  Cloncurry Station - Harry Brown and Major from Cloncurry
      19. 9.1926  Burketown Station - Sam and Gilbert
      18. 8.1933  Kajabbi Station - George Gilbert
      24. 8.1933  Cloncurry - George Gilbert and Barney
       9. 4.1934  Cloncurry - Peter and Jerry

      Charleville District (Batch 340M3)

      19. 1.1915  Charleville - Billy
      28. 1.1919  Charleville Station - Paddy
      20. 2.1919  Charleville Station, Adelaide gate - Wallace and Miller, tracker at Normanton
      26.11.1928  Thargomindah - Jimmy Norley

      Rockhampton District (Batch 340M9)

      18.10.1912  Rockhampton - Fred Black, George Thompson from Barambah Settlement
      14. 4.1916  Duaringa Station - Donga
      14. 4.1916  Yaamba Station - Tommy
      11. 3.1919  Rolleston Station - Bson
      19. 5.1922  Rockhampton - Local Springsure boy Johnny Tyson
      10.12.1929  Rolleston Station - Cecil Martin
       3. 3.1930  Clermont Station - Arthur Miles, black boy, unemployed, living at the
                  Black's camp, Clermont
      10. 8.1931  Duaringa Station - Marshall Henry of Duaringa injured falling from a horse.
                  Tokio will relieve him.
      28.12.1932  Rockhampton - Eddie Budby
      13. 2.1932  Rockhampton - Saddie King to be employed at Emerald
       1. 9.1932  Baralaba Station - Oscar King  
      22. 7.1937  Jack Mowbray of Woorabinda Aboriginal Settlement injured.

      Normanton District (Batch 340M8)

       3. 8.1907  Normanton District - Pindi
      18. 4.1908  Normanton District - Tommy of Croydon
       2. 5.1908  Croydon District - Tommy and Rob
      18. 5.1908  Normanton District - Corporal Dave at Normanton, Corporal Tommy at Birdsville
      21. 6.1917  Normanton District - Refers to the murder of Aboriginal Mailman

      Maryborough District (Batch 340M7)

      27.10.1905  Nanango District - Ban Ban Harry and Billy Lake
      14. 4.1910  Avondale Station - John Bow, Colin Campbell and George Thompson
                  All sent from Barambah Settlement to Gympie to help. Since returned.
      12.11.1919  Mundubbera Station - Billy Button
      10.12.1919  Goomeri Station - Peter of Barambah Settlement
       1. 6.1921  Mundubbera Station - Hornet to track half-caste Alex Gunpowder, an absconder
                  from Barambah Settlement.
      21. 7.1923  Kingaroy Station - Colin
      18.10.1923  Wondai Station - Tommy Stucket of Barambah Aboriginal Settlement
       8. 4.1924  Gayndah Station - Billy Malone

      Longreach District (Batch 340M6)

      19.11.1912  Tambo Station - Tommy

      Roma District (Batch 340M10)

      26.12.1909  St George Station - Alick
      10. 7.1911  Thallon Station - Jack Flick
      10. 6.1926  St George Station - Lenny Walsh
      31. 5.1926  Thallon Station - Robert Noble

      General (Batch 340M)

       4. 1.1909  Hughenden Station - Aboriginal Friday stabbed Fred, 4 miles from Urandangie. Fred 
                  died 20 minutes later.
      23. 5.1921  Irvinebank Station - Willie Moore

      Townsville District (Batch 340M12)

      18.10.1910  Townsville - Towers
      31. 1.1912  Proserpine Station - Billy Emmerson
      13.11.1915  Proserpine Station - Billy Emmerson
      27. 8.1916  Netherdale - Rodger
      18.10.1916  Charters Towers - Tracker Archie and Aboriginal Jack Crawford
      20.10.1924  Diamantina Station - Sambo. Came from Springsure to see his father at the 
                  old Black's Camp, Wongera Waterhole, on the Diamantina River, 3 miles from
                  Diamantina.

      Toowoomba District (Batch 340M11)

      23. 2.1912  Goondiwindi Station - Sick Aboriginal Billy Combarngo
       3. 2.1915  Goondiwindi Station - Fred Tommy Tommy and Bob Tommy Tommy
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