Police Station, Croydon
Watchhouse Charge Books
These records are held at the Queensland State Archives.
The following extracts have appeared in my Queensland Aboriginal
Notes series.
Copyright Paul Mackett 2006
28. 9.1896 - 25. 2.1898 A/36304 Queensland State Archives
N.B. The date of each entry is the date taken from the "Date of
Apprehension" column in the Watchhouse Charge Book.
20. 1.1897 Harry, aboriginal aged 25 years.
Drunk in a public place. Discharged
24. 1.1897 Charley, aboriginal aged 27 years.
Theft. Remanded until 27. 1.1897. Sentenced to 2 months
in Normanton Gaol (24. 1.1897).
28. 2.1898 - 8. 5.1899 A/36305 Queensland State Archives
N.B. The date of each entry is the date taken from the "Date of
Apprehension" column in the Watchhouse Charge Book.
6. 3.1898 Sandy
Aboriginal tracker aged 25 years. Neglected to do his duty.
Fined.
20. 3.1898 Jimmy
Aboriginal groom aged 23 years. Charged with larceny.
Discharged.
30. 3.1898 Grant
Aboriginal aged 23 years. Larceny. Sentenced to gaol.
7. 4.1898 Grant
Aboriginal aged 23 years. Escaped from lawful custody at
the Croydon lockup.
15. 4.1898 Nimble
Aboriginal aged 13 years. Charged with larceny. Discharged.
4. 5.1898 Jimmy
Aboriginal aged 25 years. Drunk in Sircom St. Discharged
with caution.
12. 6.1898 Jack
Aboriginal aged 20 years. Charged with breaking and entering.
Sentenced to 2 months hard labour in Normanton Gaol.
4. 7.1898 Ted Stewart
Aboriginal, groom, aged 28 years. Drunk at the Exchange Hotel,
Croydon. Fined.
30. 8.1898 Name torn from page.
Aboriginal aged 40 years. Disorderly conduct in Temple St.
Discharged with caution.
18. 7.1898 Jimmy
Aboriginal aged 19 years. Obscene language. Discharged with
caution. Arrived from Golden Gate.
13.11.1898 Charlie
Aboriginal aged 12 years. Breaking employment agreement.
Discharged on undertaking to keep to agreement.
30.11.1898 Jack
Aboriginal aged 21 years. Larceny. Previous conviction
3. 6.1898. Sentenced to 6 months at Normanton Gaol.
13.12.1898 Jimmy
Aboriginal aged 20 years. Unlawfully on premises at Table Top.
Sentenced to one month at Normanton Gaol.
17. 3.1900 - 27. 5.1901 A/36306 Queensland State Archives
N.B. The date of each entry is the date taken from the "Date of
Apprehension" column in the Watchhouse Charge Book.
9. 3.1900 Jack
Aboriginal aged 28 years. Drunk in Temple St. Previous
convictions - 13. 6.1898 On premises unlawfully
- 1.12.1898 On premises unlawfully
- 23.10.1899 Drunk.
Torn pages to 22. 3.1900.
11. 8.1900 Jimmy
Aboriginal aged 24 years. Drunk and obscene language. Previous
conviction 18. 7.1898, drunk. Convicted but not punished for
drunkenness. Fined for other. From Golden Gate.
22. 9.1900 Jack
Aboriginal aged 28 years. Drunk at the Railway Hotel, Croydon.
Previous convictions - 13. 6.1898 On premises unlawfully
- 1.12.1898 On premises unlawfully
- 23.10.1898 drunk.
Convicted but not punished.
23. 4.1901 Henry
Aboriginal stockman aged 20 years. Illegally using a horse.
Sentenced to 1 month hard labour at Normanton Gaol.
11. 4.1907 - 11. 4.1910 A/45036 Queensland State Archives
N.B. The date of each entry is the date taken from the "Date of
Apprehension" column in the Watchhouse Charge Book.
13. 4.1907 Echo
Aboriginal aged 26 years. Arrived from Normanton Gaol.
Drunk, obscene language, common assault.
25. 4.1907 Willie
Aboriginal aged 50 years. Assault causing grevious bodily harm.
Sentenced to 2 months at Normanton Gaol.
22. 5.1907 Charley
Aboriginal aged 20 years. Stealing a pineapple. Charge
withdrawn.
27. 5.1907 Tommy
Aboriginal aged 36 years. Assault. Sentenced to 7 days in lockup.
27. 5.1907 Charley )
Tommy )
Aboriginals. Rations supplied while doing sentence
2. 6.1907 Johnny
Aboriginal aged 45 years. Creating a disturbance. Fined.
6. 6.1907 Grant
Aboriginal aged 27 years. Drunk. (Previous convictions, 4.
13. 4.1898, escaping from lawful custody. 6 months hard
labour.) Discharged.
12. 6.1907 Grant
Aboriginal aged 27 years. Drunk and common assault.
(Previous convictions, 5. 7. 6.1907 drunk, discharged.)
Fined.
15.11.1907 Charley
Aboriginal aged 20 years. Drunk in Sircom St. (Previous
convictions, 2. May, 1907 assault, sentenced to 14 days.)
Fined.
20.11.1907 Echo
Aboriginal aged 26 years. Common assault. (Previous
convictions, 3. 22. 4.1907 assault, 1 month Normanton
Gaol.)
Normanton Gaol, 1 month
17.12.1907 Johnny
Aboriginal aged 35 years. Drunk in Brown St.. Discharged.
1. 1.1908 Echo
Aboriginal. Rations while awaiting removal to Baramba.
Sent to Baramba Mission Station on 10. 1.1908.
20. 5.1908 Harry Walsh
Aboriginal aged 25 years. Drunk in Golden Gate. Convicted
and discharged.
24. 5.1908 Jack
Aboriginal aged 57 years. Drunk in Sircom St. (Previous
convictions, 7. Nov. 1906, drunk.) Convicted and
discharged.
2. 6.1908 Ida Morgan - Half-caste aged 24 years
Willian Edward Goldfinch - 4 years old
Joseph Thomas Eckford - 2 years old
All en route to Baramba Mission Station.
21. 8.1908 Minnie
Aboriginal aged 24 years. Drunk in the Police Station Yard.
Discharged.
31. 8.1908 Gilbert
Aboriginal aged 20 years. Arrival from Golden Gate. Common
assault. Sentenced to 14 days in lockup.
1. 9.1908 Gilbert
Aboriginal. For rations.
22.10.1908 Billy
Aboriginal aged 50 years. Possession of Opium. sent to
Normanton on 30.10.1908.
28.10.1908 Fred ) Aboriginals
Johnny ) for rations
En route to Baramba Station. Sent to Baramba on 30.10.1908.
6. 5.1909 Jimmy Muldoon
Aboriginal aged 30 years. Drunk at Golden Gate. Convicted
and discharged.
12.10.1909 Johnny Sergeant
Aboriginal aged 24 years. Unlawfully doing grevious bodily
harm to an aboriginal named Dick. Remanded for 8 days.
Sentenced to 7 days.
2. 2.1910 Johnny
Aboriginal aged 38 years. Drunk in Sircom St. (Previous
convictions, 1. 18.12.1907, drunk.) Convicted and
discharged.
23. 2.1910 Charley
Aboriginal aged 28 years. Doing grevious bodily harm to
aboriginal Billy. (Previous convictions, 2. 15.11.1907
drunk.) Remanded 8 days. Convicted and discharged.
28. 3.1910 Podgee Bell 10 yrs R.C.
George Bell 7 yrs R.C.
Gipsy Bell 3 yrs R.C.
Charley Bell 14 mths R.C.
Polly Ellen Steele (H/C) 26 yrs R.C.
(read and write)
Minnie (abo) 36 yrs Nil
Awaiting removal to Baramba Mission Station.
2. 4.1910 Billy
Aboriginal aged 50 years. Possession of opium. 14 days.
21. 5.1908 - 24. 2.1913 A/45037 Queensland State Archives
N.B. The date at the left hand side of each entry is the date from
the "Date of Apprehension" column in the Watchhouse charge
book.
Pages before 26. 6.1908 are damaged, cut and crumbly.
In fact the whole book is in very poor condition.
21. 8.1908 Minnie
Aboriginal, 24 years old. Drunk in Police Station yard.
31. 8.1908 Gilbert
Aboriginal, 20 years. Assault doing grevious bodily harm.
10/11.1909 Jimmy Sergeant
Aboriginal, 24 years. Doing grevious bodily harm to an
aboriginal named Dick.
2. 2.1910 Johnny
Aboriginal, 38 years. Drunk and making obscene gestures
in Sircon St.. Previously convicted 18.12.1907.
23. 2.1910 Charley
Aboriginal, 28 years. Doing grevious bodily harm to an
aboriginal named Billy.
Previous convictions - Assault 23. 5.1907
- Drunk 15.11.1907
Charge reduced to common assault.
20.10.1910 Harry
Aboriginal, 30 years. Obscene language and resisting
arrest in Temple St, Croydon.
Jan 1911 Jerry
Aboriginal, 40 years.Drunk in a public place - Golden
Gate. Unlawful possession of opium.
29.12.1911 Dingo
Aboriginal, 40 years. Drunk in Sircom St.
Previous conviction 31.10.1907 (?), disorderly.
20.11.1912 Dick
Aboriginal, 25 years. Unlawful possession of opium.
19. 4.1927 - 2. 2.1944 A/45038 Queensland State Archives
N.B. The date of each entry is the date taken from the "Date of
Apprehension" column in the Watchhouse Charge Book.
19. 4.1927 Polly ) Aboriginal females with V.D., to be
Pidgeon ) removed to Palm Island.
Lucy )
28. 9.1927 Gilbert
50 year old labourer. On warrant that on 28. 9.1927 at
Croydon, unlawfully assaulted Tommy, an aborigine.
29. 9.1927 Gilbert. Sentenced.
14. 5.1928 Peter Ben-- )
Billy Mango ) On escort to Palm Island
Archie ) from Normanton.
Cigarette )
4. 3.1929 Micky
Aboriginal. On removal from Normanton, being a person on
suspicion of being of unsound mind. Committed to asylum
at Goodna. Execution of order suspended for 30 days.
15. 7.1929 Pompey
Aboriginal, serving sentence for stealing. On his
release to be removed to Palm Island. Arrived by
escort from Normanton.
15. 7.1929 Weary Willie
Aboriginal. Intimidates both white residents and
aborigines. Under escort from Normanton to Palm Island.
4.10.1929 Gipsey
Aboriginal about 19 years old. Order for removal dated
5. 9.1929 to Palm Island. Suffering V.D.. Returned to
camp under instruction from the Protector pending
assent of Short Charlie.
14.10.1929 Short Charlie, aboriginal aged ?40 years, and Gipsey,
aged 19 years, aboriginal. Both suffering V.D.. To be
removed to Palm Island. Left under escort on
22.10.1929.
13. 1.1930 Maudy and child (-----)
Aboriginal. From Normanton under removal to Yarrabah
Mission Station, Cairns. Left for Palm Island on
14. 1.1930.
19. 5.1930 Peter Bendigo ) Under removal orders to Palm Island.
Billy Mango
3.11.1930 Maitland
Under orders to Palm Island.
2. 3.1931 Edith Sargent and 4 children namely Alice, Leslie, )
Vina and Edward )
Alice and child )
Mitty )
Maudy and child )
All under removal order to Palm Island.
20. 4.1931 Brure )
Hecta ) Under removal orders from Normanton
Robert ) to Palm Island.
Jacob )
18. 5.1931 Foot ) Under removal orders from Normanton
Friday ) to Palm Island.
20. 1.1932 Googleye
Removal orders from Normanton to Palm Island.
22. 8.1934 Thimble
Aboriginal. On removal from Normanton to Palm Island.
11. 9.1935 Peter
Aboriginal, 50 years old. On suspicion of unsound mind.
Found wandering at large at Normanton on 5. 9.1935.
Remanded to Cairns for further examination.
13.11.1935 Christmas ) Under removal orders from Normanton
Ray ) to Palm Island.
20. 4.1938 Leo, aboriginal. Removal to Palm Island.
Lucy and child (Georgina), aboriginal. Removal to Palm
Island. Nancy, aboriginal. Removal to Palm Island.
Suffering V.D.. Gordon, aboriginal. removal to Palm
Island. Suffering leprosy. Archie, aboriginal. Removal
order for attempted assault on employer and bad
influence amongst natives. Removal to Palm Island.
1. 6.1938 MacGillvary and child ) Aboriginals. Removal order to
Callaghan ) Fantome Island with V.D..
.1938 David Wombie )
Fitztom ? )
Duck ) Aboriginals. Under removal order to
Black Dog ) Palm Island.
Jack Bruno )
8. 3.1939 Rosalie and child ) Aboriginals. Under removal order to
Hector ) Fantome Island for V.D..
16. 8.1939 Jimmie Brown ) Aboriginals. Under removal order to
Tim ) Palm Island.
28. 9.1939 Jerry )
Tommy Brown )
Tommy B and Tommy Coleman ) Aboriginals. Under
Koonginurra and Betty ) removal orders to Palm
Kitty and child (Oscar) ) Island
Jimmy and child (Rosemarye) )
Jannet )
18.10.1939 Bruce
Aboriginal. Under removal order to Palm Island.
7. 1.1940 Edie and two children, Rene and Colin
Aboriginals. On removal orders to Palm Island. Left for
Palm Island on 11. 1.1940.
25. 1.1940 Bruce )
Jack Bruno ) Aboriginals. On removal order to Fantome
Tim ) Island. (Escapees)
Duck )
Joe B. and wife Jessie and 6 children namely, Gladys,
Claudie, Herbert, Locket, Sheila and Jack.
Removal order to Yarrabah Mission
17. 7.1940 Numble
On removal order to Palm Island. Left for Palm Island
on 18. 7.1940.
27. 8.1941 Billy Flowers )
Charlie T. )
Bruce ) Aboriginals. On removal orders to Palm
Pitcombe ) Island. Apprehended by Normanton
Bruno ) Police.
Fitztour ? )
7. 1.1942 Charlie ?Mecerani ) Aboriginals. On removal
Sorkie (wife of Charlie) ) order to Palm Island.
25.11.1942 Toby Kilpatrick )
Gertie Kilpatrick )
Alban ) Aboriginals. Under removal
Dennis ) orders to Palm Island.
------? )
16.12.1942 Edgar )
Nullen ) Aboriginals. On removal orders to
Leah ) Palm Island.
Elizabeth )
31. 3.1943 Nipper "B" ) Aboriginals. On removal orders to
Evi ) Palm Island.
Clem Bernard )
2. 2.1944 Julia McPherson ) Aboriginals. On removal orders to
Harold H. ) Palm Island.
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