Aboriginals and Half-castes at Blackwater 1908


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      In Letters 1909, 9/5597
      Item ID 847666 
      Previous System Location HOM/J47; SRS5263/1/47 
      Access Category 30 years
      Queensland State Archives
      
      
      Copyright  Paul Mackett 1990


       9.11.1908
      Lists unemployed aboriginals and half-castes at Blackwater,
      Emerald Police District.

      Name                                   Notes

      Jackey                                 45 yrs
      Polly                                  His gin, 38 yrs
      Robert                                 His son, 4 yrs
      All are full blooded aboriginals

      Blanche                                H/C, 24 yrs
      Aggie                                  Her child, H/C, 4 yrs
      Baby                                   Her child, H/C, 1 yr

      Lena                                   Aboriginal, 35 yrs
      Boy                                    Her child, H/C, 8 yrs
      Eileen                                 Her child, H/C, 5 yrs
      Mona                                   Her child, H/C, 2 yrs
      
      Annie                                  Aboriginal, 41 yrs
      Aggie                                  Her Child, H/C, 17 yrs
      Lena                                   Her child, H/C, 14 yrs
      
      Polly                                  Aboriginal, 45 yrs
      Trixie                                 Her child, aboriginal, 22 yrs
      Freda                                  Her child, H/C, 9 yrs
      Alice                                  Her child, aboriginal, 20 yrs
      Arthur                                 Her child, aboriginal, 11 yrs

      Molly                                  Aboriginal, 20 yrs

      Monica                                 Aboriginal, 19 yrs
      Mickey                                 Her child, H/C, 2 yrs
      Hand-written note - Monica's marriage to a white man named Oram
      has been approved. See also Q.P.P. 1908 (3/33) - Walter Oram. 

      Sandy                                  Aboriginal, 50 yrs

      Aggie                                  H/C, 18 yrs

      Toby                                   Aboriginal, 65 yrs

      Mick                                   Aboriginal, 44 yrs

       4.12.1908
      Letter about removal of the following Aboriginals from Blackwater
      to Barambah.

      Jackey, Polly and Robert
      Blanche and Aggie
      Lena and her three children
      Annie and Aggie
      Polly and her four children
      Molly, Sandy, Aggie, Toby and Mick

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