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Ah Zillman32 facts`ex:ah-zillman`

acknowledgesAuthorisationFor	20 pounds per month on rations for Atherton Aboriginals
acknowledgesFurther40PoundsAuthorised	true
advisesInjudiciousToStopSupplyAsWouldResumeDepredations	true
advisesMrKellySuppliedSomeRations	true
advisesNotMolestedSelectors	true
advisesOnProgressOfRationSchemeAtAtherton	true
advisesSinceSuppliedRationsAboriginalsPeaceablyDisposed	true
advisingGoingToCaliforniaCreekToInquireConditionAndNecessitiesOfAboriginals	true
asksGovernmentToSupplyFood	true
asksIfRationingAllowanceToBlacksAtAthertonToBeContinued	true
asksToIncreaseTo	50 pounds per month
estimates200BlacksInBarronScrubWillingToComeToAtherton	true
forwardsMapOfLandRecommendedForAboriginalReserveAtAtherton	no map attached
forwardsVouchersFromMrKellyForPayment	true
givesReasonsToContinueRations	true
policeMagistrateIn	Herberton
promisesReportInFullByMail	true
recommendsGazetteReserveAndAppointReliableManLike	Constable Hanson
recommendsPresentExpenditureExcessive	one pound 11 shillings 8 pence per week
relaysReportFrom	Wb Kelly Herberton
reportsAbout80MoreWaiting	true
reportsOnSupplyOfRations	true
reportsOnTripTo	Atherton
sawOneCampOf25ScrubBlacksAtAtherton	true
statesNativePoliceForceReducedInDistrict	true
suggestsBetterToSupply	100 pounds of beef per week
suggestsFurtherRationsToInduceComeIn	true
suggestsGoodPolicyToStop	Depredations on Crops
thinksIfFedForMonthOrTwoAndGoodUnderstandingEstablished	would become useful to selectors like Russell and Johnstone River blacks
toDetermineBestPlaceAndMethodOfDistributingRations	true
unableToProceedToCaliforniaCreekSent	Sub Inspector Lamond
warnsIfRationsStoppedAndBlacksTroublesomeNoAdequateProtection	true

Rations Lists Locations20 facts`ex:rations-lists-locations`

includes	Westwood
includes	Cape Bedford
includes	Cullen Point
includes	California Creek
includes	Dugandan
includes	Daintree River
includes	Deebing Creek
includes	Marie Yamba
includes	Mount Orient
includes	Montalbion
includes	Thornborough
includes	Union Camp
includes	Waterford
includes	Bowen
includes	Croydon
includes	Taroom
includes	Atherton
includes	Bloomfield River
includes	Cooktown
includes	Queensland Aborigines Protection Society

Inspector Stuart16 facts`ex:inspector-stuart`

advisesMrKellySuggested	about 200 Aboriginals in destitute condition around Atherton
advisesMrRobinsonDoes	nothing himself towards patrolling his run
asksIfCanExpend	20 pounds per month for three months on rations if report confirms
concursWithBrookeNoRationsWithoutWork	true
forwardsReportFromBrooke	true
inquiresHow	Mr Robinson patrols his run
inquiresHow	treats the aboriginals
inquiresIf	any aboriginals employed by Mr Robinson
inquiresIf	aboriginals allowed to camp near Head Station
instructed	Native Police Sub Inspector Brooke
recipient	Native Police Cadet Affleck
recipient	Commissioner Police Brisbane
recommendsStationing	Native Police Detachment Nigger Creek
reportsBrookeAdvisedNotStarving	true
sentFrom	Port Douglas
suggestsToCivilizeWildAboriginalPrimaryStep	overcome fear of white man through stomach, then education matter of time

Sub Inspector Brooke16 facts`ex:sub-inspector-brooke`

advisesManyDepredationsInDistrict	lately
advisesReserveOf640AcresAtAthertonFor	agricultural purposes, German Mission Society glad to take blacks
hasExperienceWith	Blacks Mackay Reserve
inChargeOf	Native Police Camp Barron River
informsAboriginesKillingCattleOnRun	true
locatedAt	Barron River Native Police Camp
offersToMakeSuggestionsIfAsked	of use to government
predictsForAtherton	what may be expected if blacks receive government rations without work
reportsOnPatrolTo	Atherton
seesGoodChanceForGovernmentTo	do some good
sentNativeTroopersTo	scrub to induce Aborigines to come to station
suggestsCause	Aborigines receiving free rations from government
suggestsQuote	If these blacks are encouraged to loaf in idleness it is not to be wondered at if they steal
thinksMistakeGivingRationsWithout	some kind of work in return
toldManThat	if no kill cattle, not molested by Native Police
visitedAthertonFoundNotStarving	true

Sub Inspector Lamond13 facts`ex:sub-inspector-lamond`

advises50PoundBagFlourAnd100PoundsBeefWeeklyNoFurtherComplaints	true
advisesAbout30AboriginalsOnDaintreeMoreExpected	true
advisesCaliforniaCreekAboriginalsFairlyWellOff	true
believesSmallOutlayInRationsWillHavePacifyingEffect	true
blacksAnxiousToGetBackToHuntingGroundsAndGetEmploymentFromSettlers	true
distributedHalfBlanketToEachOf30Aboriginals	true
doesNotThinkRationsCanBeReducedAverage50LivingThere	true
inquiredIfCaliforniaCreekTribeWentToMulaniaCoolgarraMountAlbionIrvinebankFoundNo	true
mrMastertonDistributingToAgedAndInfirm	true
nativePoliceCampAtSaltwaterNotInDaintreeCountryNotAdvisableToRushChange	true
theyUnderstandIfCommitDepredationsRationsCeaseAndNativePoliceSent	true
thinksGoodWorkToKeep50QuietFor6-7PoundsPerMonthPlusOrphansOldPeople	true
visitedAboriginalCampOnMastertonsStationFoundRationsDistributedProperly	true

Charles Masterton10 facts`ex:charles-masterton`

advisingGreatManyAboriginalsOnDaintree	true
afraidIfNoRationsWillHaveToDisperseThem	true
asksAdviseDistributionOfFoodAmongThem	true
complainsSupplyOfRationsFor50-60AboriginalsIrregular	true
givingRationsButNeedsGovernmentHelpToContinue	true
locatedAt	Daintree River
locatedAt	The Chestnuts Daintree River
reportsGreatNumberOfAboriginesOnRiver	true
reportsNoPoliceHandy	true
worriedIfDiscontinuedWillNeedPoliceSurveillance	true

Index Home Secretarys Office Correspondence10 facts`ex:index-home-secretarys-office-correspondence`

compiledFrom	Special Batches S8400
concernsPeoples	Torres Strait Islander Peoples
concernsPeoples	Aboriginal Peoples
containsDerogatoryTerms	true
containsNamesOfDeceased	Aboriginal Peoples
containsOffensiveLanguage	true
coversPeriod	1896-1903
excludesTraditionalNames	such as K’gari
lastUpdated	October 2024
transcribesDescriptiveTextDirectly	true

Alex Lawson9 facts`ex:alex-lawson`

advisesAbout50AboriginalsCampedNearMrMastertonStationOnDaintree	true
advisesDoNotLookLikeLeavingSoSupplyMustBeMaintained	true
advisesNumberGreatlyIncreasedSinceRationsIssued	70-90 now fed
advisingLeavingTomorrowWithInspectorPoliceForDaintreeReRationingBlacks	true
statesOnlyOneDepredationSinceLastOctoberByPartyFromBloomfield	true
subCollectorOfCustomsIn	Port Douglas
suggests20Or30PoundsPerAnnumSufficientForOngoingRations	true
suggestsAboriginalsWorkingForSelectorsSuppliedRationsByThem	true
suggestsMrMastertonSuitableToSuperviseDistributionOfRations	true

Arthur Longden9 facts`ex:arthur-longden`

advisesAboriginalsWaitingAtTopCampMulgraveGoldfieldsForRations	true
advisesPoliceMagistrateInCairnsInstructedNotToSignVouchersPastMonth	true
advisesToldPMNotToSignAnyMoreVouchersAskSignToContinueSupply	true
asksCanBeSuppliedWithRationsForThem	true
forwardsNewSupplyStructure	true
forwardsNewSupplyStructureForRationsMulgraveRiver	true
hasAboriginalsInCampAt	Mulgrave Goldfields
locatedAt	Mulgrave River Cairns
sentFrom	Cairns

Charles Denford7 facts`ex:charles-denford`

advisesAboriginalsStealingRationsFromMinersCamps	true
asksMrLittleToDirectToProperDepartment	true
fedThemAtOwnExpense	true
locatedAt	California Creek Via Herberton
recipient	Wc Little Mla
reportsOften150-200InAtTime	true
wishesApplicationForRemuneration	true

Constable Casey7 facts`ex:constable-casey`

locatedAt	Police Station Port Douglas
lowerDaintreeSettlersNeverSeeAboriginalsWishToEmployThem	true
mrOsbourneAllowsSonToFishWithThemSoFailsToSeeComplaint	true
mrReynoldsHiresAboriginalsToClearScrubTwoMilesUpFromOsbournes	true
recipient	Sub Inspector Galbraith Herberton
reportsMostSettlersOnDaintreeHappyWithAboriginalConductExceptMrOsbourne	true
suggestsPoliceDistributingRationsTooExpensive	true

Reverend Gj Richner7 facts`ex:reverend-gj-richner`

acknowledgesReceiptOf	Colonial Secretarys Letter
asksForFurtherFundingFor	Bloomfield River Mission Station
requestsGovernmentSupportFor	Bloomfield River Mission Station
requestsGovernmentSupportFor	Cape Bedford Mission Station
suggestsQuote	fully required for the Cape Bedford Mission Station
suggestsQuote	It is really too much for the Mission Societies to spend the collections of poor Christians for to feed the natives
thanksFor	allowance of 10 pounds per month

Fg Pfalser6 facts`ex:fg-pfalser`

appointedTrusteeOf	Bloomfield River Mission Station
asksForFundsToSupport	Mission School
associatedWith	Elim Mission Station Cape Bedford
forwardsReportForYear	1888
suggestsInduceChildrenTo	Come to Mission Station
suggestsMissionShould	say where it is because productive country taken by settlers

Frank Osbourne6 facts`ex:frank-osbourne`

callsAnomalousBlacksPamperedDestroyPropertyThreatenLivesOfTaxpayersFeedingThem	true
complainsDistributionLeadsToLargeAssemblagesThreateningSettlers	true
concernedNearestPolice30MilesAwayRationsByIrresponsiblePersonMrMasterton	true
locatedOn	Daintree River
recommendsDiscontinueSupplyOfRations	true
suggestsSupplyBringsOthersFromInteriorCausingAnnoyance	true

Fred Wimble6 facts`ex:fred-wimble`

criticizesNativePoliceReports	simple but evasive reports of visiting, following tracks, dispersing offenders
forwardsSuggestionsToStop	Depredations Barron Valley
recipient	Colonial Secretary
suggestsAboriginalsOnReserveHiredOutTo	Selectors
suggestsEstablishReserve	more humane than old Native Police regime
suggestsGovernmentSubsidiseReserveUntil	self-supporting

D Seymour5 facts`ex:d-seymour`

advisesFromCaseyNotAdvisableToAlterArrangements	true
forwardsReportFrom	Sub Inspector Brooke
forwardsReportFromConstableCaseyReOsbourneComplaints	true
recipient	Colonial Secretary
suggestsRemarksWorthConsideration	true

Elim Mission Station Report 18885 facts`ex:elim-mission-station-report-1888`

builtTwo	cottages to separate children
fewAboriginesStayBecause	encouraged to stay in Cooktown
manyChildrenRovingAbout	Cooktown
reportsTrouble	growing crops
schoolProgressing	well

Wb Kelly5 facts`ex:wb-kelly`

advisesAboriginesStarvingIn	Atherton District
needsGovernmentAssistanceForFurtherRations	true
onBehalfOf	Settlers Upper Barron Valley
recipient	Ah Zillman
suppliedSomeRationsFromStore	true

Ca Meyer4 facts`ex:ca-meyer`

aimOfMissionNotOnly	civilize but teach word of god and rules
appointedTrusteeOf	Bloomfield River Mission Station
on	Bloomfield River Mission Station
opinionAllSuppliedWithNecessitiesTo	prevent roaming and induce settle on reserves

Fred Robinson4 facts`ex:fred-robinson`

complainsThat	Aborigines Spearing Cattle
locatedAt	Wooroora Run Herberton
requests	Native Police Protection
wired	Sub Inspector Native Police Barron Waters

Hans Halkien4 facts`ex:hans-halkien`

copyOfLetterTo	Mr Little
offersServicesAsManagerOfProposedReserve	true
sendingTo	Ah Zillman
setsOutIdeasForReserveAt	Pinnacle Pocket Barron River Cairns Road

Hugh Milman4 facts`ex:hugh-milman`

concursWithRecommendation	Keep Children Out of Cooktown
locatedAt	Cooktown
recommendsDiscontinueIf	management unsatisfactory
recommendsGrantOf	200 pounds per annum to Elim

Mr Fullerton4 facts`ex:mr-fullerton`

locatedAt	Mitchellvale Station
recipient	Inspector Police Port Douglas
reportsSpearingOn	Bushy Creek
requests	detachment of boys to patrol

Mr Robinson4 facts`ex:mr-robinson`

agreedToKill	one bullock per month for them if camp near station and not hunt cattle
doesNotAllowCampingNear	Head Station
doesNotInterfereWithAboriginals	true
employsOneAborigine	true

Native Police Cadet Attleck4 facts`ex:native-police-cadet-attleck`

advisesUnableToActImmediatelyOn	Fred Robinson Request
hasPriorRequestsFrom	Mitchellvale Station Owners
promisesTo	patrol run as soon as possible
recipient	Inspector Stuart Port Douglas

Police Magistrate Port Douglas4 facts`ex:police-magistrate-port-douglas`

advisesCostIncreasedFrom3To5PoundsPerMonth	true
advisesPresentPopulation17Men23Women20Children	true
advisesSupplyRationsContinuedUntilCloserSettlementOfDistrict	true
forwardsVouchersForPaymentOfRationsDaintree	true

Tinaroo Divisional Board Herberton4 facts`ex:tinaroo-divisional-board-herberton`

asksToContinueSupplyOfRationsToAboriginalsAtAtherton	true
statesAbout100AboriginalsInAtherton	true
statesFully200OnMulgraveAndRussellWaitingToComeIn	true
suggestsIfDiscontinuedWillResumeDepredationsWorseThanBefore	true

United German Scandinavian Lutheran Missionary Society4 facts`ex:united-german-scandinavian-lutheran-missionary-society`

asksForFundingUntil	mission becomes self-sufficient
intendsTo	civilise the aboriginals, educate their children and Christianise the grown up people
requestsGrantOfLandFor	mission station between Mackay and Bowen
thanksForGrantOfLandOn	Andromache River Proserpine

Aborigine Jarvie3 facts`ex:aborigine-jarvie`

chargedWith	assault
sentencedTo	seven days in Thornborough lockup
speared	Aborigine Tommy

Bribie Island Aboriginal Mission3 facts`ex:bribie-island-aboriginal-mission`

asksForQuartersGrantJune30ToSept30AsPromised	true
keptDownExpensesByLadiesAuxiliaryMakingClothes	true
unableToCarryOnWithoutAidAsPromised	true

Colonial Secretary3 facts`ex:colonial-secretary`

directsContinueSupplyToBlacksAndReportEndOfJanuary	true
granted	20 pounds per month
promisedSupportFor	Mission Andromache River

Constable Hanson3 facts`ex:constable-hanson`

confidentToGetAllBlacksInIf	little food given by government
predictsAfterShortTime	selectors would employ them, earn sufficient
recommendsNotAdvisableAtThisStageBecause	not enough rations for all