Police Station, Childers
Letterbooks
27. 3.1912 - 24. 1.1913 QS 463/1 (1) Queensland State Archives
24. 1.1913 - 1.11.1913 QS 463/1 (2) Queensland State Archives
11. 2.1921 - 31. 3.1923 QS 463/1 (3) Queensland State Archives
5. 4.1923 - 8. 4.1925 QS 463/1 (4) Queensland State Archives
24.10.1929 - 20. 8.1930 QS 463/1 (5) Queensland State Archives
9.11.1938 - 15.12.1939 QS 463/1 (6) Queensland State Archives
Extracts
27. 3.1912 - 24. 1.1913 QS 463/1 (1) Too delicate to issue.
1. 2.1913 Relative to a breach of the Licensing Act. Mentions
Woppi, half-caste and John Deshong, coloured
16. 4.1921 Relative to interviewing Woppi. Woppi is a coloured
man. Thinks he can identify items sold to a man named Hopton
in 1919.
24. 4.1921 Relative to service of summons on Woppi, a half-caste
Aboriginal living at Woodgate. Wanted as a witness. His wife,
Mrs Woppi, stated her husband currently resided with a Chinaman
named Chew Yong of North Bundaberg and stated she doesnt know when
he will return.
6.10.1921 Relative to agreement between Mr A H Anderson and
Rosie, half-caste Aboriginal.
2. 1.1922 Annual report for the Aboriginal Department. Only
three half-caste Aboriginals in this sub-district. These are
Woppi and his wife, residing at Woodgate
Rosie, under Agreement to Mr Anderson
29.11.1922 Relative to a coloured man named William Mitchell
wanting possession of his two illegitimate children. William
Mitchell resides at Wallavilla Goondoon Mount Perry Line. The
two children are in the possession of Mrs Deshong of Childers.
William Mitchell and Louisa Blackman, the mother of the children,
lived together as man and wife for several years. They parted
three years ago because of William's drunken and cruel habits.
Louisa looked after the children and made a home with her mother
Mrs Deshong at Childers. William left the district. Mrs Deshong
had to support the mother and children. The children are named
Alma Mitchell, aged 11 years
Clarence Mitchell, aged 8 years
William Mitchell states his father was a white man and his mother
was a half-caste Aboriginal. Louisa Blackman states her father
was an American black and her mother was a half-caste Aboriginal.
Police think that the children should stay where they are.
5. 1.1923 Annual report for the Aboriginal Department. Only
three half-caste Aboriginals in this sub-district. These are
Woppi and his wife, residing at Woodgate
Rosie, under Agreement to Mr Anderson
22. 6.1923 Relative to a H/C Aboriginal girl named Rosie, aged
18 years and under Agreement to Mr A H Andersen of Childers.
Rosie is said to be uncontrollable and threatens Mrs Andersen.
Should be sent to a Settlement.
12. 2.1924 Emily Blackman, H/C Kanaka, single, aged 32 years,
gave birth to a female illegitimate child at her mother's
residence at Doolbi Road, Childers on 5. 2.1924.
Child's name is Doris Jean Blackman.
Father is Joseph Thomas Le-Blowitz, residing at Marule near
Booyal. Emily and Joseph have been living together for the past
12 months and intend to keep doing so.
30. 6.1924 Return of Aboriginals in the district
Full bloods 1
Half-caste 1
11. 9.1924 Interviewing Tommy Jaro (otherwise Tommy Costello),
concerning the infant of Dolly Saunders of Taroom Settlement,
and also in connection with his Exemption Certificate.
Tommy Jaro has no knowledge of being issued an Exemption
Certificate. He remembers getting a form about 4 years ago but
thinks he left it with the Military Authorities at Victoria
Barracks. He has no certificate now in his possession.
Tommy Jaro denies knowing Dolly Saunders and only went to the
Settlement to see the boys.
31.12.1924 Annual Report of Aboriginals in district
Full bloods 1
Half-caste 2
19. 1.1925 Relative to Aboriginal Cobbo Williams wanting to visit
Woonai, an Aboriginal at Woodgate. Woonai is a half-caste. They
are good friends.
30.12.1929 Annual Report of Aborigines in district. Numbers are
Full bloods 1 male and 2 female adults, 1 male child
and 1 female child
Half-castes 3 adult male
27. 5.1930 May Aust (nee Blackman) gave birth to an illegitimate
female child on 14. 5.1930 at Apple Tree Creek, about 4 1/2 miles
from Childers. May is living apart from her husband. May has been
living with Peter Appoo for the past 18 months and he is the father
of the child. She still intends to live with him.
May's mother is Jessie Blackman and Jessie was present at the
birth. May is a half-caste aged 31 years and was married to a
man named Frank Aust about 10 years ago. She has been living apart
from him for the last 7 years.
Childs name is Evelyn May Appoo.
16. 6.1930 Chief Protector enquires after Miss May Blackman.
May Blackman is a half-caste Aboriginal whose parents are
Alf Blackman (deceased) and Jessie Blackman, both of whom are
half-castes. May resides with a Singalese named Peter Appoo.
May's mother also resides in the same house. May was legally
married to a man named Frank Aust about 10 years ago but has
been separated from him for the past 7 years.
23. 6.1930 Further about May Aust (nee Blackman).
Jessie Blackman, mother of May Aust, resides with May Aust and
Peter Appoo at Apple Tree Creek in the same house. Jessie Blackman
is 62 years old and get a pension. She is a widow.
May Aust (Blackman) and Peter Appoo have been living together
fot the past 12 months at Wallaville and Apple Tree Creek. They
had a female child born 14. 5.1930. Peter is the father. May
wants a divorce from her husband who is an Australian.
In the opinion of the Police at Childers May and Jessie should
not be regarded as half-caste Aborigines (as described in the Act)
as they have never associated with Aboriginals. Thus Peter Appoo
is not committing an offence (under the Act) by living with May.
26. 6.1930 Further about May Aust (nee Blackman).
May Blackman married Francis Joseph Aust on 20. 9.1922 in the
Christ Church of England at Tweed Heads. Francis Aust is a
native of England, being born in Reading. He now resides at
Cooloongatta. Frank and May came to Childers in 1923 and lived
there with May's mother, namely Jessie Blackman. Francis left
in 1925 and has never returned. May and Francis had a son who
was born in April 1923 and named Dudley Francis Aust. In July 1925
they had a daughter named Olive Jessie Aust.
Then follows details, as above, about May and Peter Appoo living
together. Peter Appoo is 29 years old and was born at Doolbi
near Childers.
19. 7.1930 May Aust was born in the Childers district.
31.12.1938 Annual Report on Aborigines in district
The only Aborigines in the district are
Woppi, aged 62 yrs
Susy, aged 70 yrs, his gin
They reside at Woodgate, about 30 miles from Childers
16. 1.1939 Further information about Aborigines in district
wanted by Chief Protector
Alf Woppi
Susy Woppi
Both are half-castes and reside at Woodgate about 25 miles from
Childers. Both are over 60 years and no children have ever been
born to them.
24. 5.1939 Removal Order issued for Mrs Madge Warnes and her
four children who are now at Apple Tree Creek. Removal to
Cherbourg.
26. 5.1939 Madge Warnes of Apple Tree Creek via Childers, applies
for monetary assistance from the State Childrens Department for
her four children, who are
Ruth Warnes, born 15.10.1934
Charles Warnes, born 14. 5.1935
Norman Warnes, born 11. 6.1937
Keith Warnes, born 10.10.1938
Madge has only been at Apple Tree Creek for a few weeks. She used
to reside at Urangan. She is currently living with a family
named Richards. She is a half-caste. Her husband is dead. She and
the children are under a Removal Order to Cherbourg.
31. 5.1939 Madge Warnes and family have returned to Pialba.
21. 8.1939 Masie Gala, single girl aged 22 years of Childers,
gave birth to a female illegitimate child at the Isis District
Hospital, Childers on 1. 8.1939. Masie currently living with
her sister, Mrs W Rainbow, of South Isis via Childers. Father of
the child is Stanley Brown, single man.
Childs name is Eileen Margaret Gala. Masie has been holidaying
for a few months and will return to Cherbourg.
4. 9.1939 Masie (Maisie) Gala has gone to Cherbourg.
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