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Surnames sourced from Qld State Archives - far north Qld names
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Posted: 24 Dec 2009 8:36AM GMT
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Various surnames from Coen area of North Qld including station owners/managers, police and telegraph station workers
I went to Qld State Archives recently following up files and records for my g granddfather who was a policeman in Cooktown and then Laura, Musgrave and Coen. One of the records I copied was a petition signed by the following: a number of Watsons (from Batavia and Merluna stations), Kennedy (from York Downs), John Wilkin? Proprietor of Mein; Nichols of Vine Torr; C. Holt? of Meta Downs; Thompson of Meta Downs; various people from Mein, Morton and McDonnell Telegraph Stations. The petition was written in July 1888 and was a protest about the proposed movement of the police to Patterson. It notes the Jardine River is 28 miles south of the proposed police site and that the site is too far to be useful for landowners.
I have another letter by a Constable HJ or AJ Symes (No. 350) of Coen NMP Camp which mentions a Constable Doherty and John Ross (may have been from Port Stewart - he was to deliver building material from there for a police camp). I have a sepatrate letter from my g grandfather which mentions these people as well.
I have a copy of a letter of around September 1899 from Mr U Le Park??? who was the Inspector of Works for Cook and Carpenteria Districts.
I have a report on an inspection by Inspector Marston of the Coen NMP. It mentions my g grandfather plus Constable Barnes and Derry.
If anybody has an interest in Coen, I have a letter about the location of Coen Police Station and the difficulties in reaching it from Coen town proper. My g grandfather, the senior sergeant at Coen NMP also confirms this in a report dated 1 March 1909 where he describes the location of various buildings in town and the difficulty of people getting to the Police station.
I have a return of the strength and distribution of police at Coen and Ebagoolah which mentions the following names: Whiteford, O'Grady, Shannon, O'Regan and Howard. It also mentions the names of the trackers including Captain, Monday, Euro, Jimmy, Paddy and Tommy.
I have a page describing the accommodation and ancillary buildings at Ebagoolah, Coen NMP Camp, Coen NP Barracks and Coen Township.
If anyone has an interest in any of these names or of Coen itself, I can scan the copies and send to you.
Anne
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Posted: 5 Sep 2012 12:19PM GMT
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Hi Anne
I would be very interested in getting any information on Coen, Ebagoolah and that area if you are able to scan them, it would be very much appreciated. Thank you
Marg
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Posted: 8 Sep 2012 12:46AM GMT
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Hi I'm away and won't be able to get to this for 3 weeks or so. I'll be back in touch then. I would need an email address to send to as I can't load a scan here.
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Posted: 10 Sep 2012 12:47PM GMT
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Hi Anne
Thankyou for your prompt reply. My email is
margaretcraker@yahoo.com.au
. I live in Cooktown and am happy to help with any queries in the Cook Shire. Have a great day.
Cheers
Margaret
Re: Surnames sourced from Qld State Archives - far north Qld names
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Posted: 29 Nov 2014 3:26AM GMT
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Hello Anne,
I have just seen your post - 24 Dec. 2009, on Surnames from far North Qld.and noticed that you mentioned Cooktown, Laura, Coen and others.
My g.grandparents were both in Cooktown and Laura from around 1883 - 1890. My g.grandfather,
George Richard Dunstan came from Cornwall, England arriving in Cooktown in Sept. 1883, and my g.grandmother, Dorathea Monaghan came from Ballymote, Co. Sligo arriving in Dec. 1884.
George worked as a labourer on the Cooktown to Laura Railway Line, and Dorathea was for a time the Housekeeper to the Catholic Priest in Cooktown, she then moved to Laura where she took up dressmaking.
Although Dorathea (aka Dora) immigrated out to Australia on her own at the age of 19, I believe that she may have came out to a relative ? but in having said that, George and Dorathea married on the 11 Oct. 1887 in Cooktown. (4yrs. after George arrived & 3yrs. after Dorathea arrived)
The couples first 2 children were born in Sandown / Cooktown, the family then moved to Normanton where George eventually became an Engineer in charge of the Normanton to Croydon Line, his name is on the list of Engineers in charge of that line which I got from the Normanton Railway some years ago.
If you have any information that you think would be helpful, I would love to hear from you.
Rita (Ken)
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