Topics: Events: North West

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1898 - view

Police report the death of “the oldest [A]boriginal in the district”, Tommy Cox at the age of 75 (born 1822)

1899 - view

Death of Billy Murphy (King “Yellow Billy”) of Segenoe and Gundy

1899 - view

Australian Light Horse Brigade and serves in the Boer war

1900 - view

His corpse was not permitted within the bounds of the graveyard

1900 - view

revoke Aboriginal Reserve 23957

1900 - view

all the inhabitants are able to read and write and most play the violin or concertina

1900 - view

Rev J Tarn forms a Temperance Lodge

1900 - view

Federation celebrations

1900 - view

Bushranger, Joe Governor was shot and killed

1901 - view

Federation of Australia and the Commonwealth Constitution

1901 - view

An Aboriginal performing group plays gum leaf and guitar at community gatherings

1901 - view

50 Aborigines living on the reserve turn out, the church is almost full for the morning service

1901 - view

the reunions the blacks have among themselves, though not of [research] character, are none the less enjoyable

1901 - view

They can nearly all read and write; they have a place of worship of their own

1903 - view

Christians have established a mission to the Aborigines at St Clair

1903 - view

RH Mathews publishes the Darkinung language of the Hawkesbury-Hunter Ranges

1903 - view

RH Mathews publishes the Darkinung language of the Hawkesbury-Hunter Ranges

1903 - view

Opening of the mission church at St Clair

1903 - view

becoming a better bat than his brother Fred used to be

1903 - view

Some work on wharves and dairy farms, pull maize, cut timber or are domestic servants