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YEERA-MUK-A-DOO

A saga of the north west of Australia. An authentic history of the settlement of the region seen through the eyes of the Withnell and Hancock families (1861-1890).

by Nancy E. (Withnell) Taylor ( ISBN: 0 85905 097 1 )

( Reproduced with the permission of Hesperian Press)




 






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Places and Locations
People Mentioned in the Book
Shipping Information
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GENERAL INDEX


   
[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Aboriginal (Conflicts) 54, 110, 118-119
Aboriginal (Displacement) 78, 82, 87, 116, 148-155, 214
Aboriginal (Labour) 115, 116-118
Aboriginal (Prisoners) 25, 26, 101, 102, 102, 118
Aboriginal (Protection Board) 214
Aboriginal (Tribes) 23, 46-47, 79-80
Aboriginal, (Traditional life) 79-82
Andover Station 109, 130, 164
Ashburton Downs Station 217
Ashburton River 21, 75
Australia (North-West, Map) x
Balmoral Station 75
Bank Union 100
Baudin Exploration (prior to 1860) 22
Belmont Farm 7, 9
Buildings (Government, Cossack) 170, 184, 186
Buildings (Government, Roebourne) 101, 158, 160, 220
Camden Harbour party 53, 56
Camden Harbour Pastoral Association 55-70, 72
Camel team resting (1932) 113
Chirrita Station 234
Churches 143-146, 170
Clergymen 59, 62, 144-145, 218
Convicts 25-26
Copper 188-189
Cotton growing 16, 22
Dampier Exploration (prior to 1860) 22
De Grey Station 28, 188
De Grey River 19, 20, 21
Denison Plains Association 72-77
DeWitt, F. (Exploration prior to 1860) 10
Education 141-143, 184
Exploration (prior to 1860, Baudin) 22
Exploration (prior to 1860, Dampier) 22
Exploration (prior to 1860, De Witt, F.) 10
Exploration (prior to 1860, Gray, Lieut. G.) 52
Exploration (prior to 1860, King, Capt. P.P.) 14, 22
Exploration (prior to 1860, Tasman) 22
Exploration (after 1860) 63, 66, 75, 76, 95, 96, 104, 106, 112, 190, 191,
193, 216
Fitzroy River 76
Fortesque River 21, 75, 107
George River 18
Glenelg River 63
Gold 21, 64, 176, 178, 186, 214, 224-228
Gray, G. (Lieut., Exploration prior to 1860) 52
Guano Industry 189
Harding River 18
Harding River settlement 84-93, 124
Hillside farm 12, 30-32
Hillside station 216
Horsedrawn train (Roebourne, 1887) 187
Hotels (Licensed houses) 100, 134, 171, 172, 220
Iron 21
Jones River 18
Jubilee Hotel (Roebourne) 167
Karratha station 75, 235
King, P.P. (Capt., Exploration prior to 1860) 14, 22
Land regulations 3, 22, 56, 61, 192
Land sales 99, 104, 169, 179, 221-222, 228
Maitland River 17, 21
Malays 64, 115, 180, 181
Mallina Station 178, 216, 224-228
Mardie Station 75, 235
Mechanics Institute (Roebourne) 221, 228
Medical (Services & conditions) 90, 92, 115, 132-137
Millstream Station 17, 46, 77, 108, 215
Minderoo Station 217
Mt. Fisher Station 110
Mt. Welcome settlement 84-93, 95-104
Mt. Welcome Station 41, 74, 103, 140
Muccan Station 209
Mundabullangana Station 163
Municipal Council (Cossack) 141
Municipal Council (Roebourne) 141
Murders 54, 154, 178
Murray Squatting Co. 191
Ngalooma tribe 23, 46-47, 79
North West Times 219
Pastoral Industry 22, 43, 57, 59, 62, 66, 75, 86, 91, 99, 106-112,
161, 163, 188, 214
Pearling fleet 120
Pearling industry 18, 21, 114-119, 162, 168-174, 179-182, 185
Pensioner Guards (Retired soldiers) 58
Policemen 57, 84, 101, 118, 122, 149, 163, 198, 209
Portland Squatting Co. 49
Portrea Station 219
Pyramid Station 88, 239
Qakover River 19, 21
Race meetings 124-126, 127, 185
Road construction 101, 172-173
Roe (Augustus Sanford's house, Roebourne) 147
Roebourne's first engine 131
Roebuck Bay Pastoral Co. 54, 72, 76
Royal Geographical Society 16
Shaw River 19
Shaw River Station 216
Sherlock River 18, 19, 21
Sherlock Station 190-230, 231, 232
Southern Cross pearl 181-182
Stock route 106-112
Stone at crow Telegram 247
Strelley River 19
Surveys (Town) 97
Tasman Exploration (prior to 1860) 22
Telegraph 218, 219
Town proclamations 98, 168, 179, 219
Tramway 183
Uaroo Station 217
Victoria River 72
Watsons Store, Roebourne 129
Weerianna Station 140
Western Australia (Map) xii
Withnell (Emma's Whalebone chair) 40
Withnell (Historic humpy) 223
Woodbrook Station 209
Yarraloola Station 217
Yarrie Station 209
Yule River 19

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LOCATIONS


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Bamboo Springs 234
Broome 185, 219
Butcher's Inlet 27, 47, 85, 96, 169
Camden Harbour 52-70
Chinatown (Cossack) 173
Condon Creek 179
Cooya-pooya 48
Cossack (Result of cyclone, 1898) 131
Cossack (Upper Landing) 27, 162, 168-176, 178-186
Cossack (1899) 177
De Grey Homestead 24
Dig Down 39
Dirk Hartog Island 235
Enderby Island 14
Esselmont 235-236
Esselmont (Northam, 1913) 239
Hammersley Ranges 17
Harding River Pools & Early Roebourne 40
Hearson Cove 17
Hill Top Farm (Withnell, Lancashire ENG) 6
Indernoona 48
Karratha Homestead (1898) 111
Kimberleys 192
Lambert Cape 20
Lewis Island 14
Marble Bar 227
Meadow Street (Guildford) 231-234
Mt. Fisher Homestead (Old, Graves) 201
Mt. Le Breton 51
Mt. Welcome hill 41, 88, 91, 98
Mt. Welcome Station homestead
(John Withnell, Roebourne's 1st house)
 42
Nichol Bay 14, 21, 26, 69
Nullagine 227
Pemberton Island 20
Petroglyph (Burrup Peninsula) 83
Pineapple Bay Peninsula 7
Port Hedland (Mangrove Harbour) 26, 39
Pt. Sampson 186
Pyramid Hill 14, 24, 50
Roebourne 17, 84-93, 95-104, 107, 110, 124, 157, 159, 185, 231
Roebourne (Early) 98
Roebourne (Early) & Harding River Pools 40
Roebourne (Old gaol) 105
Roebourne (Old school house) 138
Roebourne (Town plan) 94
Roebuck Bay (Cape Villaret) 55, 72, 76, 192
Rosemary Island 14, 21
Sheep Island 64, 65
Sherlock Station Homestead, 1898 111
Tien Tsin 26, 168
Walcott Island 20
Walcott Point (Port) 96, 170
Whim Creek, Watering sheep near 45
Wickham 20
Withnell Bay 240
Withnell (Village, Lancashire ENG) 1, 2
Withnell (6 acres at Roebourne) 246
Yeera-muk-a-doo 27, 42, 95, 98
Yeera-muk-a-doo Pool 36

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THE   PEOPLE


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Anderson, Edwin (A.E.) 49, 139, 149, 191, 228
Anderson, Miss 72
Angelo, E.F. (Lieut. Col.) 206, 219, 220, 224, 231
Ball, Charles 210
Ball, Nellie 210
Barlow, Mr & Mrs 163
Barrett-Lennard, George 231
Bateman, J. & W. 33, 119, 218
Bayton, Thomas, Dr 72, 75
Blechynden, Grace 236
Bompas, Dr 57, 68, 90, 137, 202
Broadhurst, Charles & Eliza 72-76, 84, 89, 99, 149, 175, 189-190
Brockman, Edmund 16
Brockman, John 82, 112
Brodie, Charles 72, 86
Brown, Aubrey 14
Brown, Maitland 14, 20, 54
Brown, Thomas 14
Brown, Kenneth 14, 16
Burges, Lockier, senr 14
Burges, Lockier Clere, Jnr 54, 76, 109, 123, 149, 154, 155, 172-173
Burges, Samuel 14
Burges,William 14, 48, 108
Byrne, Francis Henry (Capt.) 7
Cane, C. 72
Chapman, Daniel 171
Charlie 190-191
Chester, John 5
Clark ("Shiner") 181-182
Clarkson, Henry James 112
Clarkson, William Wilberforce 112
Coffee, B. 67-68
Condon (aka Condong & Sheilborough) 179
Coppin, Christopher 209
Coppin, Eleanor 209
Coppin, C., Mrs & daughters 213
Corbett, Robert 51
Cowle (Assistant Surveyor) 84, 96
Curley Wig 151-152, 159
De Marchi, Benjamin 210
De Marchi, Jessie 210
Dixon (Capt.) 16, 18, 20
Dower, Tommy 192
Du Cane, Edmund (Lieut.) 231
Eaton, Richard 48
Edgar, John 49, 139
Edney, Harry 176
Erickson, Z.B. (Capt.) 174
Erickson, Pearl 174
Faulkner, S.P. 55
Fauntleroy, G.B. 99
Fisher, Eliza 163, 164, 197, 199, 200
Fisher, Fanny Louisa 130, 136, 160, 166-167, 197, 198
Fisher, George 110, 136, 158, 197
Fisher, James 110, 197, 198, 199
Flinders, Charles Edward 220
Forrest, A. 15
Forrest, A. (1879 exploring party) 195
Forrest, Alexander 191
Forrest, David 110, 217
Forrest, H.W. 217
Forrest, Mary 217
Forrest, Mathew 192
Forrest, John, Sir 193
Forrest, Susie Violet 217
Fraser Bros. 75
Frizell, Thomas, Dr 221
Gee, Walter 57, 68, 69
Goldwyer, William Henry 54
Gregory, Augustus 14
Gregory, Charles 14
Gregory, Eliza 7
Gregory, Elizabeth 7
Gregory, F.T. 15
Gregory, Francis Thomas (F.R.G.S.) 14-23, 30, 114
Gregory, James G. Dorman 7
Gregory, John, jnr 7
Gregory, John, senr 7
Gregory, Mary 7
Gregory, Sophia 7, 9
Gregory, William 7
Hall, Aubrey 169
Hall, Charles 224
Hall, Ernest 169
Hall, Hannah 169
Hall, William Shakespeare 16, 23, 28-29, 37-39, 48, 73, 76, 86, 91,
108, 163, 169, 174
Hampton (Governor) 17, 22, 57, 72, 149
Hancock (Family Tree) 245
Hancock, Amy 197
Hancock, Eliza 9
Hancock, Emma Mary 9
Hancock, Fanny Louisa 33, 35, 44, 130
Hancock, Fanny Louisa & husband 8
Hancock, George, jnr 197, 218
Hancock, George, senr 7, 9, 12, 137
Hancock, Grace 197, 219
Hancock, Grace (Elridge) 7
Hancock, Herbert William 8, 110, 130, 137
Hancock, James 7
Hancock, John Frederick 8, 9, 33, 39, 44, 110, 130, 197, 217, 239
Hancock, John Frederick, jnr 218
Hancock, John, senr 7
Hancock, Langley 239
Hancock, Lucy 197
Hancock, Mary, jnr 197
Hancock, Mary (Strange) 163, 218
Hancock, Richard 197, 218
Hancock, Sophia 8, 9, 12, 234
Hancock, Sophia, jnr 130, 136, 137
Harding, James Richard 16, 20, 54
Hare, Reginald 221
Harper, Charles 124, 191, 209, 229
Harper, Mary (de Burge) 209
Hedland, Peter (Capt.) 26, 39
Hickey, Henry 116
Hicks, Horace Henry 107, 110, 114, 228
Hicks, F. 184
Hodges, George 5
Hooley, E.T. 15
Hooley, Edward Timothy (M.L.A., M.L.C.) 56, 106, 216-217, 228
Hooley, Jane 134-135
Hunt, C.C. 25, 26
James, A. 16
Jeffries, Edward 210
Jeffries, Ivy 210
Jewell, Richard 198
Jimba 61, 65
Judge, J. 124
Kelly, Thomas 3
Kilpatrick, David 198
Kilpatrick, David Fraser, jnr 199
Kilpatrick, Pearl 199
King, Philip (Capt.) 14, 22, 50
Knight W.& W.H. 48, 217
Laurence E.H. (Resident Magistrate) 182, 203-205
Lazenby, E. 154
Ledger, W. 154
Leeder, Lilla 234
Lockyer, Thomas & George 48
Logue, Joseph 54, 67
Loton, Arthur William 234
Loton, William, Sir 108, 215
Mackay, Donald McDonald (M.L.A.) 163, 175, 229
Mackay, Roderick 163
Mackay, W. 51
MacLeod, Magnus & Norman 51, 75, 86, 90, 110, 161
Martin, Dr (Surveyor) 53
Mayhew, M. (Dr) & Mrs. 132-137
Mayne, B.E. (Capt.) 180
McCourt, James 16, 26-29
McCourt, John 141
McCourt, P.M. 141, 143
McKenzie, Jean 209
McKenzie, Maggie 208
McKenzie, Mary 207
McKenzie, T.R. 77, 110
McKenzie-Grant, J. 49, 139, 149, 191, 209, 229
Mclntosh, E. 75
McRae Brothers 208
McRae, Alexander 60
McRae, Alexander Joseph 56, 66, 67, 76, 77, 104, 107, 109, 119, 124,
139, 175, 189, 194, 208, 210, 215, 216-217,
218, 225-228
McRae, Duncan 115, 144, 175
McRae, F. & Company 99, 161, 208
McRae, Farquahar 126, 144, 170, 175, 218
McRae, George 180, 204
McRae, Isobella 208
McRae, Jack 126, 175, 184, 218
McRae, Nellie 144, 198, 208
Meares, Douglas 232
Meares, Emily 232
Meares, Henry Harding Goldsmith 219
Meares, Henry Seymour 158
Meares, John Goldsmith 219, 230, 232, 235
Meares, Mary 232
Middleton, Thomas E. 48, 90
Mitchell, James, Sir 236
Morgan, Abraham & Abraham jnr 235
Morgan, Annie Matilda ("Tillie") 235
Morris (Capt.) 220
Mueller, Simeon 90
Muir-Dick, James 235
Mullagongh (aka "Mulligon", King) 86, 91, 178
Mullen, Mr. & Mrs. 72
Murray, Milton 210
Murray, Mina (Coppin) 210
Murray, T.C. 56, 106
Nairn, Charles 26-29, 39, 67, 108, 122
Naughton, Teddy 175
Nungerdie 44, 230
O'Meehan, Dr 205, 221
Oechme, Dr 49, 57, 63
Orkney, James 50
Owen, William Lambden (Warden) 183, 220
Padbury, James 26
Padbury, Thomas 25
Padbury, Walter 15, 16, 23, 25-29, 39, 108, 215, 229, 232
Panter, Frederick Kennedy (Police Inspector) 52, 55
Parson, Ellen 239
Pascoe, Mary Jane,
(Grave on Sheep Island, Camden Sound)
 71
Pearse, Frederick 141, 170
Phelps (Surveyor) 57
Platt, Frederick 176
Pringle (Capt.) 33-35
Quinlan, E. 68
Richardson, A.R. (Hon.) 39, 49, 90, 109, 110, 139, 149, 193, 228
Richardson, Elliott 49, 193, 207
Ridley, J.R. (Surveyor) 26-29
Robertson, Edwin 48
Robinson, Elsie (Coppin) 210
Robinson, J.F.G. 210
Roe, Augustus Sanford 175, 229
Roe J.S. (Capt., Surveyor General) 53, 98
Rouse, A.E. 217
Rouse, B. 143,184
Samson, Michael 26, 108
Seabrook, John & Eva 48, 199-200
Seymour, James 75
Seymour, Robert 75
Sheilborough (aka Condon & Condong) 179
Sholl, Charles Edward 205, 206
Sholl, Edward 205
Sholl, Horatio (Horde, M.L.A., M.L.C.) 140, 163, 175, 205, 209, 226, 228
Sholl, Mary Anne (Berklaman) 205
Sholl, Penelope (Scott) 130, 205
Sholl, Richard Adolphus (J.P.) 205
Sholl, Robert Frederick (M.L.A.) 139, 140, 175, 194, 205
Sholl, Robert John (Resident Magistrate) 57, 60, 59-70, 74-75, 84-93, 95-104, 117,
132-137, 139-144, 148-155, 159, 168, 171,
172, 202-228
Sholl, Robert (Children) 203
Sholl, Treverton Charles 57, 59-70, 84-93, 95-104, 107, 116, 122
Simpson, Mardie 75
Slattery, Jack 224
Smith, Agnes 234
Stanbridge, Daisy Ethel 232
Stove, Arthur A. 140
Stove, Judith 239
Stove, Percy W. 140
Stove, Thomas 140
Tanner, Rev 59, 62
Taylor, W. 48
Tays, William 72, 114, 118, 122
Thompson, Andrew Stonehouse 175
Thoodo 44, 230
Tompkinson, T. 67-68
Truslove, Henry 174, 176
Truslove, Sarah 176
Turner, James 16, 158
Venn, Charlotte (Shenton) 209
Venn, Harry Whittal (M.L.C.) 72, 75, 110, 149, 209, 228
Vivash, Samuel 48
Walcott, Pemberton (Capt.) 16, 20
Walker, Ellen 235
Warburton, P.E. (Major) 190-191
Wedge, F.A. 39, 72, 95, 96
Weld (Governor) 155, 164, 168-169
Wellard, John 23, 28-29, 46-51, 108-109
Wellard, Pierce 193
Wildman (Convict) 52
Wilkinson, James 48
Willis, James 5
Willis, Mallina 235
Willy Willies 157-167, 184-185
Winn, P. 171
Withnell family Tree 244
Withnell, Emily 242
Withnell, Emily Ellen 124, 125, 210, 219
Withnell, Emma (J.P.) & John iii
Withnell, Emma (J.P.) 241
Withnell, Emma Mary (nee Hancock) 10
Withnell, Emma Mary (J.P.) 9, 19, 23, 29, 30-36, 37, 72-74, 79, 84-93,
95-104, 114, 119, 127, 143, 157, 159-160,
166, 210, 215, 230-239
Withnell, Ernest (twin) 165
Withnell, Ernest Willmott 166, 230-234, 243
Withnell, Fanny Louisa ("Lilla") 196, 230, 234, 235, 236, 243
Withnell, George Harold 232, 234
Withnell, Grace Ellen 197, 230-234, 243
Withnell, Herbert George 196, 230, 234, 243
Withnell, Horace 233
Withnell, Horace (twin) 165
Withnell, Horace Willmott 166, 230, 232, 234-236, 243
Withnell, James Aubrey 130, 178, 216, 224, 226, 230-235, 242
Withnell, John Gregory 12, 33, 215, 216, 221-235, 242
Withnell, John Senr. ("John") 3, 5, 9, 11, 23, 29, 30-36, 37, 79, 84-93,
95-104, 114, 119, 123, 157, 159, 160, 172,
181, 196, 210, 215, 230-234
Withnell, Martha (Willmott) 1, 5
Withnell, Mary Ann 3, 5
Withnell, Matilda 233
Withnell, Robert 3, 5
Withnell, Robert Harding DeWitt 41, 210, 216, 219, 224, 226, 230-236, 242
Withnell, Sarah 5
Withnell, Sidney James 236
Withnell, Violet E. 236
Withnell, William George ("George") 12, 33, 215, 216, 232-238, 242
Withnell, William John, jnr ("Willie") 210, 211, 230, 232, 235, 243
Withnell, William, senr 1, 5
Woodhouse, George Mortimer 73, 87, 89
Woolhouse, H. & W. (Brothers) 217
Worth, Ellen Amelia 232
Worth, Ivy Hester 235
Young, Andrew 142

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SHIPS   AND   SCHOONERS


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Arabella 179
Argo 141
Brothers 121
Calliance 57
Clarence Packet 54, 56
Dolphin 16, 17, 18, 20
Emma 91, 121
Favourite 121
Flying Foam 54
Hastings 54
Helvetia 54
Jeanie Oswald 64
Kestrel 69, 70, 84, 87
Maria Rose 49
Mary 162
Mermaid 14
Mystery 26, 67, 90, 123
Nancy 1, 3, 4
New Perseverance 52, 76, 121
Nile 54
Rob Roy 219
Rosette 197
Sea Ripple 29, 30-32, 32, 33-35, 59
Stag 43, 56
Tien Tsin 26-29, 58
Warrior 7, 9, 72
Wild Dayrell 66

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