Personal diaries 25 April - 25 November 1931

Diary continued. Data entered in monthly segments.

  • 25th April 1931, departed Adelaide for Melbourne by truck with Gillan and mother with 24ft motor boat in tow, arrived 29th hence to Surrey Hills (Mrs Nuttall), Miss Williams, Mr Jenkins, Bible Institute with Mr Tregaskis, lunch with Mrs Webb, St Kilda.


  • 3rd May, anniversary meetings Camberwell Church, spoke at YWMM meeting 4th, Miss Goldie took us by car to MV Marella departed 5th, 7th arrived Sydney, Mission Office and lunch with Miss Gibb, George Brown Home, departed 9th, 11th arrived Brisbane, Townsville 14th, Thursday Island 17th thence Darwin arriving 18th, 11th Mr Webb, Maskie, Darwin till 11 June, expecting depart Marree, 17th Thursday Island, Mr Webb, Maskie, 13th Cape Don, Trepang Bay, 14th Bowen Straits, 15th Karpiu (Torres Strait Islander man), Goulburn Island, Wuala, 16th Mrs Goldsmith, Marie Joyce, 18th Cuthbert's Point, 19th Hull's Round Island, 20th Sandy Island, 21st Milingimbi, 25th Marree, 27th Jimmy and Ben (Torres Strait Islander men), 28th Yoram (Torres Strait Islander man), 30th Rosie (Torres Strait Islander woman), Marree.


  • 1st July, Yoram, Karpui (Torres Strait Islander men) and 15 men in Marree to Glyde River for timber, 2nd Grigalilac (Torres Strait Islander woman), 3rd Nancy, Topsy, Paula (Torres Strait Islander women), 7th Topsy (Torres Strait Islander woman), 9th Glyde Island, 10th Marree with 39 logs, 13th Grigalilac (Torres Strait Islander woman), Delco, Yoram (Torres Strait Islander man), 17th Mrs Webb, Harold, Andrew and Grigalilac (Torres Strait Islander people) to Glyde Island, Yorum (Torres Strait Islander man), 21st Harold developed photographs, light to sister's house, 24th Harold, Marree, Topsy (Torres Strait Islander woman), 25th Madaranga, Robumar, developed photographs, 27th Auntie Millie, Topsy, Nancy (Torres Strait Islander women), 29th corobboree for Umbargu and Butuman (Torres Strait Islander men).


  • 4th August, Marree, Karpui (Torres Strait Islander man), Mr Rilstone, Umbargu and Butuman (Torres Strait Islander men). 6th tongue cleaning ceremony, Mrs Webb, Cape Stuart, Sandy Island, Marree, Fijians, 11th Grigalilac (Torres Strait Islander woman), Bendigo 3BO, 12th Kaleb (Fijian child), Paula, Nancy (Torres Strait Islander women), 15th Nanua and Thimble (Torres Strait Islander men), Popini (Torres Strait Islander person), 17th Seru (Torres Strait Islander man), Rev. GT Arthur, Elsterwick

    NOT CLEAR WHAT YEAR FOLLOWS!



  • 22nd July, Paula (Torres Strait Islander woman), translating burial service with Andrew (Torres Strait Islander man), 23rd Kaleb (Fijian child), Just, Iliaja,Tommy (Torres Strait Islander people) English lessons, 24th Paula passed away, Harry (Torres Strait Islander man), 25th Paula, Andrew (Torres Strait Islander people), Grigalilac, Paula and Iliaja (Torres Strait Islander women), 28th Binjall, Wilis, Asanutha (Torres Strait Islander people), Iliaja, peanuts.


  • 4th August, Meoni, Jimmie, Moliol, Nyarung (Torres Strait Islander people), Banyan Island, Asanutha, pneumonia, Uncle Will, 6th Yoram, Asantha, Dick, Fred (Torres Strait Islander people), log canoe, 9th Wili, Fred, Dick (Torres Strait Islander men), 11th Maskee, Mr Witter, Mr Davies, 13th Asanutha passed away, 15th Paula and Nancy (Torres Strait Islander women), Maskee, 17th Badimga, Topsy, Harry (Torres Strait Islander people), Mooroonga, 19th Binyalli and Baralpini, Topsy (Torres Strait Islander women), 21st translating Kopopingo verbs, 23rd Pupelika (Torres Strait Islander man) passed away, 24th Baby (Torres Strait Islander person) ill, Badunga (Torres Strait Islander man), 25th Binyalli, Topsey, Baralpui (Torres Strait Islander people), Onpileka (Torres Strait Islander person) buried, 26th Jinjinea sick (Torres Strait Islander person), 30th Dowera, Muckani (Torres Strait Islander people), 31st Badunga (Torres Strait Islander man).


  • 1st September, Nyarung (Torres Strait Islander man), 3rd Dick, Fred (Torres Strait Islander men), Ulmarb coroboree, 6th planning for new dispensary, 7th Bedunga (Torres Strait Islander man), 9th Nancy and Harry (Torres Strait Islander people), 15th Langpu place, 16th Jeremroli (Torres Strait Islander man), planting peanuts, Ulmark corobboree, Bedunga (Torres Strait Islander man), mukauita, Daiper, Langua (Torres Strait Islander people), 28th Dick Maraqun the killer, Harry (Torres Strait Islander men), Kwankurnal Island, Moonroonga, Jimbula (Torres Strait Islander man), Robman, Mia Mia, Elcho Island, Harry, Dick (Torres Strait Islander men).


  • 2nd October, Matgeranga, Donkaberri, Monu, Thipping, Jhus (Torres Strait Islander men), 3rd Basdungga, Donkaberri, Harry, Jonra, Willie (Torres Strait Islander men), 6th Binyalli ill, Baralpud, Dangaran (Torres Strait Islander men), 10th old men wearing 'wean dorak' of feathers, 11th Mia Mia and Cynathi, Harry, Maritcha, Balissung (Torres Strait Islander men), 13th Harry, Parrparr, Putty, Shovel (Torres Strait Islander men), killing, 14th Parrparr, Harry, Paula, Charlie, Sitdown, Sonimy (Torres Strait Islander men), 16th Marutcha, Dauapa, Harry, Paula (Torres Strait Islander men), and Harold, 20th Donara, Parrparr (Torres Strait Islander men), 21st Binyalli, Nancy (Torres Strait Islander women), 22nd Fijian's well, Charlie, Ihaja (Torres Strait Islander men), 23rd Nancy, Slippery Tom, Malawa, Pupleka (Torres Strait Islander people), pandanus, 24th Alec, trepanging.


  • 3rd October, Harry, Topsy (Torres Strait Islander people), 7th old man died on Mooroonga, 11th Nancy, Harry (Torres Strait Islander people), 14th Maskee, furlough, Darwin, Mrs Goldsmith, 15th Mary, Ihaja, Stephen, Binyalli, Mesui, Willie (Torres Strait Islander people), 17th departed with Mrs Goldsmith, Mesui, Mick, Mr Bell (captain), Jack Davies (engineer), Debussy Head, Cape Don, 20th arrived Darwin, Mrs Lucas, Fang Cheong, 23rd Rossia, Jerimaroli, Fred, Mealk, Bedunga (Torres Strait Islander people), 26th Andrew, Goyder River, 27th Jimmy (Torres Strait Islander man), 28th Paula's house, 30th Iliaja, Paula (Torres Strait Islander woman).


  • 1st November, Iliaja, Harry (Torres Strait Islander people), 3rd Topsy, Harry, Nancy, Paula (Torres Strait Islander people), 7th Mooroonga, 10th Binyalli (Torres Strait Islander woman), dugong, 12th Maske, Mr Webb, furlough, 15th Mary, Ilaja, Strephen, Binyilli, Mwaui, Willie all to Darwin, 16th Rev. and Mrs Goldsmith, 17th Mesiu, Mick (Torres Strait Islander men), Capt Bell, Jack Davis (engineer), Debussy Head, Cape Don, 25th Rossia, Jerimaroli, Fred, Mealk, Bedumga (Torres Strait Islander people), Milpuawa



Tindale Tribes: Duwala.

CreatorHarold Urquhart Shepherdson
ControlAA 320/1/1b
Date Range25 April, 1931  -  25 November, 1931
FormatsDiaries
Series AA 320/01
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