Box 41-55 Australian Indigenous Ministries - records, 1903-1988

MLMSS 7167/Boxes 41-55

file

1903-1988

421499

3 metres of textual material (15 boxes)

BOX 41
AIM Field Council, 1959-1982:
1959-1966 Minute book. Item 1
1962-1967 Minute book. Item 2
1966-1973 Minute book. Item 3
1973-1982 Minute Book. Item 4

BOX 42
AIM Field Council correspondence:
1960-1973 AIM Field council correspondence. Item 1
1974-1984 AIM Field Council correspondence. Item 2

BOX 43
Marriage registers (NSW and Victoria), 1923-1978
1931-1939 1931 - Robert Robinson & Louise Doolan (Bulgandramine).1933 - Alfred Bull & Agnes Moore (Cummeragunga).1933 - Thomas James & Mary Hamilton (Cummeragunga).1933 - Arthur Weston & Margaret Joyce (Cummeragunga).1933 - Steven Charles & Elizabeth Cooper (Moonah Cullah).1933 - Victor Podham & Gladys Johnson (Carowra Tank).1935 - Stanley Taylor & Elsie Charles (Cummeragunga).1935 - Arthur Kirby & Laura Mitchell (Balranald).1935 - James Moore & Mary Wise (Balranald).1935 - Herbert Shiner & Ethel Brookes (Menindee).1935 - John Johnson & Nellie Murray (Menindee).1935 - Stanley Lilley & Drucilla Russell (Karuah).1938 - Stewart Clayton & Myrtle Pearce (Balranald).1938 - Thomas Cooper & Audrey Nelson (Cummeragunga).1938 - John Binge & Retta Smith (East Moree).1938 - Charles Ellis & Lily Cross (Tingha).1939 - George Ridgeway & Charlotte Russell (Karuah). Item 1
1923 1923 - Sidney Knight & Dorothy Carter (Karuah). Item 2
1949 1949 - William Barker & Joan Hill (Brewarrina). Item 3
1958-1960 1958 - Lance Kingsford Smith & Betty Briar (Condobolin).1960 - Seth Merritt & Shirley Dargin (Condobolin). Item 4
1942-1943 1942 - Alfred Hippi & Agnes Wightman (Boggabilla).1943 - Alexander Russell & Eunice Manton (Karuah).1943 - William Nicholas & Gladys Dee (Stroud). Item 5
1946-1962 1946 - Andrew Powell & Thora Governor (Dubbo).1946 - Edward Matthews & Gloria Charles (Dubbo).1952 - Harold Elemes & Lena Daley (Dubbo).1952 - Donald Hill & Enid Baxter (Dubbo).1952 - Henry Roach & Eileen Hardin (Apsley via Wellington).1952 - Leslie Maharg & Jessie Hardin (Apsely via Wellington).1953 - Ronald West & Beryl Gray (Gilgandra).1953 - Neville Fewings & Beryl Smith (Dubbo).1953 - Sydney Chatfield & Tillie Callan (Dubbo).1953 - Allan Riley & Dorothy Wright (Dubbo).1953 - Herbert Goolagong & Daphne West (Apsley).1953 - James Simon & Gladys Journey (Apsley via Wellington).1953 - Michael Brown & Hilda Douglas (Dubbo).1953 - Clifford Ryan & Nita Gray (Dubbo).1953 - John Dargin & Dorothy Yarnold (Gilgandra).1953 - Arthur Chatfield & Doris Hill (Dubbo).1954 - Joseph Havelka & Betty Hampton (Dubbo).1954 - Herbert Solomon & Kathleen Bright (Condobolin).1954 - William Taylor & Margaret Journey (Apsley).1954 - William Bird & Joan Ferguson (Dubbo).1955 - Alois Rez & Ruby Sullivan (Dubbo).1962 - Thomas Fuller & Violet Riley (Dubbo).1962 - Lawrence Perry & Patricia Nolan (North Dubbo). Item 6
1961-1969 1961 - Patrick Clark & Emrose Clarke (Murrin Bridge).1961 - Lance Johnson & Dorothy Harris (Murrin Bridge).1962 - Arthur Melrose & Irene Clarke (Murrin Bridge).1965 - Hary Cromelin & Bridget Johnson (Murrin Bridge).1963 - Robert Thompson & Jennifer Barby (Eubalong).1969 - Alfred Harris & Robina Dawson (Condobolin). Item 7
1960 1960 - Rupert Briggs & Ellen Pyke (Moonah Cullah). Item 8
1965-1978 1965 - Paul Johnston & Christine Knox (Armidale).1966 - Cecil Briggs & Clara Dixon (East Armidale).1967 - Henry Garland & Elsie Newman (Armidale).1968 - Michael Briggs & Audrey McKenzie (Guyra).1970 - Ross Olsen & Elaine Brown (Walcha).1973 - Richard Davis & Jessie Smith (East Armidale).1974 - Lenord De Silva & Ethel McKenzie (Armidale).1978 - Rex Marlowe & Gwendoline Strong (Armidale). Item 9
1963 1963 - Frank Johnson & Rosella Wimnar (Singleton). Item 10
1966-1977 1966 - Bernard Bird & Kathleen Naden (Gilgandra).1967 - David Robertson & Euphemia Aird (Singleton).1975 - Ralph Naden & Shirley Dunn (Gilgandra).1975 - Graham Adamson and Rhonda Naden (Gilgandra).1977 - Maxwell Hoskins & Sandra Lawrence (St Andrews, Vic). Item 11
1963-1977 1963 - Geoffrey Smith & Pamela McEwen (Moree).1966 - William Swan & Colleen Duncan (Moree).1966 - Norman Roberts & Ruth Ann Wright (Moree).1966 - Wesley Williams & Elsie Pitt (Moree).1966 - Fred Pitt & Evelyn Tighe (Moree).1967 - Terry Stacey & Colleen Towney (Moree).1967 - Frederick Fogarty & May Reynolds (East Moree).1968 - Kevin Sharpley & Marlene Smith (Moree).1968 - Dick Brown & Mary Dennison (Moree).1970 - Roy Newman & Sandra Roberts (Moree).1971 - Trevor French & Margaret Bartman (Moree).1972 - Wayne Nean & Diane Waters (Moree).1973 - Ronald Priestley & Lilian Whitton (Moree).1973 - Richard Brown & Annette Roberts (Moree).1977 - William Goodrum & Lynette Draper (Mungindi). Item 12
1965-1976 1965 - Edward Bux & Caroline Smith (Cunninyeuk).1968 - Joseph Taylor & Roberta Swan (Swan Hill, Vic).1970 - Michael Wilson & Lynette Charles (Swan Hill, Vic).1972 - Jonathon Kirby & Muriel Pyke (Swan Hill, Vic).1973 - Harry Nean & Dulcie Barden (Goodooga).1975 - Leslie Tighe & Veronica Morris (Moree).1975 - Dennis Cutmore & Christine Smith (Moree).1976 - Neil Cutmore & Elizabeth Binge (Moree).1976 - James Cutmore & Esther Williams (Moree). Item 13
1963-1971 1963 - Thomas Wharram & Joan Carr (Dubbo).1964 - William Merritt & Rita Fuller (Dubbo).1965 - Maxwell Chatfield & Ethel Brown (Dubbo).1965 - Ellis Boyd & Grace Reynolds (Dubbo).1971 - Colin Cohen & Barbara Nolan (Dubbo). Item 14

BOX 44
Marriage Registers and various related documents, 1942-c.1986:
1963-1969 1963 - Robert Illin & Rachel Harris (Aitkenville).1965 - Barry Hookey & Florence Ketchup (Aitkenville).1965 - Keith McKean & Alison Tobane (Aitkenville).1966 - Vincent Ketchup & Lynette Pettitt (Aitkenville).1967 - Kennith Holness & Edith Smiles (aka Roy) (Aitkenville).1969 - Cyril Palmer & Diane Hazelton (Aitkenville).1969 - Arthur White & Jocelyn Hazelton (Aitkenville).1969 - Raymond Power & Rhonda Hazelton (Aitkenville). Item 1
1963-1969 1963 - Colin Sloan & Mary Taylor (Lake Cargelligo).1969 - Arthur Powell & Beryl Richards (Condobolin). Item 2
1964-1971 1964 - Neal Taylor & Joyce Smith (Dareton).1964 - Roland Smith & Dawn Taylor (Dareton).1966 - Clarence Taylor & Mary Smith (Dareton).1968 - Ernest Mitchell & Rita Handy (Dareton).1971 - Keith Painter & Rosemary Brewster (Mornington, Vic). Item 3
1947 1947 - Victor Briggs & Christina Connors (Walcha).1947 - Leslie Gardner & Maude Scott (Walcha). Item 4
1949 1949 - William Barker & Joan Hill (Brewarrina). Item 5
1942-1955 1942 - Alex Hippi & Agnes Wightman (Boggabilla).1943 - Alexander Russell & Eunice Manton (Karuah).1943 - William Nicholas & Gladys Dee (Pindimar).1944 - Ernest (Eric) Hocking & Marjorie Skillicorn (Greta).1944 - William Parkes & Marguerite Fernance (Dalwood)1955 - Herbert Simms & Ruby Cahill (??). Item 6
1962-1986 1986 - Thomas Weldon & Margaret Baxter (Gulargambone), notice of intended marriage.1962 - Roy Bloomfield & Cecilia Carberry (Griffith), application for marriage.1974 - Robert Bugby & Thelma Smith (Wilcannia), notice of intended marriage.1984 - Albert Smith (Condobolin), Statutory Declaration.1963 - Gordon Goolagong & Pansy Carroll (Griffith), notice of intended marriage.1955 - Hucken? Simms & Ruby Cahill (La Perouse?), application for marriage.1967 - Keith Bligh & Connie Hobbler (Palm Island), notice of application to Magistrate for consent to marry; notice of intended marriage and other related documents.1969 - Arthur Hooman & Low Ku Wing (Townsville), consent to marriage from Low Ku Wing's father.1969 - Ralph Johnson & Margaret Burns (Murrin Bridge), cancelled certificate of marriage.1964 - Rosemary Jean Brewster (Victoria), "Extract" of Entry providing birth details.1970 - Keith Roland Painter (Victoria), "Extract" of entry, providing birth details.Various marriage register receipt butts. Item 7

BOX 45
Records relating to marriage:
1979-1986 Correspondence relating to the registration of specific AIM marriage celebrants. Item 1
n.d. Unused marriage certificates, forms, applications, etc. Item 2
n.d. Unused marriage certificates, forms, applications, etc. Item 3
n.d. Unused marriage certificates, forms, applications, etc. Item 4
n.d. Unused marriage certificates, forms, applications, etc. Item 5
n.d. Unused marriage certificates, forms, applications, etc. Item 6
n.d. Unused marriage certificates, forms, applications, etc. Item 7

BOX 46
Mission Publications Australia papers:
1968-1977 AIMERS: Family News Sheet (AIM staff newsletter). Item 1
n.d. Typescripts draft chapters titled: "Waterloo", "Limbunya Flora Valley", "Garden Downs", and "Message for Western Stations". "In Conclusion", "Identification", "The Appeal", "New", "Newcastle Waters", "The Return to Darwin", "Incidents", "Understanding The, Seeking Them", "Snapshots in an Aboriginal Interlude", "Darwin", "Bush Journeyings", "Maimoru". Item 2
c.1950-1969 Papers, mainly regarding Borroloola and Newcastle Waters, NT. Item 3
c.1950-1969 Papers, mainly regarding Borroloola and Newcastle Waters, NT. Item 4
1962-1975 Mission Publications Australia papers. Item 5
1976-1979 Mission Publications Australia papers. Item 6
1980-1982 Mission Publications Australia papers. Item 7
1983-1986 Mission Publications Australia papers. Item 8

BOX 47
Mission Publications Australia various publications:
Various Missions Publications Australia products - books, magazines, pamphlets, leaflets, flyers.

BOX 48 [RESTRICTED]
Mission Publications Australia - Subscription register:
Various Mailing list and subscription register for Our Aim magazine.

BOX 49 [RESTRICTED]
Mission Publications Australia - Subscription register:
Various Mailing list and subscription register for Our Aim magazine.

BOX 50 [RESTRICTED]
Mission Publications Australia - Subscription register:
Various Mailing list and subscription register for Our Aim magazine.

BOX 51 [RESTRICTED]
AIM Bible Training Institute (Singleton, NSW):
1963-1966 Applications for entry (Indigenous candidates):1963 - ATKINSON, Denis Thomas (Deniliquin, NSW).1964 - BAMBLETT, Ron Richard (Griffith, NSW).1966 - BARNES, Hilda Laurice (Esperance, WA).1965 - BEASLEY, Roderick (Esperance, WA).1963 - BIRD, Bernard (Narrabeen, NSW).1963 - BIRD, Peter Noel (Murgon, Qld.).1963 - BIRAL, Rita (Katherine, NT).1966 - CHARLES, Naomi Ruth (Griffith, NSW).1965 - CHRISTIAN, Lucy Isabel (Newtown, NSW).1964 - DARE, Maureen Naomi (Port Augusta, SA).1964 - JONES, Lesley (Graceville, Qld.).1965 - KIRK, Iris Gloria (Auchen Flower, Qld.).1966 - McKENZIE, Norma (Esperance, WA).1965 - MOTGAN, Abel Charles (Bairnsdale, Vic.).1966 - RUNDLE, Ethel Faye (Esperance, WA).1965 - SCULLY, Ruth Josephine (Toowoomba, Qld.).1965 - TIMOTHY, Nero (Borroloola, NT) (Includes application of Isaac and Fannie Brown, also of Borroloola).1965 - WRIGHT, Max (Esperance, WA). Item 1
1947-1968 AIM Bible Training Institute circulars and other correspondence. Item 2
1971-1975 AIM Bible Training Institute correspondence. Item 3
1976-1980 AIM Bible Training Institute correspondence. Item 4
1947-1966 AIM Bible Training Institute annual reports. Item 5
1946-1947 Diary (possibly Ethel or Wes Caddy). Item 6
1947-1949 Diary (possibly Ethel or Wes caddy). Item 7

BOX 52
Various AIM records relating to South-Western NSW missions:
1961-1963 AIM Griffith BookKeeping Book, Chequebook butts. Item 1
n. d. Book NSW Observations for the guidance of Ministers of Religion relative to the celebration and registration of marriages, and other duties required to be performed by them under the Marriages Act, 1899-1934, and the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act, 1899-1934. Item 2
n. d. Handbook for Marriage Celebrants. Item 3
1959?-1962 AIM Sand Hills (Narrandera) Register of Names - including baptism, death and marriage details. Item 4
1953-1963 Statistical records AIM Darlington Point - including names and other details regarding: births, dedications, marriages, deaths, conversions, restorations, baptisms, church members, adherents and outstation notes. Item 5
1958-1962 Cashbook and various other financial records relating to missionary work at Narrandera. Item 6
1958-1961 Record of accounts Darlington Point / Griffith. Item 7
1953-1960 Attendance (at church related events) records Darlington Point / Griffith. Item 8
1961-1962 Diary, Leeton, NSW? Item 9
n.d. Record of accounts book (blank). Item 10

BOX 53
AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary 1954-1992:
1954-1958 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 1
1958-1962 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 2
1962-1966 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 3
1966-1970 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 4
1970-1976 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 5
1976-1979 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 6
1979-1985 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 7
1986-1992 AIM Newcastle Ladies Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 8

BOX 54
Various AIM Auxiliaries (Townsville, Earlwood and Central Sydney):
1965-1967 AIM Ladies Auxiliary (Townsville, Qld.) minutes. Item 1
1968-1970 AIM Ladies Auxiliary (Townsville, Qld.) minutes. Item 2
1968-1970 Minutes AIM Business Meeting (Townsville, Qld.). Item 3
1963-1969 AIM (Townsville, Qld.) Church and Sunday School Attendances (mostly statistical). Item 4
1963 AIM Aitkenvale record book. Item 5
1962-1965 AIM Earlwood (NSW) Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 6
1965-1969 AIM Earlwood (NSW) Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 7
1970-1978 AIM Earlwood (NSW) Auxiliary Minute Book. Item 8
1958-1971 AIM Central (Sydney) Ladies Auxiliary Attendance Book. Item 9
1964-1969 AIM Central (Sydney) Ladies Auxiliary papers (incorporating minutes). Item 10
1970-1973 AIM Central (Sydney) Ladies Auxiliary papers (incorporating minutes). Item 11
1974-1976 AIM Central (Sydney) Ladies Auxiliary papers (incorporating minutes). Item 12
1977-1979 AIM Central (Sydney) Ladies Auxiliary papers (incorporating minutes). Item 13

BOX 55 [RESTRICTED]
AIM card file:
Various AIM card file mailing list, mission and missionary directories (names and adresses)

Australian Indigenous Ministries was formerly known as Aborigines Inland Mission

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