James or Jimmy Curtis

[Native88]

Hi
Im trying to gather some information on James or Jimmy Curtis of Ethel creek station near Nullagine western Australia.
He was the overseer or manager of Ethel creek station or murramunda station somewhere between 1900 to 1915 .
He partnered a aboriginal woman named mary  from the area and a child name Ethel Billabong was born from this union.
Ethel married John Saviour Phillips
Not sure of his or her movements afterwards.
Thanks

[LindaN]

Have you looked on http://trove.nla.gov.au ?

There seem to be a few mentions of a James Curtis of Ethel creek in the Bankruptcy Act section of the newspapers in 1914 and then in 1922 a notice to his creditors as he had passed away.

[LindaN]

There is also a James Curtis who died in Perth in 1921 that may line up with those articles. https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/

[cupoflife]

Is this your chap?
Karrakatta Cemetery http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00025051
James CURTIS age 50 date of death 7/6/1921
Funeral notice https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27965957
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82887611 (last column under Legal Notices)

[Native88]

Is this your chap?
Karrakatta Cemetery http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00025051
James CURTIS age 50 date of death 7/6/1921
Funeral notice https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27965957
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82887611 (last column under Legal Notices)

Thank you yes this seems to be the james or jimmy Curtis im looking for

[Native88]

There is also a James Curtis who died in Perth in 1921 that may line up with those articles. https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/

Thanks yes thus would be him

[Native88]

Have you looked on http://trove.nla.gov.au ?

There seem to be a few mentions of a James Curtis of Ethel creek in the Bankruptcy Act section of the newspapers in 1914 and then in 1922 a notice to his creditors as he had passed away.

Thank you yes iv done a search on trove.

[jorose]

Hi there,

When was Ethel born and do you know where? Have you managed to locate a possible birth certificate for her? Depending on whether Jimmy listed himself on her birth there might be some information about him there.

Do you have her marriage certificate? Does it show him and any information about him or her mother?

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26908965?searchTerm=%22James%20Curtis%22
 - this particular article confirms that in 1910 James purchased Murramunda station but it seems could not get the stock to make it a going concern and went bankrupt.

[Native88]

Hi there,

When was Ethel born and do you know where? Have you managed to locate a possible birth certificate for her? Depending on whether Jimmy listed himself on her birth there might be some information about him there.

Do you have her marriage certificate? Does it show him and any information about him or her mother?

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26908965?searchTerm=%22James%20Curtis%22
 - this particular article confirms that in 1910 James purchased Murramunda station but it seems could not get the stock to make it a going concern and went bankrupt.

Thank you jorose
So today i got sent this information
CHARLIE BILLABONG born (c)1875 and was buried 6.4.1959 at Narrogin.
ETHEL BILLABONG  b.1913-14 at Ethel Creek Station dtr of James Curtis (European Overseer at Ethel Creek Station ) and Poonabung or Michalabung , chd; Leslie b.24.5.1935 (M.R.N.S) d.3.6.1935 (M.R.N.S), Rima b.24.5.1935 d.3.6.1935 (M.R.N.S) (twin with Leslie), Eunice b.1938, marr John Saviour Phillips (at Moore River 24.1.1931- 4.4.1934 No 217 and went to Mrs Thompson at Moora 13.9.1935) (see PHILLIPS)
EUNICE BILLABONG b.29.1.1938 (M.R.N.S) dtr of Ethel Billabong (see PHILLLIPS)
SALLY BILLABONG b.(c)1886 (Marble Bar) d.27.11.1956 (Shaw River via Marble Bar) (bur Shaw River)
I dont have any certs atm