Frederic James was 7 years old when he and his family immigrated to Australia, arriving in Queensland on 27 March 1876. He worked as an engineer and later as an officer for the Department of Agriculture and Stock. After retiring Watson spent most of his time studying the traditions and languages of the south-eastern aboriginal people. Watson was a fellow and associate member of the Queensland Place Names Committee. He died on 10 April 1947.
Kathleen Kinkead Watson was born on 13 January 1911 in Brisbane. She won a scholarship to University of Queensland when it was located in George Street. Kath Watson wrote poetry into the 1980s. She joined the Communist Party in 1940 and was politically active in the labour movement from the 1940s. She worked in the trade union movement including for the Union of Australian Women in fighting for equal pay. She married Harvey Alfred Pete Thomas and it is by her married name, Kath Thomas, that she is most remembered. Throughout the 1970s Watson continued preparing submissions to the Federal Government on the role and status of women. She died on 3 October 1994.
Cahill, Peter Henry, 1935-2022
David Allen was born on 4 January 1936 in Birmingham, England. He migrated to Australia in 1972. Devisor, Director, Playwright, Reviewer, Writer.
Percival Raymond Fortescue Meredith was born in New Zealand and enlisted as private in the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916. Married Sarah Margaret Felecia Walmsley in 1936. Died on the 25 June 1959.
Thomas Hall was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1845, though some sources suggest a birth year of 1844. Emigrated to Queensland, Australia, at a young age and settled in the Warwick district. Worked at Canning Downs Station. Married Jane Tulloch in 1875.
David Burn was a settler and author born in Scotland in 1798, though some sources cite a birth year of 1799. After a short career in the Royal Navy, he relocated to Hobart, Tasmania. Made several trips to Scotland and England before settling at 'Rotherwood' on the River Ouse in Tasmania. Migrated to Auckland in 1847 and worked as a newspaper editor and journalist until retirement.
Sara Mocow / Sara Micon / Sara Mocon [spelling uncertain] contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Kempsey (Burnt Bridge Mission) during the early 1930s.