Tales of the Towers

Cully Jerri

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Item TypephotographDatec1930sContentAccompanying info:
Cully Jerri, who worked on Hillgrove. Cully Jerri’s brother Harry worked with Bob Masso on Cardigan. One of Bob’s grandfather’s was a Jerri.

Additional info (not confirmed, received from Vince Reid WC 2013.2551):
Cullijerri was a South Sea Islander. Sadie Jerri, his daughter married George Reid. THey had George, Ada, Lily, Stella, Annie & Frank. Sadie married three times, including Frank Burdekin, Masso and Johnston. She died Sadie Johnston in 1929.
Sadie’s mum was Topsy Hann. Cullijerri was from Malaita and had been a diver in the Torres Strait. Hann met him on the way through the Straits and asked him to work. Later worked in the Ice Works. DigitisedYesStatusFoundMaterial Descriptioncopy of black & white photosIdentifier2003.8887

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SubjectsIndigenousStation workerFirst NationsCollectionThe Adrian Bell CollectionDrop Down MenuSubject | Agriculture | Cattle Stations

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