Summary

Thomas Joseph Good Atkinson and Jessie Glennie Godschall were married at Stoneleigh, near Ingham, in 1901. Three years later Thomas Atkinson acquired Gunnawarra, a holding of approximately 1400 square miles, carrying up to 10,000 head of cattle. He worked this successfully until 1930, at which time he died from injuries sustained while drafting cattle. Mrs Atkinson continued to work the station herself, and the success of Gunnawarra was due mainly to her personal direction and management. Apart from the various activities of the station itself, Mrs Atkinson found time to dispense hospitality for which she was widely known. The visitors' book at Gunnawarra contains the names of many distinguished guests and servicemen who were stationed in the district during the war years. For many years Mrs Atkinson was president of the Mt Garnet branch of the Country Women's Association and did much to alleviate the difficulties of women in the outback.

Name Index: indexes of personal names appearing in the Gunnawarra Station accounts' ledger in the years 1913 - 1918. Please see files attached sorted by Name or Year.

Entries are by surname, except in cases where only a given name appears in the station records. If an employee is not located under surname, check under his or her given name which will appear in the surname column if that was the only name recorded. Chinese names are listed in station records in a variety of ways. While, for example, the Chinese name Ah Foo Chang is likely to be indexed under C, variations occur. It is advisable to check the index under all elements of a Chinese name.

Documents written in the past may use words and descriptions when referring to Indigenous or other peoples which would be considered inappropriate today. Where station records have referred to employees by such terms, this terminology has been reflected in our notes. We have retained these terms in the interests of accuracy and regret any offence they may cause.

A question mark - ? - indicates that the writing in the original is unclear or that the date is unknown or unclear.

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