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water for washing. Last two week. Wednesday him takum me
two bucket chuckem away. Takem my two tin dish. Sunday
night burnem my tent. Monday me puttem up again. Him
come knocken two bucket. Bleakem. Pull my place down. I
come tellum Magistrate. He givum me summon takem to
sergeant. Sergeant say go tomorrow. Him never come. Him
sendum btackboy. Blackboy tellum me go way. Me never go.
He say I cuttem off your tail.
Signed You Joy.
(Sturt Recorder, 2 February 1894:2)
The 'advertisement' may indicate You Joy was 'head man' of the Chinese
at Mount Browne. You Joy may also have been Charlie (or Charles) Joy,
who was earlier reported to have purchased a store in Tibooburra from Lun
(or Lum) Look, but my research has not confirmed any relationship
between former two. A similar situation exists in regard to Un Gee Joy who
is mentioned later.
Notice:
Charles Joy begs to announce that he has purchased the
business lately carried on in Briscoe Street by Lum Look.
Also the garden and dam, and trusts that he will receive the
same share of patronage enjoyed by his predecessor.
(Tibooburra Telegraph 13 May 1890:3)
Prior to this sale Lum Look had received several mentions in the
Tibooburra police charge and summons book, including "Lums and Look ­
keeping a gambling house" (20 December 1887), "Lun Look - selling liquor
without a license" (21 February 1888), and in October 1888 "Lun Look ­
keeping an unlicensed dog". Where these offences took place is unclear,
but a Chinese garden existed at a location known as Scott's Well in 1888...
About 3 miles north from Tibooburra a well, known as Scott's
Well, has been sunk about 200 feet through Cretaceous
sandstones and blue clay, and a good supply of water rises
60 feet in it. A Chinaman's garden alongside this well affords
evidence, in the splendid growth of cabbages, carrots,
onions, &c, of the success attending irrigation of the soil in
this climate... (Mines, 1888:75)
Scott's Well was probably the location of Lun Look's garden, and the
location where gambling and the illegal consumption of liquor took place. It
does not appear in the 'Tabulated Statement of Welts and Bores in the
West Darling District' (Kenny, 1934) but Whittabrinah Well, on Mount
Wood station may equate to it. It is not one of the sites being considered
for the purpose of this research.
Charles Joy, purchaser of Lun Look's business, may, however, have been
Charlie the Chow, reported in 1895 to again have been on the Mount