Henry (Banjo) Owens

USC179_0003
I attended the Granville State school, together with two of the Owens. The Owens were an aboriginal family, and Henry who later became known as Jo, or Banjo was one of the brothers and Maidie was his sister. She is now Mrs. Ross. The Owens family has been associated with Fraser Island for up to 75 years.

USC184_0001
S.J. The two Owens... Henry and Maidie .
John Henry and, Maidie? Banjo is his xxxxxxxxY.
S.J. Banjo is his nickname . It started an Jo, then he got Banjo .
It started on Jo. Henry Wilshefski started to call him Jo, and it
got to Banjo.

USC295_0003
He was an artist with a fishing line and could dive overboard and catch a turle and bring it to the surface very easily. So could Banjo and many more.

USC295_0005
The Owens were an aboriginal family, and Henry, who later became known as Jo, or Banjo, was one of the brothers, and Maidie was his sister. She was Mrs. Ross. The Owens family has been associated with Fraser Island for up to 75 years.

USC295_0010
There was "Never a dull moment" as Banjo Owen the legendary aboriginal would have said. After being dumped in the saltpan the gala football match against the Pialba team Banjo took off [??] half time whistle at full pace, pausing to visit a going in one window and coming [out??] otherside. Having paused just long enough divest himself of excess energy, he returned [??] horse paddock before the match finished. The referee did not notice his absence due no doubt [??] his resemblance to a shadow, coupled with liberal dose of medicine from a cask provided by the visitng team. The football match was one [??] the biggest events on Fraser Island in a decade
was attended by almost every island resident and lots of people from Hervey Bay who brought a [??]
of liquor.