Emma Webland

[AustraliaJack]

Thomas BLAND marriage to Emma BRASELEY at Gingin 1883.  Ref 5470  WA BDM online

Cheers,  JM

could you find out more on this please

THOMAS BLAND, exp., late Reg. No. 2842, by P.C.
J. Hogan, at Pinjarrah, on Sth inst.; charged with
drunk and disorderly conduct, on premises of Mr. T.
Fawcett, Pinjarrah; also charged with neglecting his
work. Sentenced at Pinjarrah, on 9th inst., to 1
month's hard labor on each charge, cumulative.

[Dundee]

If Fred celebrated his 74th birthday in 1929 then the older age on the other articles is correct and he was born c1855.  That would then make him about old enough to have been on John FORREST's expeditions in 1869-1874.

Debra 

[Dundee]

Your grandmother Mary MEAD - who were her parents?

[wivenhoe]

From WA State records -
http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/simple.asp
ITEM-1922/0707 Record Item Certificate of exemption - Applicaton by Fred Mead, age 66 3 Oct 1921 8 Feb 1923

South Western Times 11 Dec 1923
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/210758956?
...at this article Fred MEAD is identified with the expedition of Alec FORREST........

[AustraliaJack]

Your grandmother Mary MEAD - who were her parents?

MEAD Robert b.(c)1898 (Guildford) (occupation a labourer) d.30.12.1953 (bur Quairading) ,son of Andrew Mead and Mary Narriel, marr 26.4.1923 Maria Abraham b.(c)1907 (Williams) d.22.2.1934, chd; Vera b.(c)1923, Beryl b.(c)1924, Cleave b.(c)1925, Richard b.(c)1928, Mary Jane b.1929, Sylvana  died 31.3.1931 age 13 days of Tetanus at Badjaling Mission and was buried at Quairading, Aubrey b.7.2.1932 (Badjaling) d.17.3.1943 (Childrens Hospital Subiaco) (bur Karrakatta), Myrtle born (c)1933 , Wilfred died in infancy,( A railway pass was issued to Robert from Guildford to Meckering in 1915)   

[AustraliaJack]

as on here fred and andrew mead share the same name carnet which is freds tribal name

http://soda.naa.gov.au/record/8006466/7

andrew and fred had the same aboriginal name carnet

[majm]

Thomas BLAND marriage to Emma BRASELEY at Gingin 1883.  Ref 5470  WA BDM online

Cheers,  JM

could you find out more on this please

THOMAS BLAND, exp., late Reg. No. 2842, by P.C.
J. Hogan, at Pinjarrah, on Sth inst.; charged with
drunk and disorderly conduct, on premises of Mr. T.
Fawcett, Pinjarrah; also charged with neglecting his
work. Sentenced at Pinjarrah, on 9th inst., to 1
month's hard labor on each charge, cumulative.

Mr Theodore FAWCETT,  Pinjarrah Mounted Volunteers Captain of the Troop 
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/66015114  Inquirer & Comm. News 21 June 1865

Theodore FAWCETT Esq JP (et al) http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/69137133 12 Feb1862

Obit Capt Theodore FAWCETT JP
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33156611 Western Mail 25 March 1898

Thomas BLAND arrived in WA on the Sea Park. The Sea Park arrived Fremantle April 5, 1854. Thomas BLAND's Reg. no. 2842 matches with your info.  He was aged 34, and was under a 10 year sentence, for Stabbing.  He had been tried at Northampton, England 5 March 1850.   http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con-wa12.html
Thomas BLAND 2842 was a carpenter, a Married man with five children.  He stood 5 ft 9 inches, had light brown hair, grey eyes, a full face, fresh complexion, and was of stout build.

http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/dead_reckoning/government_archival_records/a-c/convicts

I am not convinced that Thomas BLAND Reg 2842 ex the Sea Park is the same chap as marrying in 1883.   There is a possible death of a Thomas BLAND in 1881 which needs to be sorted through.  Thomas BLAND aged 62 death WA BDM #10965. 

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/katitjinsep03.pdf   This pdf is 92 pages and is a guide to Indigenous records in the Battye Library, Perth WA.   It is in two parts.   Part two is the 'Researchers Kit' commencing at page 32, and is full of live links. 
There are "Private Archives" and these are different from State Records Office holdings.  I have only 'skimmed' through these 92 pages, but at page 11 I read

There is a clear distinction between the material held in the Battye Library and the State Records Office, but confusion can be caused as both organisations hold, for example, birth indexes and records of organisations such as Sister Kate’s. When perusing old guides and references it should be borne in mind that all accession numbers belonging to the Private Archives Collection of the Battye Library end with the letter ‘A’ and those without an ‘A’ denote SRO material.  For example:

ACC3769A Biographical information on Aboriginal people is held in Battye Library, Private
Archives Collection
but
ACC738/5 Derby Police Station. Occurrence Book 1888-89, is held by the State Records
Office
MN1406 (various ACC numbers, for example ACC4123A). Daisy Bates collection (1907-1940)
anthropologist and social worker who spent 30 years living with Aboriginal people in South
and Western Australia and recorded their languages and customs. This collection is held in
Battye Library Private Archives
but
AN24 ACC1023. Daisy Bates Departmental files (1904-1911) detailing her work as an
anthropologist employed by the State Government, is held by the State Records Office.
 

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Now there's more at TROVE 

http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/news-and-events/news/aiatsis-trove  media release AIATSIS on Trove
Monday, 25 January 2016 -
Around 60,000 records released via Trove.  These records are important for family history research, native title claims and the establishment of keeping places in remote communities.

Read more on the NLA's Trove blog.

https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/trove/2016/01/19/aiatsis-on-trove

Cheers,  JM