The Methodist Inland Mission was established by the Methodist Church of Australia in 1926. Its aim was to send missionaries into remote areas of Australia, including the Northern Territory. The Mission was administered by the Methodist Inland Mission Board. When the Methodist Church became part of the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, missionary work…
Anglicare NT was established in June 2002 when two larger entities Anglicare Central Australia (St Mary’s Family Services) and Anglicare Top End amalgamated. Anglicare is among the largest providers of government funded wefare, social justice and community development programs in the Northern Territory.
The Department of Children and Families was formed in 2011. This occurred when the health and welfare functions of the Department of Health and Community Services [ll] were separated and two new Departments formed. The Department of Children and Families was responsible for the welfare of children and families. This Department was replaced by Territory…
The Department of Health & Community Services [II] replaced Territory Health Services. This department took on responsibility for both health and community services which included the health and welfare of children.This Department was replaced by the Department of Health and Families in 2008.
The Department of Health and Families replaced the Department of Health and Community Services in 2008. At the end of 2010, the health and welfare functions of this department were separated and the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Families were established in 2011.
The Presbyterian Inland Mission (PIM) is the name given to the Presbyterian Church of Australia arm of the Australian Inland Mission. It was still operating in 2013.
The Jesuit Aboriginal Mission was the governing body of all missions in the Northern Territory established by Jesuit missionaries. The Jesuit Aboriginal Mission operated in the Northern Territory from 1882 to the closure of its last mission in 1899. In 1901 the Jesuit Aboriginal Mission became part of the Jesuit Australian Mission. The Jesuit Aboriginal…
The Australian Baptist Home Mission was the missionary arm of the Baptist Church in Australia. It first began mission work in Central and Northern Australia during the Second World War. In 1947 the first Baptist missionaries were sent to the Government settlement at Yuendumu. This practice was was repeated at Warrabri and Hooker Creek Native…
The Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia ran a number of Missions in the North of Australia from 1916. The Missions included Goulburn Island, Milinginmbi and Elcho Island. In the mid 1930s the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia gradually became known as the Methodist Overseas Mission.
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are a missionary order of Priests and Brothers of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in France in 1854. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart came to Australia in 1885, first establishing in Sydney before spreading to other parts of the country. They ran a number of Missions in the…
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