Missionary Poland's house at the Lutheran Mission, Elim

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Description: This is an image of missionary Poland's house at the Cape Bedford mission. The caption on the image reads "The Poland home at Elim which also served as school and church". The State Library of Queensland's description of this image reads "W. Poland came to join Schwarz at the Cape Bedford Reserve and stayed until 1909. He and his wife and daughter lived In this house at Elim, that also served as a church and a school. (Information taken from Theile, F. O. One Hundred Years of the Lutheran Church in Queensland, 1938)."
Date: c. 1889
Source: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Pastor Roennfeldt Slides Collection
Rights: This image is in copyright. You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses contact State Library of Queensland
Archival Reference: State Library of Queensland Record Number: 264232; Image Number: 7676-0001-0101
External URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/121979

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