The Garden Point Resource Centre was the name given to a meeting place for Aboriginal people who had lived at the Garden Point and other Catholic Missions in the Northern Territory. Located at the Roman Catholic, Diocese of Darwin offices, the Centre referred Aboriginal people in search of records to the Diocesan Archivist. In the…
Records held by Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Darwin is a collection of records relating to the activities of the Roman Catholic Church in Darwin in relation to providing care and accommodation for children in the Northern Territory. From 1882 to 1983 the Catholic Church ran a number of institutions and services for children and…
Records of the Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services is a large collection of documentary, photographic and other records related to the work of the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) and its successor, the Uniting Church Frontier Services. The AIM ran the Australian Inland Mission Hostel in Alice Springs. Access Conditions This collection is partly restricted…
The Methodist Church of Australasia, Dept of Overseas Missions includes a wide range of documentary and photographic records related to the work of the Methodist Overseas Mission in the Northern Territory. The Methodist Overseas Mission ran missions on Croker, Milingimbi, Elcho and Goulburn Islands and at Yirrkala. Access Conditions This collection is restricted and permission…
Collection 01: Australian Indigenous Ministries papers and pictorial material, 1903-1998 includes a wide range of documentary and photographic records. Records related to the work of the Aborigines Inland Mission in the Northern Territory and of the Retta Dixon Home in Darwin form part of the collection. Access Conditions This collection is partly restricted and permission…
The Family database for Aboriginal Lutherans of Central Australia includes data from birth and death records and baptisms for many locations in Central Australia covering the period 1900s to 1980s. It was put together by the Finke River Mission. The records may include information about people from the following language groups – Arrernte Alyawarra, Pintupi,…
The Records held by the Lutheran Archives comprise a wide range of records related to the activities of the Lutheran Church of Australia and its predecessors. These include documents and photographs related to missionary activities in the Northern Territory and South Australia. Records cover the period 1838 to the present. Access Conditions Most records held…
Global Interaction became the subsequent of the Australian Baptist Missionary Society around 2003. The Baptist Church’s missionary services to Central Australia were originally run by the Australian Baptist Federal Home Mission Board. In 2021, Global Interaction was renamed to Baptist Mission Australia.
Records of Baptist Church Missions in Central Australia are held by Baptist Mission Australia. These include records, photographs and sound recordings related to the missionary activities of the Australian Baptist Federal Home Mission Board and the Australian Baptist Missionary Society. AccessConditions To access records of Baptist Church Missions in Central Australia held by Baptist Mission…
The Records of the Church Missionary Society of Australia, North Australia Committee (CMS) are held by the Northern Territory Archives Service and cover the period from 1907 to 198. These records primarily relate to the missionary work of the CMS in the Northern Territory. The collection also includes personal records of a number of CMS…