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Aboriginal people Koonibba Mission Children’s Home, South Australia

The image shows some of the buildings at Koonibba Mission.

Aboriginal people Koonibba Mission Children’s Home, South Australia

The image shows a house at Koonibba Mission.

Heritage sites in Adelaide

This photo shows Waverley House. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.

[Waverley House]

This image was included in The Advertiser on Thursday 30 May 1946 in the article ‘Legacy club acquires big South Terrace home.’ The photo caption states: This large residence, Waverley, South terrace, together with its two acres of ground fronting on both South terrace and Gilles street, has been aquired, subject to official approval, by…

Waverley House

[Finniss Springs Mission]

This image was included in The Adelaide Chronicle on Thursday 14 December 1939, it relates to Finniss Springs Mission. The caption stated: ‘Aboriginal Mission – One of the latest missions to educate aboriginal children is the United Aborigines’ School, Finniss Springs Station. It is situated about 50 miles nort-west of Marree. This picture shows a…

Classroom, Point McLeay

The library description states: Children sitting at desks in a classroom at Point McLeay Day School.

Mission Station, Point Pearce

The library description states: Point Pearce Mission Station showing a row of cottages opposite a row of huts. In 1868 Point Pearce Mission was established by the Moravian missionary Reverend W Julius Kuhn as an Aboriginal settlement for the Narungga people. After ten years the mission was largely self sufficient but the conditions were hard…

Mission, Swan Reach

The library description states: Packing up to move to Gerard.