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Northern Territory - Organisation
Elcho Island Mission (1921 - 1923)
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Eight Aboriginal children of the Yolngu language group, Elcho Island, Northern Territory, ca. 1923, c. 1923, courtesy of National Library of Australia.
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- From
- 1921
- To
- 1923
- Categories
- Mission, Methodist
- Location
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The Elcho Island Mission was established in 1921 by the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia at Elcho Island. The Island is 550 km north-east of Darwin and is a part of the Wessel Island Group. Two years later in 1923, when oil drilling began on the island, the Mission was closed.
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The Elcho Island Mission was first established in 1921 by the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia. It was situated at Elcho Island, 550 km north-east of Darwin, a part of the Wessel Island Group. In 1923 the Naphtha Petroleum Company began drilling for oil on the island and the Mission was closed. A new Mission was then established at Milingimbi Island.
- Item Title
- Goulburn & Elcho Island Mission Review Reports - Northern Territory (1923 - 1952)
- Date Range
- 1923 - 1952
- Reference
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A431, 1950/2752
[National Archives of Australia Reference Number]
- Contact
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Please contact General Enquiries, National Archives of Australia:
Postal Address: PO Box 4924, Kingston, ACT 2604
Phone: (02) 6212 3600
Email: archives@naa.gov.au
Website: https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/ask-us-about-collection
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- Collection Title
- Records of the Uniting Church in Australia, Northern Synod (1940 - 1986)
- Date Range
- 1940 - 1986
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Northern Territory Archives Service:
Email: ask@lant.nt.gov.au
Darwin Office:
Postal Address: GPO Box 874, Darwin NT 0801
Phone: (08) 8924 7677 or 1800 019 155
Alice Springs Office:
Postal Address: PO Box 8225, Alice Springs NT 0871
Phone: (08) 8951 5669
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Records of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Department of Overseas Missions (1830 - 1980)
- Date Range
- 1830 - 1980
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact a Librarian at State Library of New South Wales:
Postal address: 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9273 1414
Email: library@sl.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/ask-librarian
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Eight Aboriginal children of the Yolngu language group, Elcho Island, Northern Territory, ca. 1923
