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Queensland - Organisation
Industrial School, Yarrabah Mission Station (1900 - 1960)
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View of Yarrabah Mission, 1924, 1924, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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- 1900
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- 1960?
- Categories
- Industrial School, Protestant, Anglican, Home
The Industrial School, at Yarrabah Mission Station, was operated by the Anglican Church. In 1900, the Yarrabah Mission was declared an industrial school, and it received 'neglected children' from around Queensland from this date. The closing date of the Industrial School is not known. The Queensland government assumed control of Yarrabah Mission in 1960.
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The Industrial School was licensed under the State Children Act 1911 on 2 April 1914.
Records
According to the Missing Pieces publication (2001), no records in relation to this Industrial School have been located.
Locations
- 1914 - 1960
- Location - The Industrial School, Yarrabah Mission Station, was situated at Yarrabah
- Collection Title
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Records (1880s - )
- Date Range
- 1880 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Community and Personal Histories Team:
Postal address: Level 9, 1 William Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Phone: 1800 650 230 (toll-free within Australia) or (07) 3003 6466
Email: enquiries@dsdsatsip.qld.gov.au
Website: https://www.qld.gov.au/firstnations/cultural-awareness-heritage-arts/family-personal-history
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View of Yarrabah Mission, 1924
