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Queensland - Organisation
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mission Thursday Island (1884 - 1984)
- From
- 24 October 1884
- To
- 1984?
- Categories
- Catholic, Mission, Home
- Alternative Names
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- Sacred Heart Mission Thursday Island
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mission Thursday Island was established in 1884 by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart arrived on the island to run the convent school and care for the girls in the orphanage. They also assisted in setting up and running the first hospital. During World War Two the Mission was evacuated to Cooyar near Toowoomba, however by March 1946 residents were free to return to Thursday Island. Around 1984 administration of the Mission was handed over to the State government. The Torres Strait Council has administered Thursday Island since 1994.
Locations
- 1884 - 1984
- Location - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mission Thursday Island was situated on the South-West side of Thursday Island
- Collection Title
- St Henry's Roman Catholic Asylum and Catholic School Records (1889 - 1942)
- Date Range
- 1889 - 1942
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Archivist, Catholic Diocese of Cairns:
Address: PO Box 625, Cairns QLD 4870
Phone: (07) 4051 2071
Email: cathedral@cairns.catholic.org.au
DETAILS
- 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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