Mitchell River Mission (1905 - 1967)

From

1905

To

1967

Categories

Mission, Anglican, Home, Protestant

Alternative Names

• Trubanaman Mission
• Trubanamen Mission
• Kowanyama

Mitchell River Mission, at Trubanaman, was established by the Church of England in 1905. Children living on the Mission were separated from their parents and housed in segregated dormitories for the purposes of education. This practice was also viewed as a means of isolating the children from their culture. In 1918 the mission relocated to a site on Magnificent Creek and was given the name Kowanyama (however, for many years after this move it was still referred to as Mitchell River Mission). In 1966, the Anglican Church approached the government to take control of the mission and responsibility for the mission was handed over to the Queensland Government on 1 May 1967. The mission became a government administered reserve known as Kowanyama.

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Locations

1905 - 1918

Location - The Mitchell River Mission was situated on the Mitchell River at Trubanaman

1918 - 1967

Location - The Mitchell River Mission was situated on Magnificent Creek, Trubanaman (now Kowanyama)

Timeline

1905 - 1967

Mitchell River Mission

1967 - 1987

Kowanyama Mission