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South Australia - Organisation
Koonibba Mission (1901 - 1975)
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Aboriginal people Koonibba Mission Children's Home, South Australia, 1920? - 1960?, courtesy of State Library of South Australia.
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- From
- 1901
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- 1975
- Categories
- Mission, Lutheran
- Location
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The Koonibba Mission was established west of Ceduna by the Lutheran Church in 1901. In 1914 the Koonibba Children's Home was opened at the Mission for Aboriginal children. The government took control of the Mission in 1963 and the Children's Home closed. The Koonibba Mission was returned to the control of the Aboriginal Community in 1975.
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The Koonibba Mission was established by the Lutheran Church in 1901. It was situated on 16,000 acres of land to the west of Ceduna that was purchased by the Church in 1899. Schooling and religious services for the local Aboriginal population was begun almost immediately. A schoolroom for local Aboriginal children was built within the first year of the Mission's operation. In 1914 the Koonibba Children's Home was opened at the Mission. In 1963 the Mission was taken over by the South Australian Government and the Koonibba Children's Home was closed. In 1975 control of the Koonibba Mission was handed to the Koonibba Aboriginal Community Council and it ceased to operate as a Mission. The land was purchased by the Aboriginal Community in 1988.
Koonibba Mission was mentioned in the Bringing Them Home Report (1997) as an institution that housed Indigenous children removed from their families.
- Collection Title
- Records of the Aborigines' Office and Successor Agencies (1866? - 1971?)
- Date Range
- 1866 - 1971
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the State Records Research Centre:
Postal Address: GPO Box 464, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: 08 8343 6800
Website: https://archives.sa.gov.au/general-information/contact-us/contact-us
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- Collection Title
- Records of Aboriginal Missions in South Australia (1850s - 1970s)
- Date Range
- 1850 - 1970
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the AskUs service at the State Library of South Australia:
Postal Address: GPO Box 419, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: (08) 8207 7250 or SA country callers 1800 182 013
Website: https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/ask-us
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Aboriginal people Koonibba Mission Children's Home, South Australia
Aboriginal people Koonibba Mission Children's Home, South Australia
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