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Wujal Wujal Mission (1980 - 1987)

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1980
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1987
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The Wujal Wujal Mission was the new name given to the Bloomfield River Mission on 16 February 1980. The Mission closed in 1987.

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Location

1980 - 1987
Location - The Wujal Wujal Mission was situated on the Bloomfield River, Daintree. Location: Daintree

Timeline

 1957 - 1980 Bloomfield River Mission
       1980 - 1987 Wujal Wujal Mission

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Publications

Books

  • Swain, Tony and Rose, Deborah Bird, Aboriginal Australians and Christian missions: ethnographic and historical studies, Australian Association for the Study of Religions, South Australian College of Advanced Education, Sturt Campus, 1988. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Barnard, Trish, 'Missions and reserves', in Queensland Historical Atlas, 2013, http://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/missions-and-reserves; Ganter, Regina, German Missionaries in Queensland - Bloomfield (Wujal-Wujal), Griffith University, 2009, http://missionaries.griffith.edu.au/qld-mission/bloomfield-wujal-wujal; Swain, Tony and Rose, Deborah Bird, Aboriginal Australians and Christian missions: ethnographic and historical studies, Australian Association for the Study of Religions, South Australian College of Advanced Education, Sturt Campus, 1988; Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Multicultural Affairs report on unlicensed Mission dormitories for the Queensland Redress Scheme (2009). Queensland Government Gazette, 16 February 1980, p.529. Email correspondence with Principal Program Officer Community and Personal Histories, June 2014.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth