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Queensland - Organisation
Aboriginal Mission Station, Bloomfield River (1886 - 1887)
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Bloomfield River Mission House, 1886, courtesy of Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Details
- From
- 1886
- To
- 1887
- Categories
- Government-run, Home and Mission
- Alternative Names
The Aboriginal Mission Station, Bloomfield River, north-west of Cooktown, in the Daintree region, was run by the Colonial Secretary. It opened in 1886 and in 1887 control of the Mission was handed over to the Lutheran Church. Children on the Mission may have been housed in dormitories, however this cannot be confirmed
Publications
Online Resources
- 'The Mission Station, Bloomfield River', Brisbane Courier, 9 November 1886, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4488340. Details
- Douglas Shire Historical Society (NQ) Inc., Bloomfield & Wajul Wajul, Douglas Historical Society, 2013, https://www.douglashistory.org.au/time-lines/bloomfield?rq=bloomfield. Details
- Ganter, Regina, German Missionaries in Queensland - Bloomfield (Wujal-Wujal), Griffith University, 2009, http://missionaries.griffith.edu.au/qld-mission/bloomfield-wujal-wujal. Details
Photos
- Title
- Bloomfield River Mission House, 1886
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 1886
- Source
- Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Douglas Shire Historical Society (NQ) Inc., Bloomfield & Wajul Wajul, Douglas Historical Society, 2013, https://www.douglashistory.org.au/time-lines/bloomfield?rq=bloomfield;
Ganter, Regina, German Missionaries in Queensland - Bloomfield (Wujal-Wujal), Griffith University, 2009, http://missionaries.griffith.edu.au/qld-mission/bloomfield-wujal-wujal.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 28 February 2014, Last modified: 4 June 2014