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Mission Station, Poonindie [B 7990] • Photograph

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Summary

Poonindie Mission Station with St. Matthew's Anglican Church on right. Poonindie is 15 km north of Port Lincoln and was established as a Christian village in 1850's to educate Aboriginal people in the skills of farming. The land was ideal with sheoaks, sloping grassy plains, near the sea and Tod River. By 1860, 15,000 acres were carrying sheep, cattle, horses, pigs, wheat and oats. St Matthews Church had brick facings on its stone walls, a clock and circular plate in the front stating "Native Institution, founded October 10, 1850". The church had a double chimney, stained glass windows, hanging lamps and a loft with a winding staircase. The property was closed in 1894.

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Physical description

Photograph; 5.8 cm x 9.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Collection

Part of Poonindie Collection

Subject

St. Matthew's Church (Poonindie, S.A.)
Poonindie Mission (Poonindie, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

03/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,699 x 2,256 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

25.07 MB

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