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Point McLeay Mission Station [B 8416] • Photograph

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Summary

Point McLeay Mission Station was built on the south east shore of Lake Alexandrina in the Coorong in the heartland of the Ngarrindjeri people. The Mission was founded in 1859 by the Aborigines' Friends Association to help the Aboriginal people of the Lower Lakes. Poor quality land and lack of funding hindered its progress. Familes and orphaned children were housed there until the Government took control in 1916. The photograph shows a group of well maintained cottages and a church.

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Physical description

photograph

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Photographer

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Point McLeay Collection

Subject

Point McLeay Aboriginal Mission
Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- South Australia -- Point McLeay

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Digitisation information

Date

11/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,774 x 2,496 pixels (9.4 MP)

Size

28.29 MB

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