Territory Stories

Methodist Overseas Mission house

Details:

Title

Methodist Overseas Mission house,

Photographer

Gayton, Jim,

Photo number

PH0515/0298,

Collection

Jim Gayton Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1954,

Location

Croker Island,

Description

In 1941 the Methodist Overseas Mission took responsibility for housing 96 mixed race Aboriginal children on Croker. Because of the war these children were evacuated during Easter in 1942. The children returned in 1946. The mission ran a cottage home system at Croker until 1967. Relatives of the mission children form part of the Minjilang population.,

Notes

Date:1954?,

Language

English,

Digital format

4086 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 70.1Mb,

Format

1 slide : col,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Related links

http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/nt/biogs/YE00021b.htm, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/nt/biogs/YE00021b.htm [Croker Island Mission (1940-1966)],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/70120,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/332024