Territory Stories

The Church of England Missionary

Details:

Title

The Church of England Missionary,

Photo number

PH0254/0011,

Collection

E. K. Leslie Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1938,

Location

Groote Eylandt,

Description

The Church of England Missionary Society established an Aboriginal Mission on Groote Eylandt in 1921. This photo shows Bishop Davies and Mrs Davies leaving by (little buckbogia) T Model Ford for the Flying Boat Base. In 1938 the Flying Boats were the chief means of air communication where a sea base was possible Groote Eylandt Mission would have been in the Bishops Diocese based in Queensland. Note the banana palms and simple hut in background, typical buildings in early settlement.,

Notes

Date:1938,

Language

English,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

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

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/14398,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/735503