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New South Wales - Organisation
Church Missionary Society of Australia (1916 - )
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Mission children, Mulgoa NSW, c. 1942 - c. 1947, courtesy of Northern Territory Archives Service.
Details
- From
- 1916
- Categories
- Anglican, Care Provider, Mission and Records Access Service
- Alternative Names
- Church Ministry Society of Australasia (also known as)
- CMS (acronym)
- CMS - Australia (also known as)
- Website
- http://www.cms.org.au/
The Church Missionary Society of Australia was formed in 1916 and operated two homes in New South Wales for Aboriginal children, some accompanied by their mothers, who were evacuated from the Northern Territory and South Australia during World War II. These were the Church Missionary Society Home for Half-Castes at Mulgoa and Milleewa Home at Ashfield.
Publications
Books
- Bezant, Betty, Our river days : a reflection of childhood memories, 1942-1946 : children from Otford, New South Wales and Croker Island, Northern Territory, Kardoorair Press, Armidale, 2008, 72 pp. Details
- Harris, John, We wish we'd done more : ninety years of CMS and aboriginal issues in North Australia, Openbook, Adelaide, 1998. Details
Resources
- Director : Steven McGregor; Producers: Anna Grieve and Danielle MacLean., Croker Island exodus [videorecording (DVD)]., Jennifer Crone Productions; ABC Program Sales, 2012. Details
Online Resources
- 'Half-Caste Children. From Croker Island. On Way to Sydney.', Cairns Post, 20 May 1942, http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/42344718. Details
- 'History', in Church Missionary Society's Website, Church Missionary Society of Australia (CMS), 2010, https://www.cms.org.au/about-us/history/. Details
- George, Karen and George, Gary, 'Interstate movement of Northern Territory children (1942-1970s)', in Find & Connect web resource, Find & Connect web resource project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nt/biogs/YE00088b.htm. Details
- George, Karen and George, Gary, 'Croker Island Mission (1940 - 1968)', in Find & Connect web resource, Find & Connect web resource project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2014, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nt/biogs/YE00021b.htm. Details
- Henty-Gebert, Claire, Paint Me Black: Memories Of Croker Island And Other Journeys, Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra, 2005, 72 pp, https://aiatsis.gov.au/publication/35669. Details
Photos
- Title
- Mission building, Mulgoa NSW
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1942 - c. 1947
- Source
- Northern Territory Archives Service
Details
- Title
- Mission children, Mulgoa NSW
- Type
- Image
- Date
- c. 1942 - c. 1947
- Source
- Northern Territory Archives Service
Details
Sources used to compile this entry: 'History', in Church Missionary Society's Website, Church Missionary Society of Australia (CMS), 2010, https://www.cms.org.au/about-us/history/;
George, Karen and George, Gary, 'Interstate movement of Northern Territory children (1942-1970s)', in Find & Connect web resource, Find & Connect web resource project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nt/biogs/YE00088b.htm;
George, Karen and George, Gary, 'Croker Island Mission (1940 - 1968)', in Find & Connect web resource, Find & Connect web resource project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2014, http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nt/biogs/YE00021b.htm; Correspondence with Church Missionary Society Archivist, 15 December 2011.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 29 November 2011, Last modified: 16 June 2014