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Western Australia - Organisation
Port George IV Mission (1912 - 1951)
- From
- 1912
- To
- 1951
- Categories
- Mission, Presbyterian
- Alternative Names
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- Location
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Port George IV Mission began in 1912 at Walcott Inlet in the west Kimberleys, but by 1913 was located at Port George IV. It was run by the Presbyterian Church. Children living on the mission were under the guardianship of the head of the departments responsible for Aboriginal welfare, but they lived with their families. In 1920 the Mission moved to Kunmunya and took its name from that place. In 1951, residents at Kunmunya and Munja Aboriginal Cattle Station agreed relocate together to Wotjulum Mission.
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Port George IV Mission was established by the Presbyterian Church in 1912 on Walcott Inlet in the west Kimberleys. Soon after, a better site was found at Port George IV and the mission was set up there by 1913. By 1920, in search of more arable land and a better water supply, the mission moved again to Kunmunya and took its name from that place.
In 1949, the assets of the government-run Munja Aboriginal Cattle Station and responsibility for the residents at the Munja feeding station were handed over to the missionaries at Kunmunya. The requirement to maintain two populations of people, coupled with disease and crop failure at Kunmunya made things difficult. The Presbyterians consulted with the Aboriginal people at Kunmunya and Munja and eventually there was an agreement to relocate to Wotjulum Mission in 1951.
Timeline
- 1912 - 1951
- Port George IV Mission
- 1951 - 1956
- Wotjulum
- Series Title
- Files - Aborigines Departments (1926 - 1972)
- Date Range
- 1926 - 1972
- Reference
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S2030
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files (Aboriginal Matters) - Department of the North West [1] (1915 - 1949)
- Date Range
- 1915 - 1949
- Reference
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S2029
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - Department of Aborigines and Fisheries (1909 - 1920)
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1920
- Reference
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S1644
[State Records Office of Western Australia Reference code]
- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Collection Title
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs [predecessors], Records (1886 - 2004)
- Date Range
- 1886 - 2004
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact Aboriginal History Research Services, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries:
Postal Address: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: 1800 161 301
Email: ahrs@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-history/aboriginal-history-research-services
DETAILS
- Series Title
- Files - General (1899 - 1987)
- Date Range
- 1899 - 1987
- Reference
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S268
[State Records Office of Western Australia Series Number]
- Contact
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Please contact the Freedom of Information Coordinator, Department of Health:
Postal address: PO Box 8172, Perth Business Centre WA 6849
Phone: (08) 9222 6411
Email: FOI.DOH@health.wa.gov.au
Website: https://www.healthywa.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Access-my-WA-Health-medical-records
For enquiries regarding records of hospitals or health providers that are still in operation, please contact the hospital or health provider directly. Contact details for each hospital can be found using the link provided above.
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Map West Kimberleys
![Kunmunya [Port George IV] 1920](/ref/wa/objects/thumbs/tn_WD0000688 Kunmunya Port George IV 1920.png)
Kunmunya [Port George IV] 1920
