Methodist Overseas Mission

• Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia (1916 - 1930s)
• Methodist Overseas Mission (c. 1930 – 1980)

Ran

• Applecross Cottage (1970 - 1986?)
  Date: 1970 - 1974
• Ardross House (1971 - 2004?)
  Date: 1970 - 1974
• Mogumber (1951 - 1974)
  Date: 1951 - 1974
• Yokine Cottage (1972 - 1988)
  Date: 1972 - 1974
• Goulburn Island Mission (1916 - 1973)
  The Methodist Overseas Mission ran the Goulburn Island Mission from the mid 1930s.
  Date: 1930s - 1973
• Milingimbi Mission (1923 - 1974)
  The Methodist Overseas Mission ran Millingimbi Mission from the mid 1930s until 1974.
  Date: 1930s - 1974
• Croker Island Mission (1940 - 1968)
• Elcho Island Mission (1942 - 1974?)
  The Methodist Overseas Mission ran the Elcho Island Mission when it was re-established in 1942.
  Date: 1942s - 1974?
• Yirrkala Mission (1935 - 1974?)
• Innaminka Hostel, Greenmount (1972? - 2004?)
  Date: 1972? - 1974

Related Organisations

• Methodist Church of Western Australia (1829 - 1977)
  The Methodist Overseas Mission was part of the broader Methodist Church and was involved in out of home care in WA. However, it was not an agency of the Methodist Conference in Perth.
• Uniting Church in Australia, Northern Synod (1977 - current)
• United Church, North Australia (1946 - 1977)
  The United Church, North Australia took over the work of the Methodist Overseaes Mission when the Croker Island Mission closed and children were moved to Darwin.
  Date: 1968 - 1977
• Somerville Homes (1965 - 1981)
  Somerville Homes Incorporated established cottage homes in Darwin for children from the Methodist Overseas Mission Home on Croker Island.

This page was written by Karen George and Gary George, last updated 10 February 2023.

• Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, 2004. View Publication Details
• Wilson, Katrin and Michael V. Robinson., Aboriginal Hostels in Perth : A Comparative Survey, 1971. View Publication Details
• Children at Mogumber Methodist Mission, The West Australian, 23 April 1952. View Publication Details

Records

• Methodist Church of Australasia. Dept. of Overseas Missions collection, 1830-1971, 1980, State Library of New South Wales (1830 - 1980)
• Records of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Department of Overseas Missions (1830 - 1980)