Territory Stories

The Roper River Mission

Details:

Title

The Roper River Mission,

Photo number

PH0254/0010,

Collection

E. K. Leslie Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1938,

Location

Ngukurr,

Description

The Roper River Mission was established by the Church of England. Church Missionary Society in 1908 as a refuge for the Aboriginal against the cruelty inflicted upon them by white settlers. Note the defference in clothing colour between smaller and older children. The simple building at the back is typical of earlier buildings built of galvanised iron (to prevent deprivation by white ants) and shutters for ventilation - no fly wire. Roper River Mission in 1938.,

Notes

Date:1938,

Language

English,

Digital format

3232 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 94.71Mb, back 95.43Mb, jpeg 2.73Mb, back 1.13Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 10.1 x 16.4 cm.,

File type

image/jpeg, image/tiff,

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/10070/15007,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/787181

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/736165, https://hdl.handle.net/10070/736167,