The most thorough listing of Qld missions is at the State Library of Qld [see Missions and Communities of Queensland]. Here can be found lists of the Aboriginal missions visited within Queensland and northern New South Wales by anthropologist Norman Tindale in the 1930s.

Information which Tindale gathered during these visits was included in his Collection of Genealogical Information. Family genealogies of interest to you may be available for these Missions.

To search Mura®, the AIATSIS catalogue for materials on missions, reserves etc, select "Everything" from the menus and type the words "missions northern territory" or the name of a specific mission/reserve into the "Words or phrase" box.

Name of Institution

Church

Period

Aurukun

MOR / PRES

1904-78

Bamaga

CE

1947-86

Bethesda

L

1866-89

Bloomfield River (Wujal Wujal)

L

1886-1902, 1957-87

Bowen

CMS

1878-1901

Cherbourg (Barambah)

CE

1904-86

Cowal Creek

CE

1915-87

Daintree River

AOG

1939-?

Doomadgee

BR

1932-83

Edward River

ABM

1935-67

Elim (see Hopevole)

Fantome Island (Leper Station)

RC?

unknown

Fraser Island

ABM

1897-1904

Gorge Mission

AOG

unknown

Hopevale (Cape Bedford)

L

1886-1986

Kowanyama (Mitchell River)

ABM

1904-78

Lockhart River

ABM

1924-67

Mackay

MTH

1871-1901

Mapoon

MOR / PRES

1891-1987

Marie Yamba

L

1888-1902

Maryborough

CMS

unknown

Mona Mona

ADV

1913-?

Moreton Bay

L / PRES

1837-45

Moreton Bay

CMS

1837-46

Mornington Island

PRES

1914-78

Noangir (see Moreton Bay)

Palm Island (St Michael's School)

RC

1931-86

Purga

SAL

1915-48

Somerset

SPG (CE)

1867-68

Stewards Creek

MTH

1885?-1901?

Stradbroke Island (Myora Mission)

RC

1843-47

Thursday Island

ABM

unknown

Thursday Island

LMS

1871-1915

Trubanaman (see Kowanyama)

Weipa

MOR / PRES

1896-1966

Woorabinda

RC

1911-86

Yarrabah

ABM

1891-1960

Yungaburra

AOG

unknown

Zion Hill (see Moreton Bay)