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Missions and Reserves of South Australia
For a list of Church names and their missions click here
Select from the list for the names of particular missions from each state: NSW | QLD | VIC | TAS | WA | NT | SA
Name of Institution |
Church |
Period |
Adelaide Children's Home |
ABM |
unknown |
Adelaide School |
L |
1839-48 |
Colebrook Home |
UAM |
1927-78 |
Davenport |
BR |
1937-65 |
Encounter Bay |
L |
1840-48 |
Ernabella |
PRES / UC |
1937-today |
Finniss Springs |
UAM |
1939-65 |
Gerard |
UAM |
1925-61 |
Kadina |
MOR |
1865-? |
Killalpaninna (see Kopperamanna) |
|
|
Koonibba |
L |
1901-63 |
Kopperamanna |
L |
1866-1917 |
Limbuana (see Encounter Bay) |
|
|
Manunka Aborigines Mission Home |
unknown |
1902?-06? |
Mount Gambier |
AFA |
unknown |
Nepabunna |
UAM |
1930-today |
Oodnadatta |
UAM |
1924-? |
Ooldea |
UAM |
1933-54 |
Point McLeay |
AFA |
1858-1916 |
Point Pearce |
unknown |
1868-1915 |
Poonindie |
ABM |
1850-75 |
PortLincoln |
L |
1840-45 |
St Francis House (Adelaide) |
ABM |
1949-57 |
Swan Reach (see Gerard) |
|
|
Umeewarra |
BR |
1937-65 |
Yalata |
L |
1954-75 |
See also the fact sheet on the Aboriginal Missions in South Australia from the State Library of South Australia.
To search Mura®, the AIATSIS catalogue for materials on missions, reserves etc, select "Everything" from the menus and type the words "missions south australia" or the name of a specific mission/reserve into the "Words or phrase" box.