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The United Aborigines Mission (UAM) (also known as UAM Ministries, United Aborigines' Mission (Australia), and United Aborigines' Mission of Australia [1]) was one of the largest missions in Australia, having dozens of missionaries and stations, and covering Western Australia, New South Wales and South Australia in the 1900s. It was first ...
Most of the missions were developed on land granted by the government for this purpose. Around ten missions were established in NSW between 1824 and 1923, although missionaries also visited some managed stations. Many Aboriginal people have adopted the term ‘mission’ or ‘mish’ to refer to reserve settlements and fringe camps generally. [13]
In New South Wales, there were two non-denominational Missions, the United Aborigines Mission (UAM) also called the Australian Aborigines' Mission (AAM) and the Australian Inland Mission (AIM). [9] The United Aborigines Mission [ 10 ] published the Australian Aborigines Advocate , a magazine documenting their activities.
Aboriginal assistants were employed where possible, [4] given the roles of pastors, missionaries , local assistants, deacons and deaconesses. [1] The mission was considered unique due to being mostly female; [6] they mainly recruited young single women. Between 1905 and 1968, 243 women worked for the organisation, with many of them living in ...
The Aboriginal Lands Trust was abolished by the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. [20] The property was transferred to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and from there to Aboriginal Land Councils. [19] [21] In 1997 a system of Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) was introduced in Australia. The remaining Aboriginal Reserves in New South Wales ...
This category includes present missions, as well as communities which have been missions at some point in their history, usually the beginning. Pages in category "Australian Aboriginal missions" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total.
The La Perouse Aborigines’ Reserve became the New South Wales Aborigines Mission (NSWAM) and in 1899 Retta became the first resident missionary. Retta travelled to Aboriginal communities in New South Wales to preach with help from La Perouse Aboriginal Community. She journeyed to the south coast, the Hawkesbury and the mid-north coast. [1]
Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission Site was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 21 July 2006 having satisfied the following criteria. [1] The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. The Brewarrina Mission is the oldest institutional type community in the state.