Mitchell River (Kowanyama) Mission

Mitchell River (Kowanyama) Mission

Mitchell River

Kowanyama

Qld

Australia

Provider: Church of England

Year Opened: 1905

Year Closed: 1967

 

Children living on the Mission were separated from their parents and housed in segregated dormitories for the purposes of education. This practice was also viewed as a means of removing the children from their culture.

 

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