Statistics of Christians at Hermannsburg and Central Australia and staffing at missions; building program during 1948 and people involved; measles epidemic and other health issues; wireless sets helped rapid communication; Flying Doctor Service; not able to build an airfield at Areyonga. There are 5 families of Aboriginal pastoralists now selling cattle. For 2 years have been paying Aboriginal workers for work on the mission station - discusses pros and cons. Had floods early in the years. Have run out of Aranda books and will be printing new version produced by Strehlow (See AA 316). Have started quarterly Field Conferences. Haasts Bluff report. Areyonga report including that the first 4 Pitjantjatjara people were baptised.

People, objects and/or organisations mentioned: Pastor Scherer, V. Koschade, Sr Lindner, Sr Irene and Sr Victoria Tscharke, Miss Lydia Rohde, Miss Wurst (See AA 674), Sr Phillips, Sr Harvey, Mrs Teusner, Mrs Stolz, Pastor Pech, Br A Vogt, Joyce Graetz, Mr Mueller, Mr Geyer, Mr Kleemann, Mr Scheer, Mr Wurst, Mr Latz (See AA 778), Mr B Bowman, Mr Rippert, Vic Modra, Manasse (Australian Aboriginal man), Titus (Australian Aboriginal man), Alexander (Australian Aboriginal man), Obed (Australian Aboriginal man), Edward (Australian Aboriginal man), Mr and Mrs Holzgrefe, Peter (Australian Aboriginal man), Joell (Australian Aboriginal man), Wilfrid Swift (Australian Aboriginal man)

Tindale Tribes: Aranda, Pitjandjara.