Finke River Mission Newsletter

Refresher course for Australian Aboriginal Helpers run. Details of sinking of new bore. Cattle sent to market at top price. Staff changes, including increase in the number of school teachers. Albert Namatjira (Australian Aboriginal man, See AA 229) and two other men met the Queen on her visit and the repercussions. Staffing at Haasts Bluff and Areyonga. Small bush hospital at Areyonga burned down. Two mixed descent children sent south for schooling.

People, objects and/or organisations mentioned: Pastor Pech, Mr Bell, Mr Latz (See AA 778), Sr Schiller, Sr Jarick, Miss Daphne Zillmann, Mr D Truedinger, Miss Essie Simpfendorfer, Robert Arnold, Miss Dawn Hoffmann, Mr Ivan Borgelt, Miss Inge Loehe, Miss Kennedy, Mr Bert Cramer, Mr and Mrs Rippert, Marie Gross, Pastor Gross, Pastor Kalleske, Konrad (Australian Aboriginal man), Manasse (Australian Aboriginal man), Tjongkatu (Australian Aboriginal man), Warrarngula (Australian Aboriginal man), Mr Wilson, Mr Ted Rieschieck, Sr Ida Wurst, Sr Ashworth, Mr Pethrick, Mrs Kalleske, Mrs Pethrick, Mr and Mrs Althaus, Mr and Mrs Ern Fietz

Places mentioned: Hermannsburg (NT), Yuendumu (NT)

CreatorPastor Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht
ControlAA 662/41/6
Date Range01 April, 1954  -  01 April, 1954
Quantity   5   Correspondence pages
Series AA 662/041