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Women with children at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement 1911

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    "1913 — The Dormitory system is expanded to include Mothers and their children. A policy of rescuing young women and children is introduced. It is not enough to remove them to a settlement for better care and protection, they have to be placed in a controlled environment. The dormitory system, which continued until the 1980s is a strict form of segregation and discipline." Source:http://cherbourgmemory.org/group-of-women-with-children-at-barambah-aboriginal-settlement-1911/

Two men boxing in front of a crowd at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement ca 1908

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    "From the beginning our people loved sport. We had a sports ground – where the school is now. In summer we played cricket and in winter we played rugby league. We also had boxing matches, athletics, swimming carnivals and sports’ days with novelty events. " source:http://cherbourgmemory.org/tag/1900s/
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    There is a blog story on Jerry Jerome (Aboriginal boxer) 1874-1943 at www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/jerry-jerome-aboriginal-boxer-187.... Jerry Jerome died on 27 September 1943 at Cherbourg Aboriginal mission penniless and is assumed to be buried at Murgon cemetery. He had a great boxing career.

Students in school at Cherbourg 1952

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    It is wonderful how all the names are listed and saved. A valuable historical photo.
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Senior class at Cherbourg State School 1952 1953 — Study up to Grade Seven is introduced at the Cherbourg school. Students no longer have to study one grade over two years. Source:http://cherbourgmemory.org/senior-class-at-cherbourg-state-school-1952/