barambah

30 photos tagged barambah, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1953

 

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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.

Woman near shelter at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement ca. 1905

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Persistent white politics of assimilation through segregation and isolation of Indigenous Peoples.

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/