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Myora Mission was established as a mission station in 1892 in the Colony of Queensland, at Moongalba on Stradbroke Island. It became an Aboriginal reserve and "industrial and reform school" in 1896, was used as a source of cheap labour, and eventually closed in 1943. On the 26 November 1892, Myora Mission was proclaimed a "Reserve for Mission", signed by Queen Victoria. "Assimilation through institutionalisation" began from October 1893, with the staff enforcing European cultural practices and values. The Mission was declared an "industrial and reformatory school" and a Mission Superintendent and Mission Matron were appointed by QAPA, but paid by the Queensland Government.[4] The older boys and girls were trained to be "made useful and profitable to the mission and to society", and punished if they transgressed. The mission later ceased to be a school, the dormitories were closed, and the children classified as orphans and removed to Deebing Creek Mission.[4] Source: www.wikiwand.com/en/Myora_Mission

Horrible history. By researching the photo collections I have discovered so many historical writings involving Indigenous peoples and first settlers. I can not stress enough how deeply I am saddened by the inhumane treatment of the First Nation peoples, especially children.

he Indjalandji-Dhidhanu People have lived in the wider Camooweal area since their Dreaming ancestors formed the landscape and imbued it with its natural and cultural features. Contemporary archaeological evidence confirms that Aboriginal people have occupied this area for an extended period—estimated by scientists as many tens of thousands of years—prior to the first contact with Europeans in the early 1860s. Prior to European settlement of the region, the Georgina River and its tributaries and waterholes in the vicinity of Camooweal, including the adjacent park area, were favoured locations for long-term camping, and bases for hunting and gathering activities by Aboriginal groups from throughout the surrounding desert and semi-desert areas. The Georgina River formed part of a major Aboriginal trade route— running north-south across the country—in which the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people and their tribal neighbours participated. Along this route, materials and resources were exchanged as part of the regional Aboriginal economy, and ceremonies to sustain the society’s socio-political and religious life were conducted. The Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people today continue to observe and uphold their traditional laws and customs. According to their traditional law, Wiliyan-ngurru National Park is associated with and traversed by a number of Dreamings (routes travelled by the ancestral spirits who shaped, and now inhabit, the landscape at key locations). The Dreamings within the park form part of a complex array of sites of significance to the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people. These sites include the caves and waterholes, a number of burial sites, numerous camping and ceremony sites and many quarry sites for the manufacture of stone tools. Source: parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/wiliyan-ngurru-camooweal-caves...

According to the research, these children were most likely belonging to the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people who lived in the wider Camooweal area/district since their Dreaming ancestors formed the landscape and enriched it with natural and cultural features.

Hi Vesna verencevic. What year was this taken ? Cos I'm going to ask other people about this picture and will get a different response. One person already said this picture not ever taken in camooweal. And those children are not from indjilandji dhidhanu.😃 Someone said it's a stolen picture and copy as and for indjilandji people. I will probably found this picture in other history. Website and books.

Christine Dunne Christine, The image location and estimated date was identified by the State Library of Queensland, not Vesna. Unfortunately we have over several thousand First Nations photographs that have limited and incorrect information, which is why we are opening them up for clients to view. If you can tell me more information on this and other images, I would greatly appreciate it and add your updates to our One Search library catalogue .

The traditional people of Torres Strait are of Melanesian origin and speak two distinct languages. They are distinct from Aboriginal Australians living on the mainland. Over the past 25 years, archaeologists working in the Torres Strait have found evidence of human settlement dating back 2,500 years. Torres Strait is named after a Spanish captain, Torres, who sailed through the strait in 1606 on his way to the Philippines. For many Australians, the Torres Strait Islands are best known as the birth place of Eddie Koiki Mabo. Born on the island of Mer, Mabo became famous for his work campaigning for Indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that overturned the legal doctrine of terra nullius ("land belonging to nobody"), which had characterised Australian law with regard to land and title. As a result of that case, the islands were the first place in Australia where Native Title was recognised under Australian law. Mabo died of cancer in 1992, at the age of 55, five months before the High Court overturned "terra nullius", which eventually led to the creation of various forms of land rights laws for Indigenous Australians. Source: The people and history of the Torres Strait Islands Published24 August 2015 www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-34037235