[Gerrie MacKenzie 1966 - letters sent from Aurukun mission to Frances Derham]

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Accession[1988.0061] PAPERS OF FRANCES DERHAMIdentifierUMA-ITE-1988006100640Scope and ContentIncludes the following letters from Gerrie to Frances Derham: 16 December 1952, describing books to be sent to an Aboriginal settlement at Cherbourg, which had "practically no [.... ......]"; 18 July 1954, describing Mr. O'Leary and his failure to process her order for primers for the Aurukun mission; 28 June 1961, describing anthropologist Dr Donald Thompson who was refused entry to all Anglican and Presbyterian missions, newspaper article reporting his ban in Cape York also enclosed; 3 December 1962, describing the Commonwealth filming a movie about corroborees at the Aurukun mission, and anthropologists who visited the mission to gather materials; 29 June 1967, describing her husband Bill's work at the Aboriginal settlement at Framlingham, and a Sister who runs Sunday school at Framlingham who asserts Aboriginal people "don't want to be white. It's much more righteous to be Aboriginal"; 22 September 1967, describing the picture 'Late afternoon scene with the Aurukun mission village' sent by Frances. Includes letter from Jane at the Church Mission Society, Roper River Mission (NT), to Mrs W. McKenzie at the Matoon Presbyterian Mission (Qld) 6 April 1953, thanking her for her 'First Australians' book recommendation which greatly assisted with the education of Aboriginal children on the mission; includes two Christmas greeting cards to Frances Derham from Gerrie and Bill MacKenzie, and Mary Gillan featuring coloured drawings of Aurukun mission; includes one Christmas and New Year greeting card from Gerrie and Bill MacKenzie featuring photo of six Indigenous children at Aurukun mission; includes letter from Stan Dale to Mrs MacKenzie 10 February 1953, describing the effectiveness of the primer series 'First Australians' which helped native girls at the Eritei Mission (New Guinea) learn English and numbers. KEYWORDS: Aboriginal, mission, art, education, primer, Aurukun, Framlingham, anthropology, film.Access StatusOpen for public accessAccess ConditionsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this item may contain images or names of deceased persons in photographs or printed material.
Some material may contain terms that reflect authors' views, or those of the period in which the item was written or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. These views are not necessarily the views of the University of Melbourne. While the information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context.Request TypeRequest unitUnit1988.0061 Unit 0034

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CreatorDerham, FrancesRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1 July 1951-22 September 1967

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Previous System ID1988.0061.00640

Subjects

SubjectAboriginal AustraliansAnthropologyArt - DrawingEducation - SchoolsEducation - StudentsFilm - Film makingIndigenous AustraliansReligions - Christianity - MissionsSubject (Place)AurukunFramlingham / Purnim (W Vic SJ54-11)Roper River (NT Top End SD53-09, SD53-10, SD53-11)

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[Gerrie MacKenzie 1966 - letters sent from Aurukun mission to Frances Derham]