Gangurru / Howard J. Pohlner
- Bib ID:
- 2975579
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Pohlner, Howard J
- Description:
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- Milton, Qld. : Hope Vale Mission Board, 1986
- 182 p., 24 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1862523118
- Summary:
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Comprehensive history of the Cape Bedford and Hope Vale Lutheran missions including Guugu Yimidhirr traditional life and tribal/family territory; contact history including encounter with Captain Cook; Palmer River gold rush and violent conflict with miners; European settlement and establishment of Cooktown; role of Protectors Meston and Roth; missionary activity at Elim and Hope Valley; role of missionaries Flierl, Myer, Pingilina, Pfalzar, Schwarz (Muni) and Poland; evacuation during World War II to Palm Island and Woorabinda; establishment and development of Hope Vale; life stories by Magdalena Mulun, George Bowen, Bob Flinders, Leo Rosendale and Nellie Woibo.
- Notes:
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- Available from The Secretary, Hope Vale Mission Board, 24 McDougall Street, Milton, Qld. 4064.
- Includes bibliographies.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Queensland -- Cape York Peninsula
- Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian people) -- History
- Religions - Christianity - Lutheran Church
- Family
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Settlement and contacts
- Defence - World War II
- Mining industry - Gold
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Guugu Yimidhirr / Gugu Yimithirr / Kuku Yimidhirr people (Y82) (Qld SD55-13)
- Religions - Christianity - Missionaries
- Woorabinda (SW Qld SG55-04)
- Hope Vale (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Palmer River (NE Qld SE54-04, SE55-01, SD55-13)
- Cape Bedford (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Palm Island (NE Qld SE55-10)
- Cooktown (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Lutheran Church of Australia. Hope Vale Mission Board
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1986
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