Mapoon under the Moravians 1891-1919

by John Harrison

Overview

Founded in 1891 to prevent Aboriginal people being kidnapped to work on pearl shelling boats, and burned to the ground in 1963 with its remaining population forcibly removed from the land, this is the sorry story of Mapoon Mission.
Mapoon was established by the Moravians, an evangelical sect from Europe with a reputation for working in isolated places in difficult climates.
What was Moravian policy on the malaria-infested northern frontier of Queensland where even the Premier of Queensland claimed: "adventurers and lawless men congregated"?
This book tells the story of the first 3 decades of Mapoon under the Moravians.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155155881
Publisher:	John Harrison
Publication date:	02/28/2018
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	1,007,527
File size:	306 KB

About the Author

Dr John Harrison is a public intellectual who lives in Brisbane, Australia. He is an author, academic and senior lecturer at The University of Queensland. He holds an honours degree in history, a PhD from The University of Queensland, and a number of teaching qualifications. At The University of Queensland his current teaching and research includes media regulation and ethics, and the social, cultural and natural history of western Cape York.