However, earlier on, there had been very big gambling schools and large sums of money changed hands every weekend. They had fun with my name, calling out Miss Flink and Miss Milk while some would run up to touch me while the others laughed. While many Aboriginal people were removed from their traditional home lands and forcibly removed to the Mission, Brewarrina Mission remains an important part to the community's sense of place.[1]. A unique feature of this mission is that its interior wall murals, originally painted in the 1800s by Salinan Indians who converted to Catholicism, have never been retouched or repainted. Twice a week meat rations were supplied from the butchers shop, the first would consist of enough to feed a family chops, lump of fat or kidney with fat, piece of liver and half a neck. Charlie Dunstan in 1908 found two large opals the "Fire Queen" and "Queen of the Earth", at the Angledool diggings. People today remember that educated Aboriginal people were seen as troublemakers and not allowed to live on the camp, but forced to live in the bush. Some of these people look no different from us here and the white people dont consider them any different from us. It was so very different in 1954 when people were still being made to feel ashamed of being Aboriginal and to reject their languages and culture, especially in the presence of white people. Many people still believed in ghosts, curses and supernatural happenings. If they were in there for a week or fortnight the boss (Manager) would be in after them or get the police to send them back again. WebPlaces like the Brewarrina Mission kept Aboriginal people segregated and deprived them of proper education and life opportunities. While there are no remaining buildings left, the original cemetery remains within the mission site which maintains the continuity of the historical activity of an Aboriginal settlement.[1]. The town hall made from locally made mud bricks is a classic example of early local architecture. It was no longer so in 1954. Some were self-employed while others worked for wages. It was not until February 2008 that Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister delivered an apology to the Stolen Generations But for all those years, most Australians were quite ignorant of what had been happening to so many Aboriginal families through the removal of their children. Gradually, the mothers began to accept me and talk to me even letting me inside their houses. The 1956 flood was the biggest one that has been recorded. The Angledool Reserve and Cemetery became a station camp in the 19th century and the site of a major Aboriginal Reserve settlement in the early 20th century. In 1954 Blanche Ferguson once summed it up when she said: To most white people we are like pigs to a Mohammedan, we are unclean. Aboriginals were hardly ever consulted or interviewed on radio or photographed in newspapers. 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During the 1920s and 1930s many Aboriginal people were brought in from places such as Tibooburra, Angledool, Collarenebri and Walgett due to other stations were closed down. The mission is associated with the removal of many Aboriginal people from their "homes" from as far as Tibooburra, Angledool, Walgett, Goodooga and Collenanebri and relocating them to the Brewarrina Mission during the 1930s. WebSome discreet Aboriginal communities are continuing to observe reverse barriers, where people who dont live in the community are told to stay away to reduce infection risks. Charlie Dunstan in 1908 found two large opals the "Fire Queen" and "Queen of the Earth", at the Angledool diggings. Merv Sutherland from the Office of Environment and Heritage says the declaration marks its significance to the Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Goodooga and Walgett communities. He said to me: If anyone had wailed at the funeral, I would have had them thrown out of the cemetery. He would not even allow people to express their grief. The Protection Board and its managers had absolute authority over anyone legally an Aborigine. A rumour had spread that I must be the new welfare officer, and that I was there to see if they were caring for their children properly. The aim was for the Aborigines to gradually disappear, by being absorbed into white Australia so that in a few generations no one would know or remember they had any connection with an Aboriginal past. 2020 Aboriginal Support Group Manly Warringah Pittwater, All Rights Reserved. In 1954 citizenship rights and pressures for people to assimilate and leave the mission and deny their Aboriginal origins were driving a wedge within the Aboriginal community and turning some individuals and families living in town against people on the Mission even though many had originally grown up together on the Mission. She said this was to protect herself from the ghosts of old people who had lived there and who might be wandering in the bush. Some of the younger single women had jobs in town as laundresses or out on stations as domestics. This actually deprived them of the need to manage their earnings, and encouraged dependency, which after social security payments became available, perpetuated welfare dependence. [1], In the early period the Mission contained a Managers House, Butchers Shop, School, Church, small treatment-room and hall. After they married they usually stayed home. It was also known as Barwon Mission, Brewarrina Mission and Brewarrina Aboriginal Station. In 1891 only 41 and in 1897 43 people were recorded as residents of the mission. Few people were able to save money, or if they did, they had to hide it, as everyone would regularly humbug them, borrowing food or money from their relatives. Remains of the rehabilitation centre are also on the site, including the concrete slab. Percy Coombs, in 1954, speaking of the past in Brewarrina recalled: The people on this mission have never mixed in much with the white people. Merv Sutherland from the Office of Environment and Heritage says the declaration marks its significance to the Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Goodooga and Walgett communities. There are approximately 90 graves with 50 of those being marked by wooden crosses and headstones. We were allowed to play from three to five in the evening and then again after tea till 9pm. Our parents did not mind because they thought it was best for us. Her husband, also a teacher, later accused me of causing disturbance at the school because I failed to demand respect from the children. People today remember that educated Aboriginal people were seen as troublemakers and not allowed to live on the camp, but forced to live in the bush. Some of the black and white photos were taken on these trips such as driving Lily Hall and Percy Coombs and some boys to Walgett and Lightning Ridge where we camped out. WebSome discreet Aboriginal communities are continuing to observe reverse barriers, where people who dont live in the community are told to stay away to reduce infection risks. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. However I did not take up his offer! Brewarrina Mission was the first institution formally established by the Aborigines Protection Board as part WebThe Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission was the oldest institutional-type community in the state that was still managed in 1965. I told her that I wanted them to feel less afraid and that I was encouraging them to call me Ruth. [3][1], The new Mission did not attract all the Brewarrina people. [1], The Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission was the oldest institutional-type community in the state that was still managed in 1965. The cemetery is located within a large pasture and is enclosed by a fence which is need of repair. The media took little interest in them and most stories portrayed them negatively. [3], The nearby Narran River has led to flooding of the Angledool area in 1890, 1956, 1990, 1996 and again in March 2010. near lifelong member of the Walgett community. Certainly there were still people who respected the old law, despite years of suppression. She insisted I was wrong to encourage this and she could not understand my doing so. More than anything, people hated the manager or matron interfering in their domestic quarrels or entering their houses unannounced and uninvited. [1], The community would like to further improve the condition of the cemetery as it is need of urgent repair. He taught us lessons. They were very sensitive about how they were treated by the matron and felt insulted, when she kept calling them by their Christian names instead of Mrs So and So, as if they were children. The Angledool Reserve and Cemetery became a station camp in the 19th century and the site of a major Aboriginal Reserve settlement in the early 20th century. The people living in town may feel superior and think they have got away from the Welfare Board and are better than us people here on the Mission, but they really havent got away from the Welfare Board at all. The mission is associated with the removal of many Aboriginal people from their "homes" from as far as Tibooburra, Angledool, Walgett, Goodooga and Collenanebri and relocating them to the Brewarrina Mission during the 1930s. Military installations on Angel Island. They held an annual religious convention, around Rodeo time, run mainly by Aboriginal lay preachers, though a few white missionaries would also attend. WebThe Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission was the oldest institutional-type community in the state that was still managed in 1965. They were afraid to walk around at night, and I was often warned about ghosts. [1], Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission Site was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 21 July 2006 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]. For Elders like George Fernando at Gingie Reserve at Walgett, the restrictions are necessary but difficult to maintain. They were kept out of sight and only dealt with by officials employed by the Welfare Board who were the only people who had regular contacts with them. In some other country hed be more up lifted than he is, but today and go back 60 years or so- the blacks was never given the chancewhite people did not want the black people to know anything at all. When I asked why people were afraid of white people seeing them eating bush foods, I was told: Yes, people here are afraid, its a sort of fear deep rooted among the dark people. Some of them wrote letters after Id left. WebThe Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission was the oldest institutional-type community in the state that was still managed in 1965. Duncan resented the way he and Blanche had been treated. I allowed the children to call me Ruth instead of Miss Fink but after a few days, the school teacher, came over on the pretext of asking me to drive her somewhere. The frescoes at Mission San Miguel are some of the most beautiful and best-preserved of any California mission, especially after their restoration in the early 2000s. I had never known anyone Aboriginal before I came to Brewarrina, as a 22 year old anthropology graduate, sent by Professor A.P. Aboriginal heritage recognised at Angledool. But assimilation policies failed, because Aborigines continued to experience prejudice and discrimination. Most of the missions were developed on land granted by the government for this purpose. The Angledool Reserve and Cemetery became a station camp in the 19th century and the site of a major Aboriginal Reserve settlement in the early 20th century. Historically, the Aboriginal experience in Australia was quite similar to that of other Indigenous peoples who were invaded and colonised. Legal and social discrimination were still practiced in Brewarrina in 1954. The reasons became clearer as I learned how people felt ashamed being seen with bush foods. It was not easy for me to gain peoples trust and that took many weeks. The mission is associated with the removal of many Aboriginal people from their "homes" from as far as Tibooburra, Angledool, Walgett, Goodooga and Collenanebri and relocating them to the Brewarrina Mission during the 1930s. [1], The Aboriginal people were required to wash in sheep dip. After they were later moved to town from the Mission, Angledool people started dice- playing schools. Aboriginal missions: Aboriginal missions were created by churches or religious individuals to house Aboriginal people and train them in Christian ideals and to also prepare them for work. By contrast in many areas there has been a recent Aboriginal cultural revival throughout Australia. A Sydney evaluation, stated that these opals had no commercial value. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. [1], There was a girls dormitory at the Brewarrina Mission. Other people on the back of the truck trembled with fear and shame, and said to her, sit down and do as the boss says. When he was transferred, he and his family were given farewell presents and people seemed genuinely sorry to see them leave, especially the matron whom they had liked more than her husband. In 1886 the Aborigines Protection Association established a mission on a reserve of 5,000 acres, 10 miles east of the town on the opposite bank of the Barwon River. Lily Hall, who was my closest friend came down to Sydney for and stayed with my parents later that year, and I was able to show her some of the sights of Sydney. The schooling given to children at the Mission did not provide them with a proper education. Brewarrina Mission has a strong and special association for many Aboriginal people for its historical, social and cultural values and is a place of belonging to those of the Ngemba and Murwarri tribes. The other would consist of 2 shanks and a kidney to feed for a week. Cinemas screen feature films, such as The Sapphires, Bran Nue Dae directed by gifted Aboriginal film makers like Rachael Perkins, Ivan Sen etc. Some words and phrases were still widely used but women complained that growing up in the dormitories had stopped them knowing how to speak their own language, while others said the old people had refused to teach it to them. People smoked but I cannot recall any other drug use. This fear has been handed down. There is a new generation of young Aboriginal people, better educated and more outspoken than their parents and grandparents, who are making themselves heard and helping to bring a fairer deal for their people. The Stolen Generations which most white people did not know about, explain why there was so much fear and mistrust. On my first day they were so frightened and suspicious everyone stayed in their houses, and shut their doors whenever they saw me coming. If we talked in our lingo and they in theirs, theyd think we was talking about them and theyd take a grudge against us. WebSome discreet Aboriginal communities are continuing to observe reverse barriers, where people who dont live in the community are told to stay away to reduce infection risks. When the school teacher said you would be here for several months we did not know what you were doing- we thought you come to put our children in homes. [1], Yuwaalaraay (also known as Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwaalaraay country. The village now has an old cemetery, a church, a few houses and several buildings that are over 120 years old. In wet weather we could have our own store so we dont have to go 9 miles away. In 1873 Robert Moore, the manager of the pastoral property, Muggarie Station, later known as Angledool Station, discovered opals. The school never had proper teachers, and classes were taught by either the mission manager, mission managers wife, the clinic sister or even the bookkeeper. Webaboriginal life ways (which are currently experiencing resurgence among Ohlone descendants). I knew that there was an accepted code of behaviour, for white people always to be the boss and never to treat Aboriginals as equals. Lightning Ridge Year by Year History 1900 to 1910, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angledool&oldid=963092996, Articles incorporating text from the State Library of Queensland, Articles with dead external links from June 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 June 2020, at 19:49. Charlie Dunstan in 1908 found two large opals the "Fire Queen" and "Queen of the Earth", at the Angledool diggings. When babies are born, the women all go to the hospital to see the colour of the child. When Doreen Wright invited me to come by taxi to town we would have a milk shake or a cup of tea for which she paid. In 1885 the Aboriginal Protection Board removed the Aboriginal population to an Aboriginal reserve 2 miles from town but urged the need for a home for Aboriginal people in the area. I want to pay my respects to the memory of everyone I knew at the Mission in 1954, many of whom have since passed away. Today the people has got a little more freedom than they had twenty-five years ago, they tried to keep you down then and keep you beaten all the time. Brewarrina Mission was the first institution formally established by the Aborigines Protection Board as part In 1873 Robert Moore, the manager of the pastoral property, Muggarie Station, later known as Angledool Station, discovered opals. [4] In March 2010 the Narran River at Angledool flooded the nearby, Angledool Lake, which covers an area of around 1,100 hectares when full. Merv Sutherland from the Office of Environment and Heritage says the declaration marks its significance to the Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Goodooga and Walgett communities. Merv Sutherland from the Office of Environment and Heritage says the declaration marks its significance to the Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Goodooga and Walgett communities. Adjoining Angledool was Yeranbah, owned by Australian Pastoral Company, while the New Zealand and Australian Land Company held Goondoobluie, Bangate" and Weilmoringle. Some found Brewarrina worse than living conditions had been at Angledool. Another was old Maria Boney, who talked in Gamilaroi to Lily because she could understand her lingo.. I never returned to Brewarrina, as the following year I went over to Perth to work as an anthropologist with people in Western Australia. Well they can go anywhere now, but in the past they never got into white peoples ways of living. But others preferred to ride in taxis, especially if theyd had a win at cards. I felt that excessive drinking was partly just typically Australian male behaviour as it remains today, but it was also connected with feelings of inferiority and was a response to the colour prejudice that was still widespread. The lake then spilled into Weetalabah Creek that crosses the Castlereagh Highway, thus filling the Coocoran Lake, near Lightning Ridge. The women were enraged when she had said to one of them who had an appointment to see the doctor, Be sure to remember to wear clean underwear. She recalled: Before we played, the manager would make us clean the station and pick up all the dirt. Aboriginal missions: Aboriginal missions were created by churches or religious individuals to house Aboriginal people and train them in Christian ideals and to also prepare them for work. Theyare not complete and they should only be used in the context of this study tounderstand family relationships and connections. Also I fear policemen. He took no orders from the people, but was expected to be their Boss much like a prison superintendent. The woman took no notice so he shouted again, so loudly that everyone along the town street could hear him. But to most white people in Brewarrina the coloured people were all the same. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. People dont want to save the money as long as they get their little fun and pleasure out of what they ride in. You can access the AIASTIS guide to finding mission and reserve records online. In November 1965 11 small cottages and a school, a garage, a small treatment room, a hall, and the managers house and office remained. Even though many Brewarrina men had served during World War I and II, and had been treated the same as other soldiers , when they came back home, they again came under the Aborigines Welfare Act and were not entitled to the same benefits as other returned servicemen. She said they had been disrespectful and too familiar with me. There were other differences which sometimes caused disputes- people from Angledool played dice while Brewarrina people were card players. His sister, Doreen Wright also remembered the dormitories. Percy Coombs, whom I quoted previously, described his time at the Mission school in the 1930s: In those days you wasnt to know nothing- you was to go to that school house and just sit down with a pencil and piece of paper and you could scribble on it all day- thats all they wanted you to know. When I was here in 1954 I was also ignorant of the Stolen Generation and I did not understand why people at the Mission appeared so afraid of white people, and why they taught the children to fear them and warned them to call out whenever a Wodjin or Wunda approached. They cant get away because they have Aboriginal blood in them when theyre born and it stays in them till they die.. After this he and Blanche spread the gospel on their own and regularly held prayer meetings in their house. WebMany of the Aboriginal people in Dirranbandi were originally from Angledool, a small town over the NSW border. It was generally forbidden for Aboriginal people to practice their traditional culture and use their traditional language resulting in the destruction of traditional social structures. The entire site of Brewarrina Mission including its cemetery is a significant place to the many Aboriginal tribes including Ngemba and Murrawarri tribe as a "place of belonging". Some of these dark families in town think themselves better than Mission people. The frescoes at Mission San Miguel are some of the most beautiful and best-preserved of any California mission, especially after their restoration in the early 2000s. An older girl sometimes tried to stop them, but I said I didnt mind as they were only playing. Remains of the rehabilitation centre are also on the site, including the concrete slab. Some people here dont mind a wodjin or wunda seeing them gambling but they do mind being caught with their own foods. She felt so ashamed and she would not cut off any meat while the Wunda was around nor would she eat it in front of him or even let him know that she ate it. In any case it was discouraged by teachers and managers. The girls dormitory was also significant as it was utilised by the Aboriginal Protection Board to house young girls who were forcibly removed from their families to be educated in domestic work and then sent out in NSW to work.[1]. The same manager who was a rather hot tempered, returned serviceman, insisted that the Abos must be given an example and made to be like white people. Aboriginal mission and reserve records may contain information about individuals and families. I had noticed early on, how people seemed worried about me seeing them cooking damper in the ashes or eating bush foods such as kangaroo or goanna. Those people dont often greet you in the street. When Aboriginal people began to arrive or were relocated, the Aboriginal Protection Board built houses from corrugated iron with board or concrete flooring. After the last old people with traditional knowledge died in the 1940s, it was said that most of their Aboriginal lore was lost, though a few groups of people living on remote sheep stations away from the town reserves, still knew language and practiced aspects of their culture. Village now has an old cemetery, a few houses and several buildings that are over 120 years.... 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