Australian Inland Mission collection

Title: Australian Inland Mission collection
Repository: National Library of Australia - Picture collection
Reference: PIC PIC P850 Glass negatives LOC Cold store Pic AIM*, PIC PIC P850 LOC Doc. Photo
Date Range: c. 1912 - c. 1955
Description: 50 boxes of photographic material ; gelative silver, glass slides, glass negatives and nitrate negatives. Assembled by the Rev. Fred McKay, the collection covers all aspects of the AIM and its work since its inception, particulary at the missions in Dunbar, Birdsville, Innamincka, Broome, Carnarvon, Oodnadatta, Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Beltana, Victoria River Downs and Port Hedland. Subjects include portraits and conditions of Aborigines, ministers of the Mission and their families, the doctors and nurses of the Aerial Medical Service. A large component were taken by Rev. John Flynn.

Title: Chinese man and his buffalo team and cart, Darwin, Northern Territory
Type: Photograph
Date: 1927
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston); Details

Prepared by: Sophie Couchman

Created: 20 July 2004, Last modified: 21 April 2006

Chinese-Australian Historical Images in Australia