A portion of cleared land, Hull River Aboriginal Settlement, 1914
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Photograph of cleared land at Hull River Aboriginal settlement, 1914. This land was cleared for citrus orchards, bananas, pineapples and other crops. Aboriginal people continued to be moved to the settlement from 1914 until March 1918, when a devastating cyclone destroyed the settlement. It was not re-established
Title:
A portion of cleared land, Hull River Aboriginal Settlement, 1914
Date of work:
1914
Search dates:
01 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1914
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Custodial history:
From the collection of Cardwell Shire CouncilDigitised from a photographic copy held in the Dorothy Jones Library Heritage Collection
Use restrictions:
Copyright free. Please acknowledge Cassowary Coast Libraries
General notes:
Hull River Aboriginal Settlement was a Queensland Government settlement for Aboriginal people, located at what is now referred to as South Mission BeachP0181 ; 92.00066PFInformation with photo: Copied from the Annual Report of the Chief Protector of Aboriginals, for the year 1914, page 17, Brisbane: Government Printer
Publications:
1914
Topics:
Record types:
Photographs
Record number:
13491