Bogimbah Creek Mission: The First Aboriginal Experiment: book launch by Fiona Foley.
As the Inaugural Monica Clare Research Fellow, Dr Fiona Foley’s research project, Bogimbah Creek Mission: the First Aboriginal Experiment retells a significant yet forgotten aspect of Queensland’s history. From 1897 to 1904, Archibald Meston, first Protector of Aboriginals in Southern Queensland, removed 51 Badtjala people from Maryborough to Fraser Island (K’gari) to set up the Bogimbah Creek Mission as an experiment in segregation.
Dr Foley’s book of the same name, Bogimbah Creek Mission: the First Aboriginal Experiment, was launched at the event by Associate Professor Sandra Phillips.
Research Reveals is a talk series showcasing research projects of the 2020 Queensland Memory Awards fellows, residents and award winners. Gain a unique insight into Queensland history and the collections of the John Oxley Library in this series of fascinating talks.
When: 4 November 2021
Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Auditorium 1, level 2
More information about the Monica Clare Research Fellowship can be found on our website: [ Ссылка ]
Photographs from the event can be viewed on State Library's Flickr corporate account: [ Ссылка ]
Photograph courtesy Fiona Foley, taken by photographer Mick Richards.
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