The Foundling Archive
Book, One Fella Lost, c.1920-1940
... Picture story book written by Mission teacher, Miss Muriel Burthon, with illustrations based on drawings by Nugget James, from the Baptist Mission, Warrabri Native Settlement, Northern Territory.
...The Foundling Archive 390a Lygon Street Brunswick East melbourne Picture story book written by Mission teacher, Miss Muriel Burthon, with illustrations based on drawings by Nugget James, from the Baptist Mission, Warrabri Native Settlement, Northern Territory.
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Picture story book written by Mission teacher, Miss Muriel Burthon, with illustrations based on drawings by Nugget James, from the Baptist Mission, Warrabri Native Settlement, Northern Territory.
The book is published by Mission Publications Australia. This book states its uses as:
as a story book and as an evangelizing tool. Historic Significance: this item reflects the nature of the relationship between Indigenous residents of Aboriginal missions and the mission masters. It provides an indication of the perception and representation of indigenous Australians during the early to mid- 20th Century. This item is a tangible reminder of the systematic captivity of indigenous Australians across the late 19th and 20th Centuries. Ring-bound paperback publication."One/Fella/Lost"aboriginal mission, indigenous history, colonialism, christianity,