Historical information

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.

Significance

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.

Physical description

Ring-bound paperback publication.

Inscriptions & markings

"One/Fella/Lost"