Finke River Mission Newsletter by Albrecht

Duplicator acquired which makes it possible to produce a newsletter. Haasts Bluff: more water found, shortage of nursing staff, welfare officer appointered. Areyonga: in need of a nurse, new school building completed and teachers appointed, residence for government superintendent built, welfare officer appointed, bore water found, movement of Aboriginal people. Hermannsburg: new school built with increase in staff, changes in nursing staff, no new water bores, TB still a problem. Alice Springs: Albrechts stationed there 12 months. Mission Block: take church services, give religious instruction, make hospital visits. Bungalow Reserve: visit reserve. Jay Creek: Moses (Australian Aboriginal man), and Henry (Australian Aboriginal man), evangelists. Henbury station has two evangelists Gamaliel (Australian Aboriginal man), and Peter (Australian Aboriginal man), Erldunda Station: visited need evangelists. Mary Vale: visited evangelist Martin (Australian Aboriginal man), has been preaching. Statistics of Christians, baptised etc in each location given.

People, objects and/or organisations mentioned: Pastor Gross, Mr Borgelt (See AA 821), Mr Bell (geologist), Mr Ted Rieschieck, Mr L. Wilson, Mr Pethrick, Sr Ida Wurst, Pastor Pech, Alexander (Australian Aboriginal man), Eugen (Australian Aboriginal man), Sr Lindener, Mr and Mrs Althaus, Mr E. Fiet, Pastor Kalleske, Pastor Reuther, Modras, Mr and Mrs Wurst, Miss Essie Simpfendorfer, Miss Marie Gross, Miss Hilda Wurst (See AA 674), Mr D. Truedinger, Sr Ruth Simpfendorfer, Sr Schiller, Mr Boehringer, Prof. Whitehouse, Sr Jarick, Pastor Gross, Konrad (Australian Aboriginal man), Herbert (Australian Aboriginal man), Henoch (Australian Aboriginal man), Cyril (Australian Aboriginal man), Moses (Australian Aboriginal man), Henry (Australian Aboriginal man), Gamaliel (Australian Aboriginal man), Peter (Australian Aboriginal man), Martin (Australian Aboriginal man)

Places mentioned: Haasts Bluff (NT), Areyonga (NT), Hermannsburg (NT), Koporilja Springs (NT), Alice Springs (NT), Jay Creek (NT), Henbury Station (NT), Erldunda Station (NT), Mary Vale (NT), Darwin (NT)

CreatorPastor Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht
ControlAA 662/40/8
Date Range30 December, 1953  -  30 December, 1953
Quantity   4   Correspondence pages
Series AA 662/040