This Circular provides an update on the Aboriginal Mission at Lake Macquarie. Reverend Threlkeld provides a number of observations about life at the mission and his work recording local languages.

L.E. Threlkeld, Aboriginal Mission, Lake Macquarie, May 1827

Missionary societies from the United Kingdom established missions in NSW. Each mission operated independently. The living conditions on each mission depended on the people in charge. Aboriginal people went to missions by choice and by necessity. The NSW Government’s role was limited to granting land, funding, and distributing resources.

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L.E. Threlkeld, Aboriginal Mission, Lake Macquarie, May 1827

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