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Taroom Aboriginal Mission

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Taroom Aboriginal Mission operated in Queensland, Australia up until 1927 and apparently had a troubled history including a strike in 1916, led by Aboriginal boxer Jerry Jerome.

In 1927 Taroom was replaced by Woorabinda Aboriginal Mission. Aboriginal people from Taroom Aboriginal Mission were marched some 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the newly settled location.

The Taroom Aboriginal Mission was a neighbouring mission of the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement which relocated to Palm Island.

References

Taroom Aboriginal Mission Wikipedia