St Francis Xavier Parish(1955—)
For your application
The information below will assist you to fill out Part 2 of the Application for Redress.
Name of institution:
St Francis Xavier Parish
Institution type:
Parish
Street:
CMB 28 Nauiyu
Suburb or town:
NAUIYU
State:
NT
Postcode:
0822
Country:
Australia
About institution
Institution included through:
St Francis Xavier Parish
Also known as:
Daly River
Notes:
Was established by the Catholic Church in 1955. It operated a Mission School with dormitories for Aboriginal children aged 5-17 from 1957. The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart were placed in charge of the girls and the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart supervised the boys. The dormitories closed in 1977, but the day school continued to operate.