Ebenezer on a Mission Traditional Cache
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a small container which holds a few small swaps in a easy to get to area take the time to have a look around and see the history
Ebenezer Mission station was established near Lake Hindmarsh, Victoria, Australia (near Jeparit) in 1859 by the Moravian Church. The first missionaries were two Germans, Reverend F.A. Hagenauer and Reverend F.W. Spieseke. In 1861 the Victorian Colonial Government gazetted 1,897 acres (7.68 km2) as a reserve for the Ebenezer Mission Station.
The main aim of the mission was to civilize and Christianize the Aboriginal inhabitants of the area. In 1860, the first convert to Christianity, Nathiel Pepper, was baptised.[1] Rations were given to residents on the condition that they attended church services and school.[2]
As a result of the 1886 Act to Provide for the Protection and Management of the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria, by 1892 the number of residents at Ebenezer Mission Station dropped to only 30 people and the mission closed in 1904.
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