This article deals with the community in Australia. See Hermannsburger Mission for the German mission. This article deals with the mission in Germany. ...

Hermannsburg (23°56′ S 132°46′ E) is an Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia, 124 km southwest of Alice Springs. It was established as an Aboriginal mission in 1877 by two Lutheran missionaries from Germany who had travelled overland from Bethany in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. They named their new mission after Hermannsburg in Germany where they had trained. Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at 23°42′ S 133°52′ E. Its population of 28,178 (2001 Census) makes it the second-largest settlement in the Territory (the only other towns of significant size... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Tanunda is surrounded by vineyards showing Autumn colour. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Hermannsburg, located in the Celle district of the German state of Lower_Saxony, is home to 8,500 Inhabitants. ...

The missionaries learned the local Aranda language, and developed a dictionary by 1891 so they could translate the Bible. They documented the Aranda traditions carefully, in contrast to cultural and colonial norms at the time such as the White Australia Policy. Arrente is both a language, a group of people, and an area of land in Central Australia. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Parts of this article contradict each other. ... This badge from 1906 shows the use of the expression White Australia at that time The White Australia Policy, the policy of excluding all non white people from the Australian continent, was the official policy of all governments and all mainstream political parties in Australia from the 1890s to the...

In 1891, these missionaries left, but the settlement was revived in 1894 by Pastor Carl Strehlow. His son T.G.H. Strehlow became a noted anthropologist and was initiated into Aranda customs. 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Theodor George Henry Strehlow (1908–1978) was an anthropologist who studied the Arrernte Australian Aborigines in Central Australia. ... See Anthropology. ...

Albert Namatjira was born at Hermannsburg in 1902. He developed the ability to use his acute observation of the land to paint western-style watercolours, using the eyes of an Aborigine. Albert Namatjira (28 July 1902 – 1959), born Elea Namatjira is an Australian Aborigine artist of the Arrernte (Aranda) tribe. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The mission land was handed over to traditional ownership in 1982. Much of the historic township is now protected by the National Trust. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australias indigenous, natural and historic heritage through its advocacy work and its custodianship of heritage places and objects. ...

External links

• Walkabout - Hermannsburg
• Hermansburg Potters
• South Australian History - Hermannsburg