Queensland Religious Places



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(1922, JW Schomberg photographer, A Shnukal, Gelam's Homeland, 94)

Bethena Church
Poid 4875
Anglican
1913
concrete lime
Closed ruin
Teske, Kubin: Island Torres Strait, (1991), 8; A Shnukal, Gelam's Homeland, 94-5; J Manas, Interview with Fr John Manas, 261
1943
Village closed and moved to Kubin
Originally known as Adam
The church was made with rocks from the island cemented together and plastered over with lime. The men and women collectd the coral and burnt it to make the lime. The supervisor of the building of the church Bethana as it was called, was Daky from Dauan.
Ruins are visible in aerial photograph

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(2001, © N Schomberg photographer, A Shnukal, Gelam's Homeland, 94)


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(1934 SLQ 158395)


Location (-10.178629, 142.199433)


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