Maloga Mission

Maloga Mission was a private venture established by Daniel Matthews,[2][3] a Christian missionary and school teacher, and his brother William.

[12] The mission relied on public donations and the money earned by the Aboriginal men working at sheep and cattle stations in the area.

[17][18] The papers of Daniel Matthews include his diaries[19] and mission reports, a draft constitution, and notes on the formation of the Association for the Protection of Aborigines of New South Wales (APA), dated 1878.

[26] A later report described how: "Jack Cooper, a young man, who has been trained and educated at Maloga, read an address of welcome, and presented a petition to His excellency asking that 100 acres of land may be granted to such Aboriginal men as are capable of farming, in order to support themselves and families and make a home.

Mr Burns, Colonial Treasurer, both replied, promising that our efforts on the part of the Blacks would meet with hearty support from the Government in every legitimate direction.

Our party gave three cheers, and the school children sang a verse of "God save the Queen" with such sweetness as to elicty general applause.