11. The community at Purga developed during the 1860s, opening its first school in 1871. 12. The building was thought to have been removed to the Purga Creek site in 1915. 13. The building has a strong association with the community at Purga for social and spiritual reasons. 14. This letter identified two burial grounds, one at Deebing Creek Mission and one at Purga . 15. The Salvation Army requested urgent repairs to the buildings at Purga Mission buildings in April 1947. 16. This is the first time the word " village " is used in connection with Purga Mission. 17. Around 1887 the Aboriginal Protection Association of Queen's Park in Ipswich and the second at Purga . 18. Nonetheless reserves such as Purga Creek Mission became home to those who were sent there by Aboriginal Protectors. 19. There were also changes in the judging panel, Heidy Purga was replased by singer Maarja-Liis Ilus. 20. It has been valued by the Purga community and has functioned as its spiritual centre for over eighty years.
