John brown gribble biography

Sydney NSW, 3 June Missionary to Aborigines. Converted at the age of 14, Gribble dedicated his life to preaching the gospel. He was first admitted into the ministry of the United Free Methodist Church in , but soon joined the Congregational Union of Victoria, travelling as an itinerant preacher in northern Vic and southern NSW. He became the first resident minister in Jerilderie, and it was there that he had his legendary encounter with the bushranger, Ned Kelly, demanding and receiving back his stolen watch.

Gribble always showed interest in Aboriginal people, compassion for them in their suffering, and anger at the injustice meted out to them. He made friends with Daniel and Janet Matthews q. The Gribbles initially funded the mission from their own meagre resources. Despite opposition from local landowners, they constructed the typical mission village —cottages for married couples, boys' and girls' huts, mission house, sheds and outbuildings.

As the mission became known, Aboriginal people from throughout western NSW sought refuge there. He baptised nineteen, decided to assist the mission, and made Gribble a stipendiary reader in the Anglican Church. Gribble was ordained deacon by Thomas and priest Nevertheless, Gribble wrote, 'God interposed for us in every season of want Becoming unwell, Gribble took a long sea voyage to England in to recuperate and to write Black but Comely , his description of Aborigines and the Warangesda Mission, which he published in England with the assistance of the abp of Canterbury.

Appointed to the Gascoyne River region, the Gribbles arrived in Carnarvon late in Gribble immediately set out on a long inspection of the region. He returned to the mission station, and instructed his eldest son, Ernest Gribble , to take charge of the mission while he hopefully recovered in the milder climate of Sydney. In November he visited his old parish at Adelong , and in January was admitted to the Prince Alfred Hospital , where he was assessed as beyond help, and returned to his residence.

John Brown Gribble married Mary Anne Elizabeth Bulmer 29 March — 19 September ; [ 41 ] they had four boys and five girls who grew to adulthood: [ 37 ]. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. Australian Anglican missionary.

History [ edit ]. Warangesda [ edit ]. Western Australia [ edit ]. The court case [ edit ]. Return to New South Wales [ edit ]. North Queensland and last days [ edit ]. Recognition [ edit ]. Publications [ edit ]. Family [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. The Corowa Free Press. I, no. Retrieved 26 August — via National Library of Australia.

Ovens and Murray Advertiser. Victoria, Australia. The Evening News Sydney. New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August — via National Library of Australia. XXI, no. Monument Australia.

John brown gribble biography

Retrieved 12 September XXXI, no. Retrieved 11 September XXXVI, no. XLII, no. Retrieved 12 September — via National Library of Australia. Dark Deeds in a Sunny Land. Retrieved 31 August The Western Mail. He proposed that a reserve be set up in the Barron River Valley. Among the missionaries who responded was Anglican priest John Gribble. He initially attempted to establish a mission at Bellenden-Ker in but was unable to gain Government backing, partly due to the presence of other church missionaries in the area.

Gribble was determined to succeed and relocated to Cape Grafton in to establish a mission which he called Bellenden-Ker mission. Gribble was forced to self-fund the mission until he attracted meagre financial support from the Anglican Church.