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Warangesda Aboriginal Mission also known as Warangesda Mission, Warangesda Aboriginal Station, Warrangesda and Camp of Mercy is located near Darlington Point in the Riverina District of New South Wales. The heritage listed site was established as a Christian mission in the 1880's by the Reverend John Gribble.

Establishment
The Warrangesda Aboriginal Mission, on the Murrumbidgee River, was founded in 1880 by the Church of England missionary Reverend J. B. Gribble. The mission was located on the south bank of the Murrumbidgee River, three miles from Darlington Point.

In 1882, the mission was the subject of a government Inquiry into working of Aboriginal Mission Stations at Warangesda and Maloga

Warangesda ceased to be a Church of England Mission in 1886.

In 1887, the government of New South Wales Government transferred control of Warangesda, Cummeragunja and Brewarrina Mission Stations, from the Aborigines Protection Association to the Aborigines Protection Board. The word ‘Mission’ was removed from their title and they were known as ‘Aboriginal Stations’.

In 1893 the Aborigines Protection Association established the Warangesda Dormitory where Aboriginal girls were trained for domestic service. In 1897 the Aborigines Protection Board took over managing Warangesda Mission and the Dormitory. The Warangesda Dormitory closed in 1912 and girls were transferred to Cootamundra Training Home.

The Mission was sold in 1926.

Heritage listing
The site and surviving buildings were listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register in 2013.

Notable residents

 * Margaret "Auntie Marg" Tucker (1904-1996) co-founder of the Australian Aborigines League and the first Aboriginal woman appointed to the Aborigines Welfare Board (Victoria) and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs.