A remote settlement established for agricultural purposes or for the welfare of Aborigines.
because of the government stations, Aboriginal children were becoming literate
Example sentencesExamples
Around the government station, most villagers wore loincloths, even shorts.
Not actually a town, it was the government station back when Papua New Guinea was governed by Australia.
This was on the small government station, but those who lived on other parts of the island had nothing unless they generated it themselves with portable generators.
The golden years of the gold fields is still reflected in the old part of the town, which of course is the where the government station was located.
It was first used as an anchorage for British capital ships in the 18th century, and then later it became a government station.