1 November
Percy Smith is appointed by the Bishop of Carpentaria, Rt Rev S. H. Davies
as the first
resident Anglican priest based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
The license states, “Priest in Charge of Alice Springs and District, and Surrogate in Central Australia.”
1933 - Bishops License Document - Front
1 November
Percy Smith is appointed by the Bishop of
Carpentaria, Rt Rev S. H. Davies
as the first
resident Anglican priest based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
The license states, “Priest in Charge of Alice Springs and District, and Surrogate in Central Australia.”
1933 - Bishops License Document - Back
Father Smith commences his ministry to the Aboriginal children at “The Bungalow.”
'The Bungalow' site, formerly the Old Telegraph Station, was a closed government institution where stolen children
were placed.
Photo taken by Percy Smith.
1933 - The Bungalow site. Formerly the Old Telegraph Station
Girls playing hockey at "The Bungalow."
1934 - 'The Bungalow' - Girls playing hockey
Washing day at “The Bungalow.” The building in the background was originally the battery
room. When the site became “The Bungalow” in 1932 this building was the classroom.
1934 - Washing day at 'The Bungalow'
7 August - Newspaper report on Father Smith’s 2000-mile drive to Alice Springs, the
largest Anglican parish in Australia.
1935 - Newspaper Report - Priest who is real bushman - Off to Alice Springs by car
1936 - photograph taken outside new Church of the Ascension in Alice Springs. Father
Smith, Vic Peace, Housekeeper, Cyril Gable and Ditto the dog.
1936 - Outside Church of the Ascension
1936 - Town of Alice Springs from ANZAC Hill.
Completed construction of new Anglican Church of the Ascension and rectory in Bath Street.
1936 - Town of Alice Springs from ANZAC Hill
1937 - Anglican children group with Fr Ken Leslie & Fr Percy Smith at 'The Bungalow.'
1937 - Anglican Children Group with Fr Ken Leslie & Fr Percy Smith at 'The Bungalow'
1937 - Father Smith on Donkey at 'The Bungalow', Alice Springs
1937 - Father Smith on Donkey at 'The Bungalow'
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The Live Heart booklet is produced by Fr Ken Leslie, for The Carpentarian Association in
England, to provides an overview of the circumstances and challenges in Central Australia during the late 1930s.
1938 - The Live Heart
The Live Heart - Inside Cover - Note by Father Smith
The Live Heart - Inside Cover - Note by Father Smith
Live Heart - An Inland Parish, Alice Springs
The Live Heart
Live Heart - The Half Castes, Tennant Creek
The Live Heart
Live Heart - Needs in Central Australia
Live Heart - Needs in Central Australia
Live Heart - Map of Northern Territory, Diocese of Caprentaria
1938 - Map of Northern Territory, Diocese of Caprentaria
Group shot at “The Bungalow.” Father Ken Leslie is in the back row. The Anglican sister is
Sister Kathleen of the Community of the Holy Name (CHN), Melbourne. The CHN took an interest in these children and
would send them parcels of toys.
1938 - Group shot at 'The Bungalow'
1938 -Father Ken Leslie baptizes a child somewhere in outback Australia.
1938 - Father E K Leslie - Baptises Child
A descendant of the Gurindji and Mudpurra people from the Northern Territory, Joe Croft a
member of the Stolen Generations, was forcibly removed from his mother at just four years-of-age and spent his
childhood in government institutions including “The Bungalow.”
Father Smith arranges for Joe Croft to attend All Souls School, Charters Towers, as a boarder. Joe Croft gained
his Senior Certificate and became Captain of the School.
1939 - Joe Croft - Forcibly removed at 4 years-of-age
