The Bungalow
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The Bungalow was an institution for Aboriginal children established in 1914 in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It existed at several locations in Alice Springs, Jay Creek and the
Aboriginal children at the Bungalow in Alice Springs, 1927
Tire games at The Bungalow when at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station, 1935
Ida Standley
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Ida Standley was the first school teacher in Alice Springs, Australia. For 15 years, from 1914 to 1929, she worked at The Bungalow. Standley was appointed MBE for her services to children's welfare.
The Bungalow
…same day Gilruth advised that arrangements were being made with the South Australian Director of Education to procure a teacher. The first teacher was Ida Standley, who departed for Stuart from Adelaide, South Australia, on 6 May 1914. Her salary was £150 per annum. The school opened in June with 25 students…
Ida Standley in 1922 in front of Myrte Villa.
Ida Standley reading in 1922