Topsy Smith
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Topsy Smith was an Arabana pioneer of Central Australia in the Northern Territory. She spent her life caring for Indigenous children at an institution known as The Bungalow in Alice Springs.
Topsy Smith stands at the back, seventh from the right.
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
Topsy Smith
…was an Arabana pioneer of Central Australia in the Northern Territory. She spent her life caring for Indigenous children at an institution known as The Bungalow in Alice Springs. Topsy Smith was born around 1875, the daughter of Mary Kemp, who was of Arabana descent, from the Oodnadatta area, in northeast South…
Aboriginal children at the Bungalow in Alice Springs, 1927
Tire games at The Bungalow when at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station, 1935