ix, 183 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of portraits : portraits ; 21 cm
Contents
Ch. 1. Those early years -- Ch. 2. Charleville and beyond -- Ch. 3. Alice Springs 1933 -- Ch. 4. Father's great mission -- Ch. 5. Father speaks out -- Ch. 6. Tragedy and fulfilment -- Ch. 7. St Francis' House -- Ch. 8. St Francis' House revisited -- Ch. 9. Archdeacon of the Northern Territory 1949-54 -- Ch. 10. Father's later ministry, Biloela, Auburn, Kilburn 1955-66 -- Ch. 11. Honours and retirement -- Ch. 12. An overview
Summary
A biography of the Rev Canon P McD Smith MBE; childhood; health concerns; ordination; first Priest-In-Charge of Alice Springs; first Archdeacon of the Northern Territory; founder of St John's Hostel in Alice Springs; founder of St Francis' House South Australia; involvement with care of Aborigines; removal of children from their families
Notes
"A biography of the Reverend Canon P McD Smith, MBE"--Cover