Beltana in 1853 with the benefit of the aborigines of South Australia particularly in view. The Smith of Dunesk mission was something of a diversion from Mrs Smith's intention as the main focus was on white settlers. The first Presbyterian manse was purchased in 1898, having been rented by Rev Robert Mitchell for four years before that, and served as the manse subsequent missioners including for Reverend John Flynn, later of the Australian Inland Mission and the Flying Doctor Service, in 1911. It became the Beltana Australian Inland Mission nursing home in 1919. The nursing home continued until hospital facilities became
Chris Flynn (author) Chris Flynn (author) Chris Flynn is an Australian author, editor and critic. Flynn's first novel, "A Tiger in Eden" was released in Australia by Text Publishing in March 2012. It was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. His second novel, "The Glass Kingdom" will be released in May 2014. McSweeney's issue 41, released July 2012, features a portfolio of fiction by Indigenous Australian writers, "Terra Australis: Four Stories from Aboriginal Australian Writers", curated, edited and introduced by Flynn. Flynn contributed to a regular column, Odd Jobs, on The Paris Review Daily, the blog page of The Paris Review. He