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
John E. Flynn Flynn died on September 23, 2003. John E. Flynn John E. Flynn (April 10, 1912 – September 23, 2003) was an American politician from New York. He was born on April 10, 1912, in Yonkers, Westchester County, New Yorkto John and Mary Agnes Drohan Flynn. He attended New York University and Columbia University, and then became a business executive. He entered politics as a Republican, and was Mayor of Yonkers from 1961 to 1966. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1967 to 1986, sitting in the 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th