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Property Manager for the Uniting Church's buildings on the Flynn lawns in Alice Springs CBD.
Manage the heritage listed buildings, Adelaide House Museum and the Flynn Memorial Uniting Church along with the Uniting Church Op Shop and all volunteers.
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Distinguished and Famous people from The Goldfields
🌟 Herbert Hoover
Long before his United States presidency, Herbert Hoover worked in Western Australia’s mining industry. In 1898 he became manager of the Sons of Gwalia mine near Leonora, where his engineering and business decisions formed part of the mine’s early development. Gwalia’s preserved manager’s house is associated with his time there, although his stay was brief. The mine’s history also records demanding labour conditions and cost-cutting, giving the story more complexity than a presidential souvenir. His goldfields connection is a documented professional appointment in the mining settlement.
