9 3 8 ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Arr ern te ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Alice ▁Spr ings . ▁The ▁mission ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Catholic ▁mission aries , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁order . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁▁ ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁D ug uid , ▁a ▁Pres ber ty rian ▁social ▁reform er ▁and ▁Ab original ▁rights ▁activ ist , ▁inspired ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁after ▁sharing ▁his ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁conditions ▁for ▁Ab original ▁people ▁in ▁Alice ▁Spr ings . ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁D ug uid ' s ▁call ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁by ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁Father ▁Patrick ▁Mol oney ▁and ▁the ▁lay ▁mission ary ▁Francis ▁McG ar ry . ▁ ▁Father ▁Mol oney , ▁who ▁had ▁previous ▁experience ▁establish ing ▁miss ions ▁( P alm ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁Men inde e ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁originally ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁seek ▁Ab original ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁little ▁contact ▁with ▁Europe ans ▁but , ▁after ▁ 2 ▁un success ful ▁exped itions ▁into ▁the ▁desert , ▁he ▁decided ▁that ▁Eastern ▁Arr ern te ▁fr inge - d well ers ▁in ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁am enable ▁to ▁the ▁mission ▁and ▁also ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁in ▁need . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁McG ar ry ▁wrote ▁home ▁to