▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁established ▁general ▁hosp it als ▁at ▁K atherine , ▁T enn ant ▁Creek ▁and ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁a ▁hospital ▁outside ▁Dar win ▁to ▁treat ▁le pro s y , ▁a ▁training ▁school ▁for ▁n urs es , ▁a ▁t uber cul osis ▁clin ic , ▁a ▁medical ▁benefit ▁fund , ▁he ▁comm enced ▁infant ▁w elf are ▁services , ▁and ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁N urs es ’ ▁Board ▁of ▁North ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁Dr ▁C ly de ▁F ent on ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Aer ial ▁Medical ▁Service ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Aer ial ▁Medical ▁Service , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁( Ro yal ) ▁F lying ▁Doctor ▁Service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁took ▁leave ▁to ▁study ▁anth rop ology ▁and ▁public ▁health ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁Ra cial ▁views ▁and ▁controvers y ▁ ▁G row ing ▁public ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁explo itation ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁ab orig ines ▁led ▁to ▁passing ▁the ▁Ab original s ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Rest riction ▁of ▁the ▁S ale ▁of ▁O pi um ▁Act ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁That ▁Act ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁state ▁control ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁including ▁health . ▁It ▁author ized ▁establishment ▁of ▁government ▁res erves ▁for ▁ab original ▁persons ▁and ▁it ▁led ▁in ▁ 1 9 0