C – HerStory Gallery
CHETTLE
May Venetta
20 May 1906 — 26 August 1997
AKA: née Robb, May, Maise, formerly Lawrie
Additional Information
Additional Information
Maise Robb was the first teacher at the Bungalow, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, when it moved to the Old Telegraph Station during the 1930s. She lived in town and drove to work each day in a car provided by the police. Later she taught in town at the Hartley Street School. Maise lived in Alice Springs between 1934-1937 and during that time she started the town's first Guide and Brownie packs.
