147:. Interestingly during a period of time (1917 - 1921) that The Bungalow was located at the rear of the hotel the lease-holder was Vivian Rose Browne, Standley's youngest daughter, whose husband Leonard Percival Browne held the licence. By the time of this move Standley was in poor health and had wanted to retire in January 1929, her 60th birthday, but was convinced to remain until a suitable replacement could be found. In the new, very poor living conditions at Jay Creek (where she spent a summer living in a tent), her health deteriorated and she was experiencing serious heart problems and she was finally able to retire at the end of 1939. She was replaced by
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Soon the additional funding promised by the parents started to break down with some parents being unable to pay and others leaving the district. There was, however, an element of racism involved with many parents and other community members that the 'Europeans' were contributing to her upkeep when
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