 These boundaries included the Government Town of Beltana.The Smith of Dunesk Mission, of the Presbyterian Church of South Australia, was founded in 1894 funded by a gift by Scotswoman Henrietta Smith (1782–1871) of Lasswade, near Edinburgh, made with the benefit of the Aboriginal people of South Australia particularly in view.Social reformer Phyllis Duguid wrote a pamphlet called "A brief account of the Smith of Dunesk Bequest" about the bequest in 1937, comprising property in South Australia, Charles Duguid later wrote a letter to "The Advertiser" in 1948 which gives some details of the bequest, including that attempts had been made to divert the money from Aboriginals, and that three-quarters of the proceeds were to be used for the work of the Presbyterian Church among the aborigines at Ernabella.