‘I started as a health worker, I was the first health worker here in Tennant Creek, I started off in 1976 it was. Before that I been doing, like helping around housing, helping Mum out for doing house maid for all them like Mrs. Ford and all them other mobs cause they known Mum very well, she was doing that for extra little thing for herself, extra dollar for ironing, especially ironing, ironing, this was in Tennant Creek after we moved up from Alekarenge.’

--D. Williams Nakkamarra in Tennant Creek, 2002.

‘I forward herewith completed application form for a License (Country) to employ Aboriginals. This license was issued solely because of the fact that Mrs. Stiles has just given birth to her fourth child and is not in good health and has no other assistance. Aboriginal Kitty, from Tenant Creek Mission camp is now employed by Mrs. Stiles, and sleeps each night at the Police Tracker's camp.’

--W. McKinnon, Protector of Aboriginals in Tennant Creek, letter to Director of Native Affairs in Alice Springs, 1944.