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Jessie Smith Jessie Smith i(A80120 works by) (birth name: Jessie Argyle) (a.k.a. Gypsy Argyle; Duchess of Glendower Street; Mum Smith)
Born: Established: ca. 1901 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 1 Sep 1955 Perth, Western Australia,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Miriwoong ; Aboriginal
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Jessie Argyle married Englishman Edward Smith (q.v.) on 3 February 1930 at St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, East Perth. 'The house that the couple rented in Glendower Street, North Perth, became a focal point for the local Aboriginal community...A large woman of strong character and dignity, Jessie was a lively raconteur, affectionately known as the "Duchess of Glendower Street", or, more plainly, as "Mum Smith".' (Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online)

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