Retta Long

Margaret Jane Long (nee. Dixon)
Retta Dixon
Born(1878-04-05)April 5, 1878
Ultimo, Sydney, Australia
DiedOctober 18, 1956(1956-10-18) (aged 78)
Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia
Burial placeRookwood Cemetery
SpouseLeonard Long

Margaret "Retta" Jane Long (5 April 1878 – 18 October 1956; née Dixon) was an Australian Baptist missionary who founded the Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia. The Retta Dixon Home for Aboriginal girls in Darwin was named after her.

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