Probably my mother's life was prolonged beyond that of a long-lived family by her coming to Australia in middle life; and if I ever had any tendency to consumption, the climate must have helped me.

After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.

I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in.

My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.

A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.

Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.

Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible.