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

I look back to a happy childhood.

South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

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

The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.

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.