I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.

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.

Our South Australian farmers left their holdings in the hands of their wives and children too young to take with them, but almost all of them returned to grow grain and produce to send to Victoria.

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

I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.

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

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