A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.
Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.
I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both.
There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life
Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.
I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the early history of South Australia - of the value of machinery, of roads and bridges, and of ports for transport and export.