Catherine Helen Spence Quotes

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• As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the bond to the motherland, but eager… Adoption
• After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. Break
• Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive. Among
• I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both. Both
• My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society. Inspirational
• Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible. All
• 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… All
• South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections. Australia
• My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county. Best
• There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life Australia
• The first issue of The Register was printed in London, and gave a glowing account of the province that was to be - its climate,… Account
• Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner. Australia
• I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in. Adelaide
• I look back to a happy childhood. Childhood
• I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family. Brought
• The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods. Clerkship
• I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a… Admirable
• I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the early history of South Australia - of… Australia
• 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
• A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea. Cost

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