"I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the……" — Catherine Helen Spence

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

— Catherine Helen Spence

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21 Quotes by Catherine Helen Spence

Catherine Helen Spence has 21 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the bond…
After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.
Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.
I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both.
My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society.
Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible.
Our South Australian farmers left their holdings in the hands of their wives and children too young to take with…
South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.
My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.
There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life
The first issue of The Register was printed in London, and gave a glowing account of the province that was…
Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.

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I once travelled to Adelaide on Emu Airways. I was 5,000 ft up in the air when someone pointed out… — Billy Connolly
The provincial intellectual is doomed to arguing at low level... there is still no Australian literary world, not in Sydney,… — Clive James
Adelaide was the first city in Australia, if not in the world, to provide for the health and recreation of… — Robin Boyd
We are eager to tunnel under the Atlantic and bring the Old World some weeks nearer to the New; but… — Henry David Thoreau
I'd always dreamt of acting but, in Adelaide, we don't have exposure to the opportunities that make stardom a possibility. — Teresa Palmer
I had the best of both worlds when I was a kid. I'd spend a quiet week with my mum,… — Teresa Palmer
I don't really remember the day we lost our home in the floods, but looking back I can understand how… — Samantha Stosur
The last thing I stole was a box of Coca Cola from a parked truck in Adelaide. I was nice… — Ronald Biggs
Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education. — Geoff Mulgan
When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam… — Lleyton Hewitt

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