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I look back to a happy childhood.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Back Childhood Happy Happy Childhood Look

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

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Above Community History Impossible Insignificant Nothing Seems The History Of Young

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

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Electoral Giving However Lesson Me Means Methods Town

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The first issue of The Register was printed in London, and gave a glowing account of the province that was to be - its climate, its resources, the sound principles on which it was founded.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Account Climate First Founded Gave Glowing Issue London Principles Printed Province Register Resources Sound Which

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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 half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Admirable Advance Age Attended Born Count Educated Four Half Head Her Myself Own School Teacher Thirteen Till Times Well Which Woman

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My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Best Brothers County Parish School

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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.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: About Australia Bridges Deal Early Exchange Export Great Great Deal Had History Learned Machinery Myself Ports Production Roads South Transport Value Wealth

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Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.

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Topics: Among Any Disgraceful Drinking Excessive Habits Men Unless Very Way Were

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

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Australia Ballot Community Elections First Give Political Secret South

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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.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Any Australia Beyond Climate Coming Consumption Ever Family Had Helped Her Life Me Middle Mother Must Prolonged Tendency

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Author

Born: October 31st, 1825

Died: April 3rd, 1910

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