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 australiabridgedeal share on social
My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society. Catherine Helen Spence introducelondonrange Change image and share on social
I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both. Catherine Helen Spence lifemarriageoffer Change image and share on social
After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. Catherine Helen Spence breakfatherhealth Change image and share on social
Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible. Catherine Helen Spence communityhistoryimpossible Change image and share on social
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 admirableadvanceage share on social
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. Catherine Helen Spence australianchildfarmer Change image and share on social
Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner. Catherine Helen Spence australiacoppercorner Change image and share on social
The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods. Catherine Helen Spence clerkshipelectoralgive Change image and share on social
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 to develop a perfect society, in the land of our adoption. Catherine Helen Spence adoptionaustraliabond Change image and share on social