My brothers went to the parish school, o... by Catherine Helen Spence | We Heart Quotes

School Brothers Novelist social reformer Suffragist

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

- Catherine Helen Spence

Other quotes by Catherine Helen Spence

Discovery

Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.

- Catherine Helen Spence

Scotland

A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.

- Catherine Helen Spence

Nothing History

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

- Catherine Helen Spence

Mother Care Family Mind

I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family.

- Catherine Helen Spence

Mother Family Life

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

Health

After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.

- Catherine Helen Spence

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