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Catherine Helen Spence

"My pamphlet did not set the Torrens on fire."

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"My pamphlet did not set the Torrens on fire."

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"My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county."
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"Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive."
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"The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods."
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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."
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"I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family."
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"After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits."
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