which consisted of a series of fenced regeneration reserves extending around the south-west perimeter of Broken Hill and covering hundreds of hectares. This work commenced in the spring of 1936 and was completed in February 1937. Further reserves were added between 1937 and 1939. Good rains fell, and substantial revegetation success was achieved across all of the reserves. The entire south and westward aspects of Broken Hill were now protected from wind driven sand-drifts by naturally regenerated indigenous vegetation of the type that naturally occurred on the site. It is important to note though, that the Traditional Owners of the lands of Broken Hill and the surrounding region, the dispossessed Wilyakali community, appear to have had no opportunities to consider contributing to the development of the regeneration area project, despite their long and deep physical and spiritual connections to these lands. Also, it is unlikely that their Traditional Ecological Knowledge was utilised, either directly or indirectly. Sadly, Albert Morris died in January 1939, after several months of illness, but he did live to see substantial evidence of the success of his regeneration vision and initiatives. Indeed, the successful vegetation regeneration within the initial set of regeneration reserves was highly praised by the visiting South Australian Erosion Committee in June 1937. Before he died, Albert was also aware that a Broken Hill community progress association had successfully obtained funds from the state government to finance the construction of a regeneration reserve to the south of the city in 1938-39. Unfortunately, Albert did not live to see the beneficial effect that the good rains of 1939 had on the reserves. The resource demands of the Second World War (1939–45) delayed the development of further regeneration reserves and the encirclement of the city with a protective belt of indigenous flora. During this challenging period Margaret Morris played an important role in the botanical management, study and documentation of the reserves. She successfully promoted their benefits with regular newspaper articles, and authored an influential article in the Australian Journal of Science. In her various articles, Margaret emphasised the natural regeneration of indigenous species, such as Acacia aneura Mulga, that had occurred in the reserves. She wrote of the natural resilience of the regeneration reserves, correctly predicting that they would survive the severe drought of 1940, and was unstinting in her generous acknowledgement of the contributions made by members of the Broken Hill community, the