 Louis Laybourne Smith was born to Joseph and Annie Laybourne Smith on 1 April 1880 , in Unley , South Australia . His parents had emigrated to Australia so that his father could take up a post as a chemist with F.H. <unk> & Co . However , it appears that Joseph Laybourne Smith found dentistry more to his liking , for he went on to gain qualifications in the field through the Australian College of Dentistry . Both Laybourne Smith 's primary and secondary education were obtained at the nearby Windham and Way colleges ; his education was interrupted in the mid @-@ 1890s when his parents decided to move to the goldfields of Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia . 
