▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁Past or ▁Carl ▁St reh low ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁family ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Deep ▁Well . ▁However , ▁in ▁Deep ▁Well , ▁all ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁with ▁Central ▁Australia ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁har sh ▁dr ought ▁and ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁experien cing ▁ill ▁health , ▁so , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁family ▁abandoned ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁moved ▁in ▁to ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁Stuart . ▁ ▁Working ▁life ▁▁ ▁Johann sen ▁acquired ▁his ▁first ▁driving ▁license ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁when ▁living ▁at ▁Deep ▁Well ▁and , ▁after ▁finishing ▁his ▁school ing ▁at ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁he ▁was ▁driving ▁his ▁own ▁tr uck ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁government ▁contract ▁for ▁san it ary ▁and ▁garbage ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁town ; ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁under age ▁this ▁contract ▁was ▁cos igned ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁brother - in - law ▁Bill ▁Pet rick . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁an ▁additional ▁contract ▁as ▁a ▁mail ▁contract or ▁for ▁the ▁region ▁east ▁of ▁Alice ▁Spr ings ▁and ▁the ▁mail ▁run ▁extended ▁to : ▁Al co ota , ▁Am bal ind um , ▁Ar lt ung a , ▁Clar av ille , ▁Del ny , ▁Mac Donald ▁Down s , ▁Mount ▁R idd ock , ▁Mount ▁Sw an , ▁Wa ite ▁River ▁and ▁Win ne cke . ▁One