▁of ▁ill ness , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁live ▁to ▁see ▁substantial ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁reg ener ation ▁work . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁successful ▁veget ation ▁reg ener ation ▁within ▁the ▁initial ▁set ▁of ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves ▁was ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁by ▁the ▁visit ing ▁South ▁Australian ▁E ros ion ▁Committee ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 3 7 ), ▁and ▁by ▁mid - 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁Z inc ▁Corporation , ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁veget ation ▁reg row th ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁of ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves , ▁was ▁planning ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁res erves ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Before ▁he ▁died , ▁Albert ▁was ▁also ▁aware ▁that ▁a ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁community ▁progress ▁association ▁had ▁successfully ▁obtained ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁reg ener ation ▁reserve ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 - 3 9 . ▁Unfortunately , ▁Albert ▁did ▁not ▁live ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁benef icial ▁effect ▁that ▁the ▁good ▁ra ins ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁had ▁on ▁the ▁res erves . ▁ ▁The ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁( 1 9 3 9 - 4 5 ) ▁delayed ▁the ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁more ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves . ▁The ▁experienced ▁Margaret ▁Morris ▁was ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁botan ical ▁management , ▁study ▁and ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁res erves ▁during