▁then ▁to ▁nearby ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁to ▁live . ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁Albert ' s ▁permanent ▁home . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁life , ▁Albert ▁developed ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁plants . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁a ▁serious ▁injury ▁to ▁his ▁foot ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁child hood , ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁b ust le ▁of ▁child hood ▁activity , ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁independence ▁and ▁self - cont ain ment , ▁and ▁to ▁an ▁increasing ▁interest ▁in ▁bot any . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁documented ▁that ▁his ▁father , ▁Joe ▁Morris , ▁was ▁an ▁" enth us i astic " ▁botan ist ▁and ▁young ▁Albert ▁was ▁his ▁" offs ider ", ▁so ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁likely ▁source ▁of ▁his ▁botan ical ▁interests , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁inn ate ▁talent ▁and ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁subject . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁undert aking ▁technical ▁school ▁studies ▁in ▁met all ur gy ▁and ▁ass ay ing , ▁Morris ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁small ▁garden ▁and ▁nur ser y , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁his ▁fe es ▁by ▁s elling ▁plants ▁( pe pper ▁trees ) ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁grown . ▁Morris ▁took ▁up ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Central ▁Mine ▁at ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁chief ▁ass ayer ▁for ▁this ▁min ing ▁company . ▁ ▁Albert ▁Morris ▁and ▁Ellen ▁Margaret ▁Say ce ▁( 1 8 8 7 - 1 9 5 7 ) ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April