▁and ▁Ball ads , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁important ▁as ▁poetry , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁some ▁un pub lished ▁plays . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁twice ; ▁first ly ▁to ▁Em m eline ▁P rit ch ard ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁second ly ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁Jean ▁Re id . ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁marriage . ▁ ▁H ales ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁man ▁known ▁to ▁all ▁as ▁" Sm iler " ▁H ales . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁and ▁was ▁much ▁interested ▁in ▁every ▁form ▁of ▁sport . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁journalist ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁tell er ▁of ▁tales , ▁who ▁believed ▁in ▁wh oles ome ▁decent ▁living ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁afraid ▁to ▁say ▁so . ▁His ▁My ▁Life ▁of ▁Advent ure , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁Bro ken ▁Tra ils , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁show ▁interesting ▁advent ures ▁from ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Donald ▁Grant , ▁' H ales , ▁Alfred ▁Arthur ▁Green wood ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 9 3 6 ) ', ▁Australian ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Biography , ▁Vol . ▁ 9 , ▁M UP , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁pp ▁ 1 5 9 – 1 6 0 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8