▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁Margaret ▁( Mor ris ) ▁was ▁a ▁dress maker , ▁and ▁developed ▁extensive ▁interests ▁and ▁skills ▁in ▁art , ▁bot any , ▁conservation ▁and ▁journal ism . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends , ▁( Qu akers ). ▁Albert ' s ▁form ative ▁years ▁were ▁spent ▁as ▁an ▁Ang lic an ▁and ▁" some ▁years " ▁after ▁his ▁marriage ▁he ▁converted ▁to ▁Qu aker ism . ▁They ▁built ▁a ▁c ott age ▁in ▁Corn ish ▁Street , ▁Railway ▁Town ▁( a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ). ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁that ▁was ▁extremely ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁fier ce ▁w ester ly ▁wind s ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁result ant ▁soil ▁er os ion ▁and ▁dr ifting ▁sand ; ▁trees ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁for ▁fuel ▁and ▁years ▁of ▁over stock ing ▁and ▁the ▁rabb it ▁pl ague ▁had ▁den ud ed ▁the ▁land . ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁was ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁by ▁dr ifting ▁sand ▁and ▁dust , ▁which ▁in ▁summer ▁became ▁major ▁dust ▁storm s , ▁making ▁work ▁and ▁domestic ▁life ▁difficult . ▁ ▁The ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁work ▁of ▁Albert ▁Morris ▁ ▁A men ity ▁and ▁e colog ical ▁rest oration ▁▁ ▁From ▁time ▁imm em orial ▁the ▁Trad itional ▁O wn ers ▁and ▁car ers ▁of ▁the ▁lands ▁around ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁were ▁the ▁W ily ak ali ▁cl an , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁B ark and ji ▁( or ▁Pa ak ant yi