▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁ek ed ▁out ▁a ▁living ▁on ▁small ▁marg inal ▁se lections . ▁ ▁The ▁sl ab ▁h ut ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁house ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁ever ▁owned ▁and ▁Henry ▁built ▁it ▁himself ▁from ▁hard wood ▁fel led , ▁or ▁already ▁fallen , ▁on ▁the ▁property , ▁possibly ▁iron b ark ▁or ▁string y b ark . ▁Est her ▁was ▁a ▁mid w ife ▁and ▁in ▁Wales ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁tiny ▁urban ▁c ott age ▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁five ▁lod gers . ▁She ▁had ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁new ▁skills ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁life ▁in ▁rural ▁Queensland . ▁She ▁cook ed ▁out do ors ▁at ▁an ▁un cover ed ▁hear th ▁and ▁worked ▁five ▁acres ▁of ▁market ▁gard ens ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁small ▁income . ▁ ▁Her ▁daughter , ▁Bl od wen ▁married ▁Arch ib ald ▁All an , ▁a ▁min er ▁from ▁Howard ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁raised ▁her ▁surv iving ▁five ▁children ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁a ▁former ▁school ▁building , ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁from ▁Upper ▁Do ong ul ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁were ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁with ▁Est her ▁in ▁attend ance ▁as ▁mid w ife . ▁Arch ib ald ▁All an ▁travel led ▁ ▁by ▁b icy cle ▁to ▁work ▁ten - ▁and ▁twelve - hour ▁days , ▁six ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁nearby ▁coal ▁mines ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁family ▁after ▁Henry ▁Price '