bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ðə fˈæmɪli hæd ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðɪ ˈædəlˌeɪd sˈʌbɜːb ʌv ɡˈʊdwʊd, wˌɪtʃ ɡˈeɪv ðə jˈʌŋ ɹˈɛdʒ ˈæksɛs tə ðə bˈiːtʃ wˌɛɹ hiː kəlˈɛktᵻd ʃˈɛlz ænd fˈɑːsəlz.
Before he was five years old, the family had relocated to the Adelaide suburb of Goodwood, which gave the young Reg access to the beach where he collected shells and fossils.