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Nelle, A.0, (Auber Ovaviy, 18761954 2 Woser Assia’ Avorigies Dept Orcs nd empoyes Browne (3) ‘Abii, Ausrainn — Wester Awa Goreme retone Tle To Jake{chiverent and reality en the proces of action ite sine sone can ‘Secure man in his ienty snd integra Alan Sandon Acknowledgements My grateful thanks to the Etertre Board of the Ausalia Coupe for Wet Project Gants i 1987 and 1989 wbich provide inane for he rasarch andallowed eto work onthe owrapy continues Trmindeted o Jos Neve and Anne MeLod ote Neve) {or allowing interviews and aces to Tamil records and photo- {aps My grateful ghas aot Jol Santen, Coatr ofthe etiopology Research usu ofthe University of Westen ‘Nesta, for permission to ak te election of AO. Nevile papers and potouraphs hosed ther T nou ike to thank the ‘any people who provides information in interviews, among tne ir Paul Hac, SG. Micteton, Dane Mary’ Durack, WinSreg SUKfoKl and Alice Narnup tee Bast). Ny tanks to Dame Mary Durack for Dermition to Quote ftom Pho Rock And The Sandan Sars In Te Saal so to Geoleey Bolin forpermisiontaguotefrom A Fine Cony To Starve I ‘othe many people who wore of anistanee inthe research, smaonst thm Jenny Carter, Tom Reyaol, Mary Anae Jb {ind Ann Jacob ny gravel thanks nthe proceso anorting dat to tent ry especial shanks to Helen Fenbuy for her conta encouragement vie and fensroive citi throug numerous drafts and Geos Solton, whose tsstanc neta of dcuson a constructiveitn aul ‘My thinks te also due to Wendy Jens for he ill and pression a Editor and to Amand Cart fo prod he Eten Nos, Bibiopraphy and nex ‘The creative wring programme of Fremantle Arts Cente Press is ante by the Australa Count, the Australian Federal Governments ats onding ant wisn) bey Frementie Arts Centre Pres receives nani assisance fom the ‘Weston Australian Department forth Ar. Dontents Profi by G. Baton Chap 97-1508 ‘Chaper?—I9Is Chper} —181s816 Ceperd 19161819 Capers 1918922 Chaperé 19221026 Caper? sueiar Ghapeers 1908 Caner) 1529 Canter 1019801883 Gupte tt 19341586 Chaner 1219361980 Chap 3 19HOIBSH ‘AO. Neill Photograph, 1916190 Capes Nowe Sse blogrphy breton Index ro Mis 38 BSAuthor's Note dale a nwa hee ie ‘arte the ie, The temporal manent in whch se ore ee Shaun taueramate aod "ier: Tamms a he sei for mete ot inert, lange” and. enporally scene ke ‘components. peas “ Preface fiainns ave gray infueoed_ty_ beac, but cts are met Avira hovce, Aaa hae ol acl thc myth of hay edad and exe hed Madar casecbetind py sein oer Thee Me boc eal pb servants ofthe gies abe Sit er Guan Jahn Cron Naat comt~ uth fhsurnotsrweltemenseed arte pliant sed Mh oer and, when ple ore nop ihe fino ie, the ert sey hs someon Ded he Airrucar rater hn the plac the commons bor othr Bich hs fen the fate of A. Neil, Ween Asal’ Jonest suring ndminisor ot Aborgaal pots. He eld eporsty oan ct when pubic suri ova te Morgane ete gel tes of apathy, non fly and cvtenpe Su ew eparsd Aborgnal aden from ec pasate ta ade rom ther oun cost. srt ferrin Ca fr many who are now te ocr eration ot Iria, Neil as come osymbase the aloes o {pnemsgnns whisk he punicopon now tured. beable hi conpaling dima fdack Drv ave enor hie Tht ne fave tcccac cae ana ing Shales Aewot echt don or ens ttcentventry end, Orne oul no allow Revita coor eu viewsNevins own ine and sce. ia to csy to appease Aor! opreson by eating ime ts) de pst stone potas can o ngs ar estes Pat aco bas courgeoul seme te econsrction of Nene and work ln my vw she als teary onisng care. Se its Nome cu ots marow Smet Oy itcig hs ono ase fa gonrtion of Egle wh pew up, genuaely Serevent Wes of Epi The white mas burden bese time bcc button wo bevel ai oen-nifed somo and mati sere oserve te sol water the ones of Nees Stations an Engst shoud a headset in Setlereapae ate mie few ot fly re posta hd pbicsereant hrc san of he tpi whch tie peteged of th vord owed to te las fonumte Coney he Spent the. ental yrs of hs cares tapped, ewerted tie wider wing, herpes ensued he slow ears mane an inhi farsimonons Step: His ae cl beens Pat Scoala tat she harsh gal eoson Reis ‘mpatis mde thse pres. Te ppt for cate olcemaing une to telnet Neve aed [esuof maton cle, utwhen eamete planing ore tnlghent Abo! pci for ora Aus hound Hint ono eed nee Pat Jost hn ade we contusion to our ude staeiga te corploc stay Asan ae en tan Sntghenigtoo, howl andra oats lege Ahead comune wrath mr vs pe ‘ier pape behind he ee indpendet Austin Beton A. Neve working she Western asa or a Steerer watenoaben her Kun sugh o srat st Station cate hero porta vey ale yaa pay mating the rly ease say to ep tna th pombe Insane Neil om hc ee cateature she aso suggest some sttery lesen forthe Dolemite 19906 6. Boon Pre-tert: Pastoral 1875-1897 And who was it who made this place so bead rournay elas the question for ilage ane cen “a ground all peat cioguerily somseone who he the vale of beaut "Ta eine haven you peasant ples Hastings Neve ater rvs Nee ws Bor on 20 Oetaber 1875 in he eee Pind Noha Forder hea of pe etse ay wil ef cote om Che nte Peete mth siege te eco bl sa th athe inns share teas see oni owner aon Merion Feyerabend arg had ben eer occ a hearers ato Foden ett canete Paherthe sa oft oben ery he jus of Ward ns eine eden Cs Fredonia ford ete es or race Jie hreshe dese ve serene he sor or mand of er We, the rte a isInaba he pore te rues of he wt and eo once nO & rd of ty ye ‘etn ronmental ea Fea we sd os ath onan ed ease ‘les aaron raerdendtoleped ‘mee hos ne Shing an mo ono ford at taped th refer Anfuce of ovner. ‘Ther oth gtd mo bck fre nih thn Noseshe sped erate tuted in the Ble heed eto neo a tment ei setts ihe ence eral ‘her husband. Louisa built « large schoo! hall for the village ijene mua tome Ol nt resco trite tper male ger ear or Eas ‘an conned ioe ses fier eto Pac iago were mee tnd ov se. Te Ch hen ee hohe teen out hte sn pat bay Th hp andl aon ine air portion of theenergy andemotional omni pike chess Louse Dee were non or ascrns onthe Upto villagers wer saved fom the venpation of Uno effec The coneratve Argan th of Minaordnery Chacane dominated be tnor of en Far Movil becxpecsed cathe choice ofan Restor would bea Jivatpuricatr care On ted fds previous incumbent inh Mactean Neil, Cambrage man and Curate of $i WI Rides recive a inti fo. meeting i Mth tonioaf Harpshine, lasing wo wa h100 (alee) the fhe of three sons, me with Lose the rouse overlooking te sacra Sunday in Jue 1572, He ld era searching turcewer 1 had eon aranged tate fd rea hn morming's sermon and 1 soma be ound duprformancesejecte cam bore doctrinal ass Den Lady Lowber formed him, war a ‘prey moral Mai Any possible ink with FD. Mace — another Teanbritge man snd radical eas was carefully examined MT vas wo be no Chon soca at Ford. Luis was Taro heres, hving enjored he alo sock of Pars Pits ond London before her marrage, Bum her etirement 0 Phsheweninen on consiraciga worth conformedto the Tia of pastoral di. Dsesion,comoversy, were! 10 Be Urcoatoged A for as cnmerihiy and wean made i pons Tote exceed from Ford anything she didnot ike. The Jinatcon foih she washed 10 be peared a1 Ford wes 10 be onto crn pure andres excited. Hastie ning sermon wax hap based onan from the Gospel ut Wet te hope of mevang with Lad) Louis approval. Some rte ter the efor of he ting at For ave aings mou emi thers death n 311 Bein cen trike Rector af Ford ay have mert frscing odvancere 2 ‘he more wor centres ofthe Church bu hee were cm ‘Ponto forte kaon of the gate valley om he Scots pace The Rectory was lrg and more consortble han the cl sconomodaion am Argan Mier might exec 1 Fad ‘eo dary as'an fon and the sale bain and cowcoae ean exraaccommedaton for eran and parish ater, “he wide lens ond gardens prowded ample space Jor the ”Increasing Neil fy n 1872, Frederick wes bom at Ford {nthe flow yearn hos. Auber etaius nate lst of tiph sons. targa hse Elzteth Conon had onl oe ‘taupe Ele Dorothea, Bor he year afer Auber, She ld et theageofnine fom sete peritonteaving Aaher the poston ‘ofthe youngest tare fa. The vn as alo provide four servants assist Eleaesh sn her busy Uf. There were athe importation: Lady Loo, ‘hgh no longer a pr of the London and European sia World wasnt arechureand offends were cccasonaly te to thecal Hangs ond Etzabeth were asl pat of these occasions Mr Gladstone, Auras Hare and Outen Sophie of the Netherlands were amongst ate Hass met and ted th ‘shout the worldause Ford. Te dnmer paris were Sega and ‘areal planned ant Hasingstngered. wk vin pleasure ‘ve thet desertion ‘There wassuch perfect resides abou these Kile Dig of Hsin Nelle roa ped Oy Herter Nev vertainments Te mos rece order wa observed pervaded evrhing fe os inte det the ‘ade mp ere osd 1 throw tig onthe frit coeur of mates of eas cael ae sent ond ee fom consraie tay Watford Mr ge peo pease by singin talan ond ‘eis oer Buen! Mioweverenorable these evens, ests ere not nce 1 Maron Cama vor craze ere nosone. he siogeorpssng rovers. vee hoxse hich Masco her ens had ed wie he ase wo ngFaun qu fifo eee al one ee Ne ee ie oat et a ow se, es ‘ee iho afta Ramses i feet en di ia end ‘ioe famed a ed Se eevee Sl Tg oat Fees terse Siete art Emsnin. chr maser nema Ecc tenlaian dere SSIS i a inet toc ech Tinta ee pa Sian eeetie tah neaten hace Tre eae a ie Tee ede STIS Bae So dee So SSL si i eae orchid er ers sand ts quaine nets, a above an ts exsocitios wit @ eet radii Sere hae ee overt acta Rl etree rep a h ettr Se satata acacia a 0 wid he past. Seonts"The Marmion Canta’ stayed on Dokshel eth fe, okey to hs own story ond & Wiicce of family bonds For Msings and as sons Wnciaring the veracity of Scots account of Fladen was @ Moir atime, fer sabes deh 1885 Hastings woud We hen scam of talon book Under a Border TOW. Mlnough nartred om Borde stor} and shore vitae fe ihe are reserved Bonde people the Neils were nO part 1 branch of te fay, Neve Rafe ad threat of Wi Hat Nofehc and Auber wassomeines tent therefor Tit. Ar Hearn Hal he absorbed the fay story of Feral oficer and ie adsenneots Caran Neville Rot Menor Pocetontas end Brought her home 10 Fleachant Wa eee sh ved due remaider her ite. Hastings had bee Her istore mode sured Tero, Corsa an their aterm Devon Toe is montor Lady Waterford. Mestings tnhabied Ford ing his on is ass ie here always withthe eb of Mschotorand ouster seeing recording he panes fe, Wrote ab objects he passed on 1h sons who would kas when tele Ford for one or another par of the Mie Htaings ame to andestnd te dep reserve re Fess te Border people fred aon for more than Ma Kips tes ome pears after sar hte wast astounds heat soodenthe te which meanttWke root Va ate so tobe tke te thor see emer the Cheios Migs aay fom he prevang wind. but geting a te re Minis rood noveltonding? He may have Bea able to Moka he one watsfrarepncen na oi ut fo his seen aier ona i ake homepace may haves te Wee ofrentesnes, The slsed word of Ford wa the eal of Tit ig tn he Ine mieten century: Chant, oe Fest and tradition raed tei ives and ve, tere were teen the Lady aterord's ener partes. Seek hick Tee setae world pened. tonalsng images of another Mrder cosy: between sharon and save’ Cusine he tite inter senso the Rectory was often ful of ardent ines of ad 0 ston? Auber wre, late bois ov HeNatural 1 ibid auite @ romantic view of the ‘mission itd and the workers of the great misma Soci, aswell ar of such men at Stank, Uvinexine. Carey and Gordon —” rae ll 0 boys tring for ade: and deere ight of tall butane of hom tot Bland for oe or ‘ncther part of the nts Dre talk of Emp’ tht Auber tered the winter esos ofthe lie 180s was not ere notin af he pop pres ‘he vain bishop, pets and deacons talked & more we Inperain: the moral inporve to ring Cts vt ‘eneient peace and ordi the remand erbarous pars of ‘he ish Bap” It wa on leaf sion tha fie prety ‘sth Beas Auber Knew i Manes. commer and sf Inerest played ie arn feat Ford Reto ate Lay Warefortsomevolen sanagemen of er etter Pu da auihortyandresponsibity did Tedoaof Empire ara cing ‘mson and dts ape ol io the backed smd ‘As the nneeeth etary entered tn ts ht ade the problemof what Auber was going do kato be considered. He ‘os biter esappotte that hs hopes fora corerin the Nav Seemed eut of rach Te ater Loked et thongh might be freer in banking. Dke his older brother George. The ripping sennres ef Dr Garden Stables RN ond Tatbt Bas Reed Is Bound volume ofthe Boys Own Pape sf 181 ad tt is Imagination expect more Heroina. adv usdsesice the Empires more exotic aches retained a thing of ckering Images in deve shoot hal and ares dcusion aronest 2h ising evagelie No doubt v0 keep him occuped he was sven the job of ‘rguiing ae managing a najr parish farang evr. At Sisto fe diconered hibit to competently order event ad produce ealic hrwavasplenddafemsohing everyone ithe Doris the loel aristocracy. cere. ilagers an ted ees Tay Waterford ether ag but the Baran Countess of Tankers agreed to open the Basaar Lad” Marorbanks Major Peis andthe Pca of Bljordcame. The atendats of he ‘artus stl inching his motherand he Mss Pigs one of ‘hom mould fer Become his epncther were deed 2 ostumes represen diferent nationalities. esac Iiepaotne of Lads Wenefonilokeddom onthe colecon of stanton bent ster acta eR {evn feston clu hammer onda eli wfound the fubtearb accom of oc bid gg ork erent fi tctoatarasmas Teme age Ford secre mie tiv sheer clad st ne te nro” of 190 The Sa ioe on te cae owns whe Mi Lag and Sts Frnkterved terol coker hie o> Inthe oliee nberoitcaftomotgethe Chev weresfanddimwitha fren ass wre Agi len lar smearing ‘nhc some eles ree anu the quan treed ower waning wp ove exer essence was (Paene which ds mot soon fade rom te memo Trt ea he brie Cars ea inn eer ede asia{from Gzorge d's help. The told of eine inthe Western ‘Auatraon forest with te "Govemor of Albany and seve ‘ecu of the ral proces of the Maori In 1898 Auber mother ci afer o re theeseok srugce witha infection. With atongn tomers firing nd Parsh tte, brothers the clea, ths respected sof ‘hecenrelpiece of theo happy pater oftfea Fordadded'c his cssrfeton The next sear Edmund, ln stubs ampere. eft 10 Join George who war dong wl in Western Sutra end had marred he ith dager of RD. Hare of Perth was Gzorge, back It Emeland tvs his Johor and induce fas wie, who probabi provided the fal imper any February 197, aged even, ear Jr advennre Auber lef London with George and neon the Opi for ‘Alans, Western dia He took thin more thn eke ‘he ltt postin oh on peony Whar aman sso al mane acc itic ‘hese materaia man takes sth hn into te ne ‘nvronmen assumes nes shape tore partly as ‘es ofthe ferences nso presuares ba os. tr arent of the ma's on personaly Chapter Ove 1897-1908 Cf cating tapes and beekoning shadows ie, aang tat ya mess 9m rnd andres aod deen wide So Mion ese Ausra atthe edt Octavia Nevieariel in We a ee a Mance ots The sombre wandew of Albany Moga nour wa an imps en to i st Pa abet stne hoses onthe prey ese ile above he ir nad amine Eason of the Gon Pity ands eceupans igh nave ceed fi inte hig tend hess vase Tse aa chat Kspng ees ht A Cae Bane aces etr on hs outh tar of Wester Asta, Iacsmomh rt ever hdres these: Thelfeofteplac'sfetasiconesth rave spt Di it ahetcmer esi sen heh Feast hoe and esti sakes mcr and inthe eltironged sees. 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