And I also paid tribute to my maternal grandparents: "Grandpa managed the largest stations in Queensland. Grandma was the only white woman for hundreds of square kilometres. Pioneer women bore children and raised those who survived infancy into resilient people. Such is the strength of the forebears who formed me, from both arms of my family tree. My grandmothers were strong uncomplaining women who supported husbands through fire, drought and floods. With a strength of spirit, they created what they lacked. Living in an immense land gave me a sense that distance is for conquering."
the only white woman for hundreds of square kilometres. Pioneer women
bore children and raised those who survived infancy into resilient people.
Such is the strength of the forebears who formed me, from both arms of
my family tree. My grandmothers were strong uncomplaining women who
supported husbands through fire, drought and floods. With a strength of
spirit, they created what they lacked.
Living in an immense land gave me a sense that distance is for conquering."