1939, weeks before Australia knew it would join World War II, due to bombing of the Japs.

You were working out on a big property, Far-Away Down. Home to a lovely native Aboriginal family, and owned by Maitland Ashley, a nice man. There were some men that worked on the property, like Mr Neil Fletcher, and some of his men, though their was also Drover, and Magarri, though they worked away herding brumbies back to Far-Away Downs.

And there was a little boy, Nullah, grandson of King George, he liked going walk-about with him, though you rarely saw him when he was around the house.