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The Retirement Years
and hastened to Melbourne to attend first camp meeting in Australia,
beginning Dec. 29.
1894
On campground, Middle Brighton, Melbourne, as year opened.
Labored in workers’ meeting, camp meeting, and Australian Union
Conf. session till late Jan., returning to the school (at George’s Ter-
race), for treatments on alternate days. At George’s Terrace through
Feb. and until late March, laboring in area churches—Williamstown,
North Brighton, Prahran, George’s Terrace. Moved from Melbourne
to Granville, near Sydney, March 27. Labored for believers in Sydney
area—Parramatta, Kellyville, Seven Hills, city of Sydney, Castle Hill,
Granville. In late May visited Dora Creek, site being considered for
school.
Moved from her first Granville home to another—Norfolk Villa—
last week in June, and continued her labors in neighboring churches.
Visited Cooranbong late in August; pleased with the land for school.
May Walling returned to U.S. to appear in connection with Walling
suit. Labored in second Australian camp meeting, in Ashfield, a suburb
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of Sydney, in October. Drove to Pennant Hills for speaking appoint-
ment Nov. 25, a meeting which was to be the beginning of a series of
meetings. Location of school, supposedly settled, was resurrected, and
Dec. 13 she was called to visit fairlight as another possible location;
not practicable to locate there. Many guests were entertained in her
Granville home—workers coming for counsel or passing through to
go to Cooranbong. Christian education was published in 1894.
1895
Norfolk Villa, Granville took provisions to James family. Gave a
“lift” to strangers needing a ride, and “had a very pleasant acquain-
tance.” Stopped carriage while Emily got out and separated two little
girls who were “fighting like a couple of dogs.” Trying to sell Battle
Creek property. Spoke at Ashfield Sabbath, Jan. 12, took dinner at
Bro. Corliss’, then drove to Sydney and read the words the Lord had
given her for Brn. Hardy and Humphrey, and presented the need of the
truth in Sydney, and evil of criticism, etc. “Spoke plainly”; Meeting