“I was born in 1951 in Kalgoorlie, a prosperous mining town 370 miles e...” — Barry Marshall Quote

“I was born in 1951 in Kalgoorlie, a prosperous mining town 370 miles east of Perth, Western Australia. Kalgoorlie was a gold rush town which sprang up in the desert after the Irishman Paddy Hannan struck gold there in 1892.”

“My favourite book as a child was an old 'Newne's Children's Encyclopaedia' which my grandfather had bought just before World War II and donated to our family after seeing how interested we were in it. Each volume had special chapters called 'Things Boys can Do.' My brothers and I would pick out interesting projects.”

“In 1958, we decided to go to Australia. We were there for six months, and all the shows went well.”

“Being from Australia, I've never even touched a gun. It's so not a part of our culture.”

“In Australia, we cling on to whatever culture we have. We're such a multicultural country.”