Shep's Place Family Tree

He added "Father made his will and God put it into my father's heart to build me a house." They established a farm, "Enderly," on Pine Hall Road, which remained in the Collins family until 1985. Margaret and David shared an interest in music. Margaret had a very fine singing voice and was much in demand as a soloist. David also had a good voice and often recited publicly and in private. He was also active in the community life of Mount Gambier. He belonged to a Mutual Improvement Society and was an elder and Session Clerk of the Presbyterian Church. He was secretary of the Agricultural Bureau and President of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society.

David served as a volunteer with the Army, missing out on the opportunity to go with the South Australian contingent to Queen Victoria's Jubilee when his father needed his assistance. He was court martialled when he fell asleep on guard duty, but pardoned, as he had to care for horses on the way to the camp and had no sleep the night before.