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his future, his livelihood, is uncertain. But no one who knows Jonesy can doubt for a moment that he will not triumph over every blow that life can deal him. It was plain in Italy, it is crystal clear here, now in New Zealand.
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The accolades and expressions of sympathy lifted Bill's spirits, but they could not shorten his lengthy period of rehabilitation in the Dunedin Hospital.
Bill's rehabilitation was aided by another patient who taught him leather- working. Recounting his experience, Bill recalled:
Twenty-six years ago I couldn't darn a sock. After my accident was in Ward 5 at Dunedin Hospital. A man there had been transferred from Waipiata-he'd been there some years-for surgery on a collapsed lung .
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He was a crackerjack at saddleworking. There he was, strung up in a plaster cast, blocks and tackles everywhere, doing bits of work on his bed. When started taking notice, I'd have them push my bed down to his cubicle. I'd watch him and talk to him for half a day at a time. Occasionally I'd get a loan of his gear.
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When I got home I bought myself a set of tools and started getting leather from "Disabled Soldiers." It was a while before I could get it from tanneries so I worked through "Disabled Soldiers Rehabilitation League as it is now. They used to let me have my pick of what they could offer, at cost.
Bill learned a skill which occupied his idle hours and aided his rehabilitation, but he was still without an occupation.
After more than two years and a week-long Supreme Court case, Bill received compensation from the mining company for his accident. Bill and Peggy decided to use the money to buy a small farm, even though neither knew anything about farming. The Joneses continued to live in Kaitangata while a married couple ran the farm on a day-to-day basis. Eventually, the married couple was replaced by a single man, and the Joneses moved onto their property (named Peggydale, after Peggy Jones, whose maiden name was Dale).
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Since Bill was confined to a wheelchair, Peggy was responsible for most of the farm chores, which she referred to as "jolly hard work," adding that "One year I raised 200 calves by bucket." It was a family joke that each Christmas Bill's gift to Peggy was a new pair of gumboots, an overall, and a mallet. Peggy noted that, looking back, I don't think I could have done anything without Bill. He's always ahead of everyone and is a perfectionist too. Talk about women's lib I'd be useless if I was left to my own devices." While Peggy was doing most of the farm work, Bill was not simply idling away the hours.
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When the Joneses moved from the city to their farm, two friends and their son Mervyn built Bill a workshop on the end of the farm shed. Bill used a life insurance policy as collateral for a loan to buy his first sewing machine. Bill observed that, we had it paid off in a year-three or four hundred dollars. It would cost a couple of thousand to replace." To enable B to work with both hands free, a friend made a forehead accelerator for the machine from the hydraulic clutch of a car. Bill's increasing skill with leather soon became the basis of their current business.
หน้าที่2his future, his livelihood, is uncertain. But no one who knows Jonesy can doubt for a moment that he will not triumph over every blow that life can deal him. It was plain in Italy, it is crystal clear here, now in New Zealand.ย่อหน้าThe accolades and expressions of sympathy lifted Bill's spirits, but they could not shorten his lengthy period of rehabilitation in the Dunedin Hospital. Bill's rehabilitation was aided by another patient who taught him leather- working. Recounting his experience, Bill recalled:Twenty-six years ago I couldn't darn a sock. After my accident was in Ward 5 at Dunedin Hospital. A man there had been transferred from Waipiata-he'd been there some years-for surgery on a collapsed lung .ย่อหน้าHe was a crackerjack at saddleworking. There he was, strung up in a plaster cast, blocks and tackles everywhere, doing bits of work on his bed. When started taking notice, I'd have them push my bed down to his cubicle. I'd watch him and talk to him for half a day at a time. Occasionally I'd get a loan of his gear.ย่อหน้าWhen I got home I bought myself a set of tools and started getting leather from "Disabled Soldiers." It was a while before I could get it from tanneries so I worked through "Disabled Soldiers Rehabilitation League as it is now. They used to let me have my pick of what they could offer, at cost.Bill learned a skill which occupied his idle hours and aided his rehabilitation, but he was still without an occupation.After more than two years and a week-long Supreme Court case, Bill received compensation from the mining company for his accident. Bill and Peggy decided to use the money to buy a small farm, even though neither knew anything about farming. The Joneses continued to live in Kaitangata while a married couple ran the farm on a day-to-day basis. Eventually, the married couple was replaced by a single man, and the Joneses moved onto their property (named Peggydale, after Peggy Jones, whose maiden name was Dale).ย่อหน้าSince Bill was confined to a wheelchair, Peggy was responsible for most of the farm chores, which she referred to as "jolly hard work," adding that "One year I raised 200 calves by bucket." It was a family joke that each Christmas Bill's gift to Peggy was a new pair of gumboots, an overall, and a mallet. Peggy noted that, looking back, I don't think I could have done anything without Bill. He's always ahead of everyone and is a perfectionist too. Talk about women's lib I'd be useless if I was left to my own devices." While Peggy was doing most of the farm work, Bill was not simply idling away the hours.ย่อหน้าเมื่อขี้ตามช้างย้ายเมืองไปฟาร์มของพวกเขา เพื่อนสองคนและลูกชายของเมิร์ฟขึ้นเงินงานในส่วนของโรงฟาร์ม เงินใช้ในกรมธรรม์ประกันชีวิตเป็นหลักประกันสำหรับเงินกู้เพื่อซื้อจักรเย็บผ้าเครื่องแรกของเขา รายการสังเกตว่า เรามีมันจ่ายออกในปีสามหรือสี่ร้อยดอลลาร์ มันจะจ่ายสองพันแทน" เพื่อให้ B ทำงาน ด้วยมือทั้งสอง เพื่อนทำตัวหน้าผากเร่งเครื่องจากคลัตช์ไฮดรอลิกของรถ ทักษะที่เพิ่มขึ้นของตั๋วหนังเร็ว ๆ นี้กลายเป็น พื้นฐานของธุรกิจปัจจุบัน
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