Editing Don Dunstan (section)

==Early life and education==
Donald Allan Dunstan was born on 21 September 1926 in [[Suva]], [[Colony of Fiji]], the son of Francis Vivian Dunstan and Ida May Dunstan (''{{née}}'' Hill),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://adelaidia.history.sa.gov.au/people/donald-allan-dunstan-ac-qc |title=Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC |publisher=[[Government of South Australia]] |year=2013}}</ref> Australians of [[Cornish Australians|Cornish]] descent.<ref name=indep/><ref>Whitelock, p. 137.</ref> His parents had moved to Fiji in 1916 after his father took up a position as manager of the [[Adelaide Steamship Company]].<ref name=flin/> He spent the first seven years of his life in Fiji, starting his schooling there. Dunstan was beset by illness, and his parents sent him to South Australia hoping the drier climate would assist his recovery. He lived in [[Murray Bridge, South Australia|Murray Bridge]] for three years with his mother's parents before returning to Suva for a short period during his secondary education.<ref name=y15/> During his time in Fiji, Dunstan mixed easily with the [[Indians in Fiji|Indian settlers]] and [[Fijians|indigenous people]], something that was frowned upon by many of the white people on the islands.<ref name=flin/>

He won a [[scholarship]] in [[Classics|classical studies]] and attended [[St Peter's College, Adelaide|St Peter's College]], a traditional private school for the sons of the [[Adelaide Establishment|Adelaide establishment]]. He developed public speaking and acting skills, winning the college's public speaking prize for two consecutive years.<ref name=y15/> In 1943, he portrayed the title role in a production of [[John Drinkwater (playwright)|John Drinkwater]]'s play ''[[Abraham Lincoln (play)|Abraham Lincoln]]'', and according to the school magazine, he "was the chief contributor to the success of the occasion".<ref name=c312/> His academic strengths were in classical history and languages, and he disliked mathematics.<ref name=y15>Yeeles, p. 15.</ref> He gained a reputation as a maverick. During this time, Dunstan did not board and lived in the seaside suburb of [[Glenelg, South Australia|Glenelg]] with relatives.<ref name=flin/> Dunstan completed his secondary schooling in 1943, ranking in the top 30 overall in the statewide matriculation examinations.<ref name=c312>Cockburn, p. 312.</ref>

In his youth, influenced by his uncle, former Liberal [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Adelaide|Lord Mayor of Adelaide]] Sir [[Jonathan Robert Cain|Jonathan Cain]],<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=cain-sir-jonathan-robert-5463 |title=Cain, Sir Jonathan Robert (1867–1938) | last=Bridge | first=Carl |year=2006}}</ref> Dunstan was a supporter of the [[Liberal conservatism|conservative]] [[Liberal and Country League]] (LCL) and handed out how-to-vote cards for the party at state elections. Dunstan later said of his involvement with the Liberals: "I do not call it snobbery to deride the Establishment in South Australia, I admit that I was brought up into it, and I admit that it gave me a pain."<ref>Yeeles, p. 16.</ref> When asked of his roots, he said, "I'm a refugee from it and thank God for somewhere honest to flee to!"<ref name=abc>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/features/obits/dunstan/default.htm |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=6 February 1999 |access-date=26 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510064507/http://www.abc.net.au/news/features/obits/dunstan/default.htm|archive-date=10 May 2009|url-status=dead|title=Former South Australian Premier Donald Allan Dunstan|website=ABC News Online}}</ref>

His political awakening happened during his university years. Studying law and arts at the [[University of Adelaide]],<ref name=y15/> he became very active, joining the University Socialist Club, the [[Australian Fabian Society|Fabian Society]], the Student Representative Council, as well as the Theatre Group. A two-week stint in the [[Communist Party of Australia|Communist Party]] was followed by membership in the [[Australian Labor Party]].<ref>Yeeles, p. 63.</ref>

Dunstan was markedly different from the general membership of the Labor Party of the time; upon applying for membership at [[Adelaide Trades Hall|Trades Hall]], a Labor veteran supposedly muttered "how could that long-haired prick be a Labor man?"<ref name=y17>Yeeles, p. 17.</ref> His peculiarities, such as his upper-class accent,<ref name=y17/> were a target of derision by the working-class Labor old guard throughout his early political involvement.<ref name=indep/><ref name=y17/> Dunstan funded his education by working in theatre and radio during his university years.<ref name=flin/> He eventually graduated with a double degree, with arts majors in [[Latin]], [[comparative philology]], history and politics, and he came first in political science.<ref name=c312/>

After Dunstan graduated, he moved with his wife to Fiji where he was admitted to the bar and began his career as a lawyer.<ref name=flin/> They returned to Adelaide in 1951 and settled in George Street, [[Norwood, South Australia|Norwood]], taking in boarders as a source of extra income.<ref name="flin">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.flinders.edu.au/resources/collection/special/dunstan/dunstbiog.html |title=Donald Allan Dunstan 1926–1999 |publisher=[[Flinders University]] |access-date=26 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122045803/http://www.lib.flinders.edu.au/resources/collection/special/dunstan/dunstbiog.html |archive-date=22 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Dunstan, pp. 25–32">Dunstan, pp. 25–32.</ref>