Early Life
Lindsay was born in Goolwa, South Australia, the son of Captain John Scott Lindsay (master mariner formerly of Dundee, Scotland), and his wife Catherine, née Reid. Young Lindsay was educated in Goolwa and under Rev. John Hotham at Port Elliot. At age 15 Lindsay went to work in a chemist shop and then with and Adelaide mining agent.
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