His English parents emigrated to Australia when he was roughly 7 years old, and the family settled on a dairy farm in the rural north of Victoria, just outside Shepparton, where Crowley received his early education.
When Crowley was roughly 7 years old, his English parents moved to Australia, and the family established a home on a dairy farm in the north of Victoria, just outside Shepparton, where Crowley started receiving his early education.