Doctor Allayne, Mr Wise, and the Reverend Sheridon, all of the Immigration Board, came on board the ‘Samarang‘ as she lay in Sydney harbour. The crew of Samarang were tired and impatient to offload her passengers. After 108 days of being relentlessly tossed about on an unforgiving sea, they were all keen to go ashore….
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Shining a light on my Ancestry
For the past 40 years I’ve been interested in where I am from, whose blood flows through my veins and what characteristics they gave to me. What I’ve learned is that my ancestors lived very ordinary lives, but sometimes ordinary is extraordinary! I want to share my journey with you by shining a light on…
KINdling
Kin, n, relatives, collectively. Kindle, v.t., to set alight, to arouse strong feelings.