Random thoughts and observations
After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marriage, Edward and Sophia Gorey settled at Angustown near Whroo in 1889. A list provided to the Education Department about 1890 shows that four children of Edward Gorey were attending the recently opened Angustown State School. These would have been Charles, Elizabeth, William [...]
Anzac Day has captured the public imagination in Australia. My Anzac Day reflection is to acknowledge that all four of my grandfather’s brothers served in the First World War. I remember attending April 25 parades as a cub scout in Traralgon where the returned soldiers outnumbered the spectators. There were Boer War veterans in the [...]
This is a remarkable genealogical story. What I write here is based on facts as far I can establish them. If these facts are proven I can claim descent from Robert the Bruce, other Scottish kings, Henry II of England and even Fergus of Ireland and Scotland. I registered at www.ancestry.com.au this morning. I hit [...]
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine offers hours of browsing fun. The archive contains 100 terabytes and 10 billion web pages archived from 1996 to the present. You simply enter a web address to be taken back in time to cached pages of that site. This is potentially embarrassing for web site owners. My own site [...]
This is a poor scan of a watercolor painting of the “Barque Middlesex” by RH Shadlow. I haven’t been able to find a better copy of this, or any reference to Shadlow. If anyone knows how I can contact the artist please let me know. My great-great grandparents James and Elizabeth Gorey arrived in Port [...]
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