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Category: Arrivals

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Great Grandparents: Five.

17 Nov 202312 Oct 2023
You were previously introduced to my Scottish great-grandmother as mentioned in "The Arrivals - 1889". She arrived on the Dacca in 1889. Banffshire. My name is Jessie Donald. I was…
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Great grandparents: Four.

10 Nov 20233 Oct 2023
You were previously introduced to my Scottish great-grandfather as mentioned in “The Arrivals – 1883 (1)”. He arrived on board the "Oban Bay" in 1883. 1856. My name is David…
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Great Grandparents: Two.

27 Oct 202312 Oct 2023
You were previously introduced to my English great-grandmother as mentioned in “The Arrivals – 1912” on board the "Waipara". More about what happened continues. Hopton, Suffolk. My name is Jane…
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Great grandparents: One.

20 Oct 202312 Oct 2023
You were introduced to my English great-grandfather in “The Arrivals - 1912" on board the "Waipara". More about what happened after 1912 soon... Bradford, Yorkshire. My name is Albert Edward…
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Great-grandparents: Summary.

13 Oct 202319 Sep 2023
Coming Weeks. Over the coming weeks, I shall be looking into the lives of my great-grandparents - paternal and maternal. The series will cover seven weeks not eight as I…
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The Arrivals – What I found.

6 Oct 20236 Aug 2023
So, here we are - You and I, now know how my ancestors arrived in Queensland. As you can tell some of the ships have interesting tales whilst others have…
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The Arrivals – 1912.

29 Sep 20235 Aug 2023
Waipara. Even though this is the last in the series - "The Arrivals", it is not the end. Twenty-three years have passed since the last arrival back in 1889. The…
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The Arrivals – 1889.

22 Sep 202328 Jul 2023
Dacca. There was only a year to the next arrival, a maternal Scottish great-grandmother arrived. She was on board the “Dacca” which departed from London and arrived in Townsville. Background.…
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The Arrivals – 1888 (2).

15 Sep 202328 Jul 2023
Merkara. The second arrival in 1888 was my paternal great-great-grandmother. She was on board the "Merkara" which departed from London. Research. The information below has been gathered from a variety…

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