Append|x I

|ntroduct|on. |ntroduct|on.
My re:eorch |nto my fom||y :tory :torted w|th o co|| to my My re:eorch |nto my fom||y :tory :torted w|th o co|| to my
Crondfother, who to|d me o|| obout h|: :|de of my fom||y, the Crondfother, who to|d me o|| obout h|: :|de of my fom||y, the
v||||om:' ond Creenwood:. He to|d me to|e: of hord:h|, r|:h v||||om:' ond Creenwood:. He to|d me to|e: of hord:h|, r|:h
ond er:eueronce thot | hod neuer heord before to q|ue me ond er:eueronce thot | hod neuer heord before to q|ue me
|n:|qht: |nto the eo|e thot mohe u my fom||y tree. |n:|qht: |nto the eo|e thot mohe u my fom||y tree.
My My fom||y': fom||y': :tory :tory of of |mm|qrot|on |mm|qrot|on o|| o|| :torted :torted |n |n the the IssO IssO': ': |n |n vo|e: vo|e: w|th w|th the the
:on :on of of o o doctor doctor.. My My Creot, Creot, Creot, Creot, CCreot reot CCrondfother, rondfother, Dou|d Dou|d v||||om: v||||om: wo: wo: o o
corenter corenter ond ond on|y on|y |n |n h|: h|: twent|e: twent|e: when when he he dec|ded dec|ded to to |eoue |eoue h|: h|: fom||y, fom||y,
fr|end: fr|end: ond ond home home |n |n vo|e: vo|e: to to moue moue to to Au:tro||o Au:tro||o,, the the |ond |ond of of oortun|ty oortun|ty..
|'m |'m :ure :ure he he :ow :ow the the otent|o| otent|o| |n |n th|: th|: new new country country ond ond thot thot he he cou|d cou|d :tort :tort
ofre:h, ofre:h, w|th w|th o o new new ||fe ||fe |n |n o o |ond |ond w|thout w|thout the the fom|ne fom|ne or or wor: wor: |n |n the the northern northern
hem|:here hem|:here.. |t |t wou|d wou|d houe houe been been o o b|tter b|tter- -:weet :weet moment moment ot ot the the doch doch on on the the
doy doy of of deorture, deorture,
ueryone, ueryone, neruou: neruou: ond ond :od :od obout obout |eou|nq |eou|nq the|r the|r home home country country ond ond the|r the|r fom|||e:,, fom|||e:,,
but but ot ot the the :ome :ome t|me t|me exc|ted exc|ted to to be be qo|nq qo|nq to to o o new new country country fu|| fu|| of of oortun|t|e: oortun|t|e:..
1he 1he uoyoqe uoyoqe wou|d wou|d houe houe been been for for from from on on enjoyob|e enjoyob|e one one.. How How cou|d cou|d one one exect exect
the the cheoe:t cheoe:t fore fore to to rou|de rou|de ony ony comfort:! comfort:! 5o 5o mony mony eo|e eo|e crommed crommed |n |n
toqether, toqether, eo|e eo|e who who hod hod neuer neuer euen euen :een :een the the oceon oceon now now ot ot |t: |t: mercy mercy ond ond be|nq be|nq
:|ch :|ch r|qht r|qht next next to to you you.. |tter|y |tter|y co|d co|d weother weother |n |n the the euen|nq:, euen|nq:, ond ond hou|nq hou|nq to to choo:e choo:e
between between :t|f||nq :t|f||nq be|ow be|ow the the dech, dech, or or be|nq be|nq burnt burnt on on to to of of |t |t dur|nq dur|nq the the doy doy.. Food Food
ond ond woter woter |n |n :hort :hort :u|y, :u|y, fr|end:h|: fr|end:h|: mode, mode, bod bod th|nq: th|nq: outwe|qh|nq outwe|qh|nq the the qood qood
th|nq: th|nq:.. 1here 1here wo: wo: much much to to be be |eornt |eornt from from other: other: thouqh thouqh ond ond |on: |on: to to be be mode mode..
From From Me|bourne Me|bourne he he wou|d wou|d heod heod eo:t eo:t w|th w|th :ome :ome new new mote: mote:..
H|: H|: not|ue not|ue tonque tonque wo: wo: ve|:h ve|:h ond ond he he d|d d|d not not :eoh :eoh nq||:h, nq||:h, He He tr|ed tr|ed to to qet qet r|de: r|de: o|onq o|onq the the
woy, woy, but but ended ended u u wo|h|nq wo|h|nq o|one o|one the the neor|y neor|y 2OO 2OO M||e: M||e: (ouer (ouer 1OO 1OOhm) hm) to to o|rn:do|e o|rn:do|e.. 1he 1he
:|ze :|ze of of th|: th|: |ond, |ond, the the d|:tonce: d|:tonce: between between c|u|||:ot|on, c|u|||:ot|on, the the weother, weother, the the w||d||fe, w||d||fe, the the |ont: |ont: - -
o|| o|| o:tound|nq o:tound|nq to to the the fore|qner fore|qner.. vhen vhen Dou|d Dou|d v||||om: v||||om: orr|ued orr|ued |n |n o|rn:do|e, o|rn:do|e, he he hod hod no no
money money :o :o the the on|y on|y ot|on ot|on wo: wo: to to worh worh for for food food ond ond |odq|nq: |odq|nq: on on |oco| |oco| form: form:.. After After o o wh||e wh||e
he he :ecured :ecured worh worh o: o: o o corenter corenter.. He He wo: wo: o o qood qood corenter corenter ond ond bu||t bu||t the the f|r:t f|r:t br|dqe br|dqe |n |n
o|rn:do|e o|rn:do|e ouer ouer the the M|tche|| M|tche|| R|uer, R|uer, before before bu||d|nq bu||d|nq one one of of the the f|r:t f|r:t ermonent ermonent hou:e: hou:e: |n |n
o|rn:do|e o|rn:do|e.. He He morr|ed morr|ed o o |oco| |oco| q|r| q|r| ond ond hod hod two two ch||dren, ch||dren, the the :econd :econd nomed nomed HHuqh uqh
v||||om:, v||||om:, my my Creot Creot,, Creot Creot Crondfother Crondfother..
Huqh Huqh qrew qrew u u |n |n o|rn:do|e o|rn:do|e unt|| unt|| he he wo: wo: obout obout 22 22,when ,when he he fe|| fe|| |n |n |oue |oue w|th w|th o o
|oco| |oco| q|r| q|r|.. After After 1 1 yeor: yeor: of of morr|oqe, morr|oqe, Huqh Huqh wo: wo: fother fother to to boby boby q|r| q|r| by by the the nome nome of of
Netto Netto leon leon v||||om:, v||||om:, my my Creot Creot Crondmother, Crondmother, born born |n |n Is9s Is9s,, ond ond o o younqer younqer :on, :on,
Dou|d Dou|d v||||om: v||||om:.. 1roqedy 1roqedy :truch :truch the the fom||y fom||y when when the the ch||dren': ch||dren': mother mother d|ed d|ed..
Huqh Huqh wo: wo: |eft |eft to to |ooh |ooh ofter ofter the the two two ch||dren ch||dren by by h|m:e|f, h|m:e|f, :o :o the|r the|r mother: mother: fom||y fom||y
:teed :teed |n |n to to en:ure en:ure the the ch||dren ch||dren :toyed :toyed w|th w|th d|fferent d|fferent member:, member:, mo:t|y mo:t|y |n |n
Me|bourne, Me|bourne, o|thouqh o|thouqh oort oort from from eoch eoch other other ond ond the|r the|r fother fother.. Huqh Huqh ond ond h|: h|:
br|ch|oyer br|ch|oyer brother brother went went to to 5outh 5outh Afr|co Afr|co dur|nq dur|nq the the oer oer vor vor o: o: trode:men, trode:men,
vhen vhen the the oer oer vor vor f|n|:hed f|n|:hed they they :toyed :toyed there there for for onother onother ten ten yeor:, yeor:, bu||d|nq bu||d|nq
hou:e: hou:e:.. vhen vhen Huqh Huqh returned returned home home he he moued moued Netto Netto ond ond Dou|d Dou|d boch boch to to
o|rn:do|e o|rn:do|e w|th w|th h|m, h|m, ond ond hod hod more more ch||dren ch||dren when when he he remorr|ed remorr|ed o o |oco| |oco| q|r| q|r|.. 1en 1en
yeor: yeor: |oter |oter Netto Netto met met ond ond morr|ed morr|ed o o |oco| |oco| mon, mon, Henry Henry Creenwood, Creenwood, who who
eueryone eueryone co||ed co||ed Horry Horry.. Horry Horry wo: wo: o o returned returned :o|d|er :o|d|er from from vo|d vo|d vor vor One One..
Netto Netto ond ond Horry Horry Creenwood Creenwood hod hod s s ch||dren ch||dren.. 1he 1he e|de:t e|de:t wo: wo: my my Crondfother, Crondfother,
Leonord Leonord orry, orry, born born |n |n I924 I924,, fo||owed fo||owed 44 douqhter:, douqhter:, Vuonne, Vuonne, rendo, rendo, O|wyn O|wyn ond ond
|oter, |oter, C||||on C||||on who who wo: wo: I I yeor: yeor: younqer younqer.. My My Crondo Crondo ho: ho: o|woy: o|woy: been been hnown hnown o: o:
orry orry |n:teod |n:teod of of Leonord Leonord becou:e becou:e my my Creot Creot Crondfother Crondfother hod hod ce|ebroted ce|ebroted too too
much much ond ond req|:tered req|:tered h| h| nome: nome: the the wronq wronq woy woy oround oround.. My My Crondfother Crondfother ut ut h|: h|:
oqe oqe u u from from I1 I1 to to Is Is to to f|qht f|qht |n |n vor|d vor|d vor vor 22.. For For 44 yeor: yeor: he he :erued :erued mo|n|y mo|n|y |n |n the the
5outh 5outh- -oc|f|c oc|f|c ond ond he he con con remember remember h|: h|: ||tt|e ||tt|e :|:ter, :|:ter, C||||on, C||||on, be|nq be|nq :cored :cored of of h|m h|m o: o:
:he :he d|d d|d not not remember remember h|m h|m when when he he returned returned.. He He met met h|: h|: w|fe w|fe to to be, be, Noncy Noncy
vot:on, vot:on, ot ot church, church, o: o: her her fother fother wo: wo: o o deocon deocon ot ot h|: h|: church church.. v|th|n v|th|n f|ue f|ue yeor: yeor:
they they were were morr|ed morr|ed ond ond w|th|n w|th|n onother onother yeor yeor the|r the|r f|r:t f|r:t ch||d, ch||d, my my mother, mother, wo: wo:
born, born, then then my my ount|e: ount|e: kotr|no kotr|no ond ond Meqon Meqon ond ond my my unc|e unc|e Owen Owen.. 1he 1he fom||y fom||y
moued moued from from 1hornbury 1hornbury to to the|r the|r qreot qreot Au:tro||on Au:tro||on dreom dreom |n |n Me|bourne': Me|bourne': eo:tern eo:tern
:uburb: :uburb:..
vhen vhen :he :he wo: wo: o|der, o|der, my my Mother Mother met met Ne|| Ne|| o|me, o|me, on on AFL AFL footbo||er footbo||er for for
R|chmond R|chmond.. 1hey 1hey morr|ed morr|ed ond ond f|ue f|ue yeor: yeor: |oter |oter my my :|:ter, :|:ter, kote kote o|me, o|me, wo: wo: born born
ond ond they they o|| o|| moued moued to to Ade|o|de Ade|o|de for for Ne||': Ne||': worh worh.. 1en 1en yeor: yeor: |oter |oter lone lone ond ond Ne|| Ne||
d|uorced d|uorced but but :toyed :toyed qood qood fr|end: fr|end: ond ond :he :he returned returned to to V|ctor|o V|ctor|o w|th w|th kote kote to to ||ue ||ue
|n |n Cee|onq Cee|onq.. 5he 5he bouqht bouqht on on o|d o|d hou:e hou:e ond ond renouoted renouoted |t |t before before return|nq return|nq to to
Me|bourne Me|bourne :o :o thot thot kote kote cou|d cou|d ottend ottend :choo| :choo| ot ot ve:|ey ve:|ey Co||eqe Co||eqe My My Mum Mum bouqht bouqht
on on o|d o|d hou:e hou:e |n |n 5t 5t k||do k||do.. A A number number of of yeor: yeor: |oter |oter my my Mum Mum met met Dou|d Dou|d Morqon Morqon
ond ond they they hod hod o o beout|fu| beout|fu| boby boby :on :on co||ed co||ed 1homo: 1homo: lome: lome: o|me o|me.. |ntere:t|nq|y, |ntere:t|nq|y,
the the o|d o|d hou:e hou:e thot thot my my Mum Mum bouqht bouqht |n |n 5t 5t k||do k||do o:t o:t ond ond renouoted renouoted |t |t to to be be the the
home home || |oue |oue todoy todoy wo: wo: bu||t bu||t ot ot the the :ome :ome t|me t|me thot thot my my Creot, Creot, Creot, Creot, Creot Creot
Crondfother Crondfother :teed :teed o:hore o:hore |n |n th|: th|: fore|qn fore|qn |ond |ond.. || wonder wonder |f |f he he :toyed :toyed |n |n
Me|bourne Me|bourne |onq |onq enouqh enouqh to to bu||d bu||d ony ony hou:e: hou:e: |n |n th|: th|: new new :uburb :uburb of of 5t 5t k||do k||do on on h|: h|:
woy woy throuqh throuqh. .