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Happy Australia day to all our Aussie members

Australia day is our official national day.The First Fleet comprising of 11 ships left Portsmouth,Great Britian and sailed to Port Jackson, New South Wales with 586 men, 192 women convicts aboard, 48 convicts died during the 8 month voyage. The First Fleet arrived at Port Jackson (modern day Sydney harbour) on the 26th January, 1788 and the colony  of New South Wales was founded. 

I hope everyone has a lovely day enjoy the Beach, Barbies,Concerts,Festivals and the Fire Works.And don't forget the Vegemite,Lamington's,Tim Tams,meat pies and cold beer :)

 

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Thanks Terry,

I'll start with Vegemite on toast for breakfast and work my way through the rest during the day.

Have a happy Australia Day!

Peter

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My thoughts exactly Peter especially the Vegemite on toast for breakfast :) I hope you have a wonderful Australia day.   Terry

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I'll have Vegemite on toast tomorrow (26th).

Answer 1

Happy Australia Day to you as well Terry!

I am going to mark the occasion by doing some project improvement on my Aussie profiles :-)

Some of us might have some vegemite, think I will raise a glass of Shiraz!!!

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Great idea Leigh enjoy your day working on your Aussie profiles and enjoy that Shiraz :)

Answer 2

Nice! Happy Australia Day.  Is that what Aussie's say?

Can you share some profiles from these origins?

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Hello Michael no we dont say Happy Australia day just my way of wishing our Aussie members a lovely day ;) A bit of triva the youngest Convict sent to Australia was 11 year old Mary Wade who was sent on the second fleet, she was sent for life http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wade-1931   One of Mary Wades decendants was Kevin Rudd one of our former Prime Ministers.

These are some of our Australian Royalty (what we call our convicts on the First Fleet)

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Goodwin-2031

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parker-115

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pewlet-1

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wright-3598