WDYTYA is coming to SBSTV in OZ

[deeiluka]

Having read what the Australian Series is supposed to demonstrate, I thought it was a brilliant start to the series. It certainly was an example of the way Australia has become a melting pot of people from so many socio - economic levels from the very first days of settlement by Europeans!

I also thought it showed a lot of ways to get information.....if you can organise it.

I thoroughly enjoyed it.

......dee

[tropicalj]

hello  there
I  enjoyed  the show.

It is interesting to  note that German Lee and Alfred lee  death's on  the NSW BDM's have different fathers??  Now  we all  know  how frustrating  this  is for researchers,  According  to  the  net goggling Alfred Lee the bloke wot sold his collection  to  David Scott Mitchell  (  that wasn't mentioned was it  I  got  the  impression  it was donated)  he came alone from new Zealand?  so  German  Lee his brother came over from New Zealand? at some point.

I  don't know  if  the show was all  that I  had hoped for but at least it was well spoken .  Yes  it  would be  nice  if we mere mortals  could get a  royal  tour and find  those pesky relatives

Jenn

[deeiluka]

I had a giggle at the family portaits of the Irish convict ancestor and his good lady hanging out in the farm shed!     

Bit of a shame really though...... 

......dee

[trish251]

I had a giggle at the family portaits of the Irish convict ancestor and his good lady hanging out in the farm shed!     

Bit of a shame really though...... 

......dee

I wonder if they sold/gave them to Jack for the pub  - I also thought it was sad they were in the shed - but Jack's comment about not letting the convict into the house may have been close to the truth in past  times!

Trish

And I do agree Dee they gave many sources for Oz information     (If you check the credits there were many more  )

[deeiluka]

I had a giggle at the family portaits of the Irish convict ancestor and his good lady hanging out in the farm shed!     

Bit of a shame really though...... 

......dee

I wonder if they sold/gave them to Jack for the pub  - I also thought it was sad they were in the shed - but Jack's comment about not letting the convict into the house may have been close to the truth in past  times!

Trish

Yes.....a convict ancestor was truly something to be hidden... times have changed. Like Jack said.....He has Australian "Royalty" for ancestors!     

......dee

[downside]

What on earth is Australian Royalty?

Mystified Pom.

[deeiluka]

Convict ancestry!     

.....dee

[trish251]

Convict ancestry!     

.....dee

The original settlers 

Trish

[tropicalj]

I must add  that  I  wonderd  did " they " explore all avenues of jack's ancestery  and  just  pick  out  the  most interesting  ones for  the show.  I  felt  that  his  middle  name  of Hadley?  was it?  was  left unanswerd when  they discovered  his ggf Thomas Pain's  first wife and son  and  that son  had  the same  middle  name,  perhaps  the wifes maiden name?

Would  those photos  have lasted  out  in  the shed for 150 odd years???

I  enjoyed  the  show as I  have said  but  did  feel  some of it  might have been staged  for  the camera, cyncial I  know.  Perhaps fact and a touch of  fiction.

I  know  it did make me go  exploring  over  the Banks journal  a wonderful bit of Australiana for I was left wanting to  know  how  it came into alfred Lee's hands.. so  off I went goggling.  Sad pathetic creature  that I  am.   So  I  learnt someting about  australian history  which  I  find  most edifying.

On  the net  you  can fin a profile of all  the  shows etc  it is a bit of aspoiler really.

kind regards JEnn