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The
Lilley/Matthews Mailout - October 2003
Issue Six
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Welcome to the sixth issue of the
Lilley/Matthews Mailout, a newletter for not only the Lilley and Matthews
families, but also for those who are friends of, or related to, the Lilley
and Matthews families. It has taken a little while for this issue to come
out, mainly because I forgot about it - sorry about that folks!
The site continues to grow, even
though it may be a slow growth. Work is still going on behind the scenes
so to speak, especially on the family tree. I welcome any contributions
to the site that may be of interest to the family's history - whether it
be directly related materials or indirectly related, such as information
relating to the towns in which family members lived, etc.
If you have any material that may
be of assistance and you are willing to give it or lend it to me, please
contact me via email at nrbcpastorkev@yahoo.com.au
I am especially interested in gaining photographs,
historical documents, etc.
CONTENTS:
Even though it has been a while since a newsletter
went out, the site hasn't changed a lot - at least from what I can remember.
A lot more information has been added on Australian history, especially
by way of the 'History of New South Wales From the Records,' by G. B. Barton.
There is also some new content by way of a book on William Dampier.
There is still a lot of work behind the scenes, with
plenty of content being made ready for inclusion on the site.
If you have some familial relationship
to the Lilley or Matthews family, please consider joining The Lilley Family Mail Group
or The Matthews Family Mail Group
for the purpose of receiving Emails from different family members all at
the same time and being able to therefore share in a continuing online discussion
with one another. All you have to do to join any of the mail
groups is simply enter your email address below and press enter. It's that
simple and you will then be able to participate with other family members
in on-going discussions about what's happening in the family, with people
you all know, etc. Give it a whirl.
Please join us here and make
this site a meeting place for those in the family around the world.
Visit the family tree page for
more information and to access the tree.
Australian History is now available via the 'Kevin's
Family - Online History Site.' I have been able to get online a full version
of Watkin Tench's, 'A Complete Account
of the Settlement of Port Jackson.' This work is some 19 chapters
relating the history of the first couple of years of settlement in Australia
from 1788 by a man who was actually there as a British officer in the marines.
'A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany
Bay' also by Tench, covering the period from setting out for
Botany Bay to the founding of the colony of Sydney in 1788 is also available
online. Both of these volumes are available in a printed format.
Also becoming available is the much larger work by
G B Barton, 'History of New South Wales
From the Records - Volume 1: Governor Phillip 1783-1789.' Sadly,
I only have volume 1 of this work, so it would seem that only the one volume
will become available online. Still, it is a huge work of some 600 plus
pages, so there will be plenty of information relating to early Australian
settlement, etc.
So as you can see, there is plenty happening in this
area of the site also. As the site becomes more well known I think it will
become an important one for the content that will be available regarding
Australia's history.
I have in mind to put online quite a few more works
regarding Australian history, including works relating to the early exploration
of Australia. Also some of the important Australian literature will make
its way online in month's to come.
The Wilderness Journeys site has
had quite a few updates in the last few months, including news and photos
relating to a number of trips I've taken in the last 6 months or so. Areas
visited include Kooragang Island, Barrington Tops National Park, Watagans
National Park and the Mount Royal National Park.
Interested in looking at photos
of places I have been over the years - then Kevin's Wilderness Journeys
is the place to go. Here you will photos and information regarding various
places throughout Australia. A fair amount of the information currently
on the site was put together before the web site came about, so it's a little
light on some information currently. All new trips I take will have more
detailed information, links, etc.
