Lynne and me

Our home

Declan, 4 months

Zac and Riley

I am a retired geologist living with my wife Lynne on a 20 acre property in a semi-rural locality just outside the regional town of Bendigo, located about 150 km north of Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia. Bendigo lies in the heart of the Central Victorian goldfields that were discovered in 1851 and proved an irresistible attraction to all manner of people in Britain, Europe, America and the Far East in the mid- to late-19th century. Bendigo is a beautiful city of nearly 100,000 people, full of tangible links to the boisterous, rollicking days when gold was the only subject of conversation and endeavour. Although the last of the old mines closed more than 50 years ago, a new mining era is rekindling old memories with the recent opening of a modern underground mine.

I have two wonderful children and four lovely grandchildren - so far! In addition, Lynne has another four children and six grandchildren, so we are a fairly large family when everyone gets together in the one place.

I have been interested in genealogy since about 1990. Although family history takes up the bulk of my time, I enjoy gardening with Australian native plants, camping in the Outback, reading, fishing, writing and travelling. I also take a keen interest in the history of the discovery of Australia, the gold-rush era in Victoria, the climate change debate, nuclear energy, and most things scientific. Some of my favourite websites and areas of interest outside genealogy can be found on the Other links page

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