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BENDIGO, IT'S CORNISH

Cornish Pioneers of Bendigo & District

The Cornish Pioneers of Bendigo is a project which has taken many years of research and sifting through local historical records and contact with many family researchers who have generously shared their research.  It is a small attempt to document and record the contributions that our Cornish pioneers made to Bendigo and District which often go unrecognised in the annals of history.  The criteria for this project was that the person was born in Cornwall and that they spent a period of time in the Bendigo area - no matter how small.  There are occasional entries where the person was born out of Cornwall itself but they had Cornish parents or spent part of their life in Cornwall, so they are included.  I have endeavoured to include as many biographical details as possible and am constantly seeking further information so that I can add 'flesh' to the bones.

To those who have assisted in any way to make sure that the names and details of these pioneer men and women are recorded and preserved a big THANK YOU.  Please don't stop them coming as the database will continue to grow as more names and details are uncovered and I will continue to add more names and details as they come to light.

 Last, but by no means least - I dedicate this project to my grandfather Joseph Henry Nancarrow and all who went before him.  He died before his time - like so many of our Cornish ancestors but I know he would be very proud of my attempts to document the names of these, in the most part, ordinary men and women who contributed so greatly to the area in which we still live.  Their efforts have not been in vain and we remember and record them with pride.

Leanne Lloyd

		MY FAMILY I look upon your picture, I see the sights you've seen. I've stepped upon your footprints And walked where you have been.
			I sailed the ship that brought you To this land of sun and gold. I've seen your fine young wife And the children that you hold.
		I see the horse and wagon Your belongings not so grand And crossed the streams and rivers Leading to your promised land.
	I know your children's names I grieve they had to die I mourned and felt your loss And I too questioned - why?
		I travelled on your journeys I was there when day was done I saw the worthless diggings Gold - well there was none.
			I saw the family struggle To exist day after day I helped you pack the tent As you once more went your way.
		I placed flowers on the ground Where you finally found your rest No markers show me names It's my heart that tells me best.
		I look upon your picture I see your dreams and then I look into a mirror And your face lives - once again.
	I've lived your every heartbeat And in your faces see I'm part of all you've done For a part of you - is me!
	Copyright  Leanne Lloyd 2007

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