tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post4543128318865742057..comments2024-01-18T20:51:59.742+11:00Comments on Sandra’s Ancestral Research Journal: A to Z Challenge - F is for FremantleSandra Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-51870819376894203802017-04-08T15:07:31.922+10:002017-04-08T15:07:31.922+10:00Hi Linda, I couldn't agree more however I thin...Hi Linda, I couldn't agree more however I think there is lot of poverty and sickness that we don't just see as it's hidden from view (and the cameras. I sometimes wonder however when I look at the news if we have come all that far ...Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-82957775065117818852017-04-08T15:05:42.531+10:002017-04-08T15:05:42.531+10:00Thanks PatThanks PatSandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-53088705183384810242017-04-08T15:05:16.230+10:002017-04-08T15:05:16.230+10:00I think the story of immigration is common to a lo...I think the story of immigration is common to a lot of Australians. For the first Australians it happened such a long time ago it's been lost in time, but for us more newly arrived it's much easier to find.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-66010431283446042052017-04-08T14:59:40.602+10:002017-04-08T14:59:40.602+10:00Hi Molly, Bravery and perhaps few other choices fo...Hi Molly, Bravery and perhaps few other choices for a better life. It certainly would have been character building.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-60281176367460458962017-04-08T14:57:30.166+10:002017-04-08T14:57:30.166+10:00Anagha, I think your right it's something hard...Anagha, I think your right it's something hard to image from the cosy home in Australia.<br />Thanks for dropping by.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-82529889570784574382017-04-08T14:47:07.256+10:002017-04-08T14:47:07.256+10:00Thanks for your comment Denise, my kids think the ...Thanks for your comment Denise, my kids think the same about my early years. Everything I suppose is a matter of perspective I suppose, some people are still going through these things depending on what country you live in.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-79304551503679373552017-04-08T14:43:41.326+10:002017-04-08T14:43:41.326+10:00Wouldn't it be wonderful to know what was on t...Wouldn't it be wonderful to know what was on their minds. Thanks for dropping by. BTW I loved your flsh fiction piece.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-91478815149443796202017-04-08T13:18:09.013+10:002017-04-08T13:18:09.013+10:00I wouldn't want to be a woman in the 19th Cent...I wouldn't want to be a woman in the 19th Century. We are so lucky to live where we live and in a time where poverty and sickness are not so prevalent.lindamaycurryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876359944965312653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-86812919045288668352017-04-08T10:25:04.413+10:002017-04-08T10:25:04.413+10:00Nilanjana, glad I was able to help. I almost went...Nilanjana, glad I was able to help. I almost went tropo trying to figure out what was srong when it happened to me, so I felt your pain. Thanks for dropping by.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-87982152723891861432017-04-08T10:19:32.633+10:002017-04-08T10:19:32.633+10:00Thanks for dropping by VINODINI I have just popped...Thanks for dropping by VINODINI I have just popped over to your blog and can highly recommend it. A wonderful read.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-24358675118749169252017-04-08T10:05:46.363+10:002017-04-08T10:05:46.363+10:00I think for these girls there wasn't too much ...I think for these girls there wasn't too much to go home too. The poverty back home in England for working class was pretty awful.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-69631019988227598592017-04-08T10:04:27.756+10:002017-04-08T10:04:27.756+10:00Probably working too hard without much support! Gi...Probably working too hard without much support! Girls' Friendly Society tried to help but when the majority of the population was male it was probably an uphill battle.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-27132283681716770542017-04-08T09:08:40.416+10:002017-04-08T09:08:40.416+10:00Interesting story! To find the sources for the ori...Interesting story! To find the sources for the original is quite a find. Pat Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173780616018870845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-62872661741097776772017-04-08T08:43:35.997+10:002017-04-08T08:43:35.997+10:00what an interesting story. My family history is ve...what an interesting story. My family history is very similar to yours.. all from England to Australia - and mostly from the southern parts of England at that! My husband has some Irish in him (via England) and I have Welsh if you go back far enough. I do enjoy a bit of family history!<br /><br />Philipa (Ozzypip)<br />Quilter and blogger<br />Blogging her way through an A to Z quilt<br /><a href="http://ozzypipquilts.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Ozzypip Quilts</a><br />ozzypiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751571081318370995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-46698628422386959462017-04-08T05:04:51.475+10:002017-04-08T05:04:51.475+10:00Hard to fathom what that must have been like. Just...Hard to fathom what that must have been like. Just looking at the photo of the harbor conjures up the challenging circumstances you describe. It takes a special kind of bravery for a young woman to make it through all of that!Molly of Molly's Canopyhttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-61481556089924613822017-04-08T03:59:40.411+10:002017-04-08T03:59:40.411+10:00Immigrants and girls, this combination itself is d...Immigrants and girls, this combination itself is deadly enough! Trauma of leaving cozy protection and waking up to piercing eyes must have occupied the every chunk of emotional sphere for both the sisters!<br />---------------<br />Team MocktailMommies<br />https://mocktailmommies.blogspot.comAnagha Yatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896682607672769184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-2448177336496786022017-04-08T01:52:35.919+10:002017-04-08T01:52:35.919+10:00Reading what people went through even until the ea...Reading what people went through even until the early 20th century is mind-boggling.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-59537832022188111802017-04-08T00:56:57.507+10:002017-04-08T00:56:57.507+10:00History is so interesting to read about, and it ca...History is so interesting to read about, and it can bring forth such powerful emotions. I really enjoyed reading your post, thank you for sharing. As for Sarah and her sister Kate’s letter home I can see a jump off point for a story or memoir piece built into the contents of that letter!<br /><br /><a href="https://writingiscommunication.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/a-z-blogging-challenge-raising-boys-the-penis-chronicles-presents-the-letter-f-for-farts/" rel="nofollow">F for Farts</a> <br /><br />Shari<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-6653356560278613862017-04-07T23:41:05.812+10:002017-04-07T23:41:05.812+10:00Girls in the 19th century had to grow up way too f...Girls in the 19th century had to grow up way too fast!<br /><br />Also wanted to say thanks for your help re pasting in clicky link at the A-Z blog!<br /><br />Nilanjana<br /><a href="http://nilabose.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Madly-in-Verse</a> Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-65460904293535646082017-04-07T18:50:24.810+10:002017-04-07T18:50:24.810+10:00I wonder the kind of emotions that must have run i...I wonder the kind of emotions that must have run in those girls minds.... <br /><br /><a href="http://jaishwrites.blogspot.sg/2017/04/atozchallenge-2017-f-for-flash-fiction.html" rel="nofollow">jaishwrites - F for??? (flashfiction)</a><br />Jayashree Srivatsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187741357853447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-11496268585939503782017-04-07T15:54:02.864+10:002017-04-07T15:54:02.864+10:00It's kind of weird, the way they were to see t...It's kind of weird, the way they were to see that group of men standing there to get an eyeful. <br />---------<br><br />VINODINI <br><br /><a href="http://ifsbutsandsetcs.com/2017/04/facts-about-friendship-atozchallenge/" rel="nofollow">http://ifsbutsandsetcs.com</a><br /><br /><br />Vinodinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293137036120700126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-80170683084224057102017-04-07T08:29:58.356+10:002017-04-07T08:29:58.356+10:00If I got off a boat and had a bunch of guys make c...If I got off a boat and had a bunch of guys make comments at me, I'd want to get right back on that boat and go home!<br /><br />~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~<br /><a href="http://storydam.com/" rel="nofollow">Story Dam</a><br /><a href="http://www.patricialynne.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Patricia Lynne, Indie Author</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923815077222102830.post-36382662094633546882017-04-07T08:05:17.355+10:002017-04-07T08:05:17.355+10:00Where was Caroline Chisholm when you needed her? ;...Where was Caroline Chisholm when you needed her? ;-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com