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  1. 30th December 2009, 07:11 PM #1
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    Life's big moments!

    Heya Folks,

    I've just returned home from a "family unknown for 41 years" reunion! Long story, but an amazing thing for me personally.

    To discover that family members hung out with the likes of Aldus Huxley and son Matt; formed life long friendships with Bertrand Russell's son and daughter John and Kate, let alone that Grandpa almost married Sigmund Freud's granddaughter Yo, might, perhaps, put my last week into perspective.

    But amongst other things, it provided some clarity.

    Just wanted to share.....

    Is the Skuller's thread still up and running?
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  2. 30th December 2009, 07:15 PM #2
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    aye up Dan,glad you had a good time.
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  3. 30th December 2009, 07:25 PM #3
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    Try not develop a complex about it mate, it was all beyond your control.Good to hear you had a goodun.
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    That's great Dan.

    The Eaton family had their 150 year re-union just last year and it was pretty cool that 3.5k people got invited to the reunion. A little bit freaky that you were walking in the crowd and you were related to most of them
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    I got Grover muddy.
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    Glad you had a good (interesting?) time Dan.

    I dropped in at Simon and Rilkas on my way back to Sydney after Christmas, but you were out and about.

    I'll have to catch you another time I guess!
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    Quote Originally Posted by abaddonxi View Post
    I got Grover muddy.
    And true to form I washed him in your backyard!

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    Glad you had a good (interesting?) time Dan.

    I dropped in at Simon and Rilkas on my way back to Sydney after Christmas, but you were out and about.

    I'll have to catch you another time I guess!
    We had to go to Sydney, Shonky - I knew you were coming - twas a pity to miss you - next time.
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    Nothing like family history I not long ago found out I'm 1/16th plus some, indigenous Australian....for want of a better term
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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    Nothing like family history I not long ago found out I'm 1/16th plus some, indigenous Australian....for want of a better term
    dammit...... a little more and you'd be eligible for some money from dah guddamint man bruddah!

    as for my tribe...... closest any of my lot can go to fame is my paternal grandparents were given a pressure cooker engraved from George and Beryl Formby thanking them for something......
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  10. 31st December 2009, 11:38 AM #10
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    Yep always a bit of a moment to remember when you find out that you have more family than you thought.It was only 40 years for me before my natural family got in contact with me.And what a family I have found that I belong to.Have a mum plus 8 brothers and sisters to get to know.Have caught up with mum and some of the family.Seems like I`m related to the Woolies as in the now deceased 60 minutes Woolies and also there is a conection with the Truemans? of the US Truemans.Plus I`m a Tasmanian ,wich explains the scar on my shoulder
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