This site supports my research into a nineteenth century immigrant family from Cornwall and their disastrous encounter with 'Marvellous Melbourne'. Not only an alternative view of the city, but a reflection on personal connection with the past, the role and nature of records as a research tool, and the value of the forgotten stories of ordinary people.
I began this research too late for the one who would have appreciated it most.
Dedicated to Peter, Bill, Gabriel, Fanny, Thomas, Elizabeth, Ruth and Gabriel again.