Gayle, yes, really, some of these people! I see from your other post that you are a "cousin" regards Ray On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Gayle Clarke-Wood <gclarkew@optusnet.com.au > wrote: > Thanks Ray, a bit of acknowledgement for the original inhabitants. > > regards > > Gayle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Fairall" <rayfairall@gmail.com> > To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:36 PM > Subject: Re: [PJ] A man in a thousand. > > > > The Aboriginals of the greater Sydney region probably had a more > > nutritious > > and varied diet than most in Europe at the time. Studies in the Northern > > Territory in the 1930's showed that the Aboriginals there were healthier, > > happier and better fed than the average member of the English Working > > class. > > > > The culture of the local tribes which had been sustained since the seas > > rose > > to their present heights, was destroyed by disease and alcohol within a > > decade. > > > > Ray. > > > > (Descendant of John Randall and John Martin, Alexander 1788).. > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Barbara Eglitis > > <muffy15@optusnet.com.au>wrote: > > > >> Obviously! Do you think they could all live in bark humpys and live on > >> goannas? > >> > >> Muffy. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "COLIN BORROTT-MALONEY" <colinbm1@bigpond.com> > >> To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:59 AM > >> Subject: Re: [PJ] A man in a thousand. > >> > >> > >> > The infrastructure was already in place for the original inhabitants. > >> > Everything that was needed to sustain life was already in place for > >> > them > >> ! > >> > It was the white mans burden that had to be carried out to here ! > >> > Cheers > >> > Col > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Lesley Uebel" <ckennedy@bigpond.net.au> > >> > To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:05 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [PJ] A man in a thousand. > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi Valerie, Thank you > >> >> > >> >> Governor Phillip was certainly one of our better Governors and his > job > >> >> made all > >> >> that more difficult, arriving as they did with no infrastructure in > >> >> place. > >> >> > >> >> regards > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Lesley Uebel > >> >> mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au > >> >> CLAIM A CONVICT > >> >> http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com > >> >> [mailto:aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of > >> >> valerie.williams > >> >> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:23 PM > >> >> To: PJ Convicts > >> >> Subject: Re: [PJ] A man in a thousand. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Dear Lesley, > >> >> > >> >> I agree with you about Captain Arthur Phillip, he really is the > Father > >> of > >> >> Our Nation and doesn't receive the recognition he deserves. > >> >> > >> >> Thank you for taking the time to type up the information from HRA for > >> our > >> >> list. I really enjoyed it > >> >> > >> >> Valerie Williams > >> >> Mollymook NSW > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> >> AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' > >> >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > >> >> __________ NOD32 3797 (20090124) Information __________ > >> >> > >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >> >> http://www.eset.com > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> > 'unsubscribe' > >> > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' > >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >