King Island - 2007
We were interested in going to King Island because Joy's Great Grandparents, William & Sarah Macdougall were Pioneer settlers on King Island in 1901. They had 2 properties "Dunollie" and "Lorne". William had a bad accident on the "Lorne" property in 1914 which left him paralysed and in the wheelchair for the next 19 years. We did find the properties and walked on the land. (Refer to my Macdougall Family Archives Blog).
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| We flew from Moorabbin to King Island. |
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| Receiving our emergency instructions. |
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| Porky beach and King Island Dairy. |
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| Porky beach, King Island. |
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| Porky Beach. |
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| Drying kelp. |
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| The Boatshed Restaurant without Food. |
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| Currie Lightohouse. |
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| "Three Rivers" house where Auntie Olive Macdougall lived. |
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| "Three Rivers" property. |
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| "Benhilton", the home of Lightfoots where Olive & Ila were when their father William had his accident at "Lorne". |
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| "Boobyallas" where ? lived. |
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| Hugh Macdougall's property "Dunollie". |
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| William Macdougall's property "Dunollie". Joy's Great Grandfather. |
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| William Macdougall's property "Dunollie". |
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| Cape Wickham Lighthouse. |
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| Martha Lavinia Beach. |
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| Naracoopa. |
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| Olive Macdougall's house where Lancasters' now lived and have renovated. |
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| Lighthouse Keeper's house now a Museum. |
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| Tennis club photo in Museum. I donated a photo of the Macdougall family to the Museum. |
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| Block where "Fairlawn" house was in 1914. |
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| Macdougall's "Lorne" property overlooking Etterick River. |
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| Macdougall's "Lorne" property. |
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| Where Macdougall's house once stood. |
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| Where "Lorne" once stood. |
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| Where "Lorne" once stood. |
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| This is all that remains of "Lorne" today. |
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| Dripping Wells at "Lorne" property. |
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| Dripping Wells at "Lorne" property. |
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| Turkeys mating. |
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| Surprise Bay where Olive Macdougall had land. |
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| Calcified forest at Seal Rocks. |
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| Seal Rocks. |
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| Elizabeth Bowling died 30 July 1914 at Surprise Bay. |
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| Elizabeth Bowling memorial. |
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| Cows on Bowling property. |
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| Fitzmaurice Bay where "Cataraqui swunk on 4 August 1845. |
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| Peter enjoying nature at Fitzmaurice Bay. |
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| Joy at Fitzmaurice Bay where "Cataraque" cairn is located. The ship sank on 4 August 1845 with 399 loosing their lives. |
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| We stayed at Grassey. |
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| Emergency Instructions with Peter as co-pilot. |
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| Our return flight was a bit scary as we had to skirt around a storm. |
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| On our return Joy sent this photo of the Macdougall family taken at "Lorne" on 9 September 1908. William & Sarah Macdougall with Leslie, Hugh, Fredericka, Ila & Olive. |
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