[BITList] Oz expensive!

[David Harvey]

Hugh,

My immediate thought was to wonder if your GGF had any connection with
Henderson's Circular Saw Line, but a quick Google proved that theory wrong.
Pity, would have been an interesting study. All the same look it up,
Wikipedia has a reference. They even named a town after that Henderson, he
may of course be related to your GGF. Until I just looked it up I always
thought that the Circular Saw Line was an Australian concern as I had a
post card of one of their ships, s.s. "Archer" in Newcastle NSW. I see now
that it was from New Zealand. This ship was later sold to the Australian SN
Co, which company, in turn, British India SN  took control of and it became
Australasian United SN Cc. IIRC there same picture was on the Internet.
Interesting name for a shipping Co. AUSN vessels had BI livery colours,
except for the masts which were painted a mission brown colour.

I haven't made it to Sydney in years, at least 15 years, must consider a
trip back

Dave








On 26 February 2012 16:18, HUGH <chakdara at btinternet.com> wrote:

> **
> Dave,
>
> You mentioned interesting history in Sydney.  It figures in a wee bit of
> my family history, and vice versa. My great grandfather, William Henderson,
> went to Australia around 1890. For what reason, I have never managed to
> find out, but he didn't take the family with him. The family gravestone in
> the cemetery here says he died in Australia in 1891, but diligent research
> by myself here and others in Australia failed to find anything to say where
> and when he died.  The last recorded sight of him was in Sydney, when an
> acquaintance from Scotland saw him across a street. There was a parade
> going along the street, so the friend was unable to cross to greet him.
>
> Hugh.
>
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