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Yep, not long now. I'm currently sitting in a Heathrow hotel, drinking beer and feeling relieved that we made it this far without incident. We arrive back in Brisbane on the 28th then travel back to Mum's for a few weeks before venturing back to Melb. I'll give you a call as it would be great to try and get to see you but that will depend on your work shifts. On the way home we have an 18 hr stopover in Bangkok so we've booked a room and will venture in to the area near the Grand Palace and have a look around until the heat wears us out. Deb

It's cold but not too bad. We've worn a silly hat twice.

Dear Rowena, It's ages ago that you sent your message and even longer since I logged in. However, we're about to go on a trip at the end of this week and so I've logged back in just to make sure that I can remember my password. As I mentioned in my blog we went to Sway in search of my maternal G-G Grandfather's residence. My GG-Grandfather was George Crittall and his son George came to Australia as a young man. Family tales have George Jnr arriving in Maryborough, Queensland dressed in a rather dapper manner, carrying a cane etc and coming from an affluent family. The 1881 census indicates that George Snr was a Farmer and Miller on 227 acres employing 6 Men & 2 Boys and was resident at South Sway Farm. Anyway, we eventually found your house and I ventured in but unfortunately nobody was home and renovations appeared to be underway. I took the photo for my Mum who has very fond memories of her Grandfather, George Jnr. If I had had the opportunity to meet with you I would have asked about the location of the mill as I had heard that there was a water wheel on the property. I don't know if your house is the former house of my ancestors but I would be interested in knowing. If it is I'm happy to provide you with info related to the Cristal family. Regards, Debbie