The Taits - Part 2
SS Cloncurry watercolour by Allan C. Green (1878-1954) It's been a busy week and I haven't nearly achieved all that I wanted to achieve but did have some success.... First of all I ordered a book from the Maryborough Family Heritage Research Institute which turned up very quickly. Here is a picture of it..... Now it is a slim volume at 21 pages but didn't cost an arm and a leg ($5 incl. postage) and its authors Judith A. Grimes and Kay F. Gassan had discovered information about The Shenir that I hadn't been able to find, so I was well pleased. If I have any criticism of the publication it is that it does not cite sources which is a bit frustrating if you want to confirm the information for yourself. The booklet was published in 1995. I suspect that the information came from some papers at the Queensland State Archives so I shall investigate further. But I am pleased to have the book and a bit more information about the arrival of the im...