tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post4315717237481265959..comments2023-12-24T23:43:26.726+11:00Comments on Backtracking: We were robbedBoobookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-1272674920294363652019-09-08T09:46:53.806+10:002019-09-08T09:46:53.806+10:00How interesting. It appears that there was a lot o...How interesting. It appears that there was a lot of subterfuge going on and it must have been very hard for the authorities to do 'background checks'. Newspaper articles like these help to add pieces to the jigsaw.<br />Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-13782538313627737612019-09-06T21:40:29.502+10:002019-09-06T21:40:29.502+10:00George "Surridge" was actually my GGG Gr...George "Surridge" was actually my GGG Grandfather George Smith (1811-1873) who had been sent as an Exile to Port Philip in 1846 on board the Maitland. He used his mother's maiden name as an alias and it seems the authorities didn't realise he had been a convict. He had what might be described as an "interesting" life..<br /><br />More details at<br /><br />http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/94761<br /><br />Daz Markshttp://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/94761noreply@blogger.com