Merry Christmas Ronnie with the Family Tree. December 1971.
Now you've got it, Blot and all.
I have wanted to do it for years, but would never have got around to it if you hadn't twisted my arm. Thank you. Grampy.
Denis Bates 1903-1974

With a drawing of the "Family Tree" and typical of Grampy's sense of humour he wrote beneath the Blot from his pen

"YE BLOT ON YE FAMILY
ESCUTCHEON"

P/O Denis Bates

THE PRICE FAMILY in Western Australia:
Matthew Price 1854-1940
Pioneer of Western Australia
Explorer and Bridge Builder, Trail Blazer, Grazier,
Gold Miner and  by all accounts a very Popular Fellow.
His Credits:  Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge, Carnarvon Jetty, Rob's Jetty,  Dongara Bridge. Overland Telegraph Line from Eucla to Western Australia.   Matthew Price with Joseph Clarkson were the first two white men to sail into King Sound in their search for pearls.

THE BROWN FAMILY in W.A.
The Brown Family of Fremantle Western Australia, also Rottnest Island Lighthouse
Keepers.
William Brown arrived in WA in 1851.  He was a member of the Water Police and he and his son were lighthouse keepers on Rottnest Island 1880-1885

Captain Matthew Price 1818-1883
Madras E. Indies Army.
Pioneer of Victoria and Commissioner of Mounted Police
Inspector of Police
Magistrate Port Phillip Colony
Magistrate New Zealand
More  about  Matthew Price on Page 20

The Grandchildren are
Rebecca & Jessica Bates
Joshua & Amy Bauer
Scott, Matthew & Amber Price

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Letters with Love page 8    Branken Moor Statistics  page 9  Passenger List 1   page 10   
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Owen Cavanough page 18   Margaret Darnell    page 19   Matthew Price i   page 20   Matthew Price ii page 21   
John Dickins  page 22  One of the Letters  page 23  War Service 'Lest we Forget' page 24  25  26   27   28   
Price Family  in the Channel Islands    page 29  30  31   De Guerin Family page 32  33   
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