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FAMILIES TRACE FIRST FLEET HISTORY

More and more Australians are finding out they have family connections to the first fleet.

A growing band of enthusiasts is helping others discover some fascinating family links, whether they be to respectable naval officers or convicts.

The Fellowship of First Fleeters Hunter Valley Chapter website is www.firstfleeters.com.au

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  1. That is cool Wendy. I typed my mother-in-law’s name into Google and found a family tree going back to Humfrey Blackwell, born ‘”bout 1600″ . Now that was really cool.

  2. I am Membership secretary for the hunter Valley Chapter of Fellowship of First Fleeters.
    Any enquiries regarding our chapter and the Fellowship of First Fleeters can be forwarded on to me at cyndon@bigpond.com or 0249558045.
    Cynthia Huggup

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