28 MAY 2026
The first Michael Gorey in Australia
The barque Middlesex, on which Michael Gorey was born in 1841. The first Michael Gorey in Australia was my great-grandfather Edward’s eldest brother. M...
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22 MAY 2026
Maternal DNA reveals Viking heritage
According to a maternal DNA test (mtDNA), I'm descended from a Viking woman. My haplogroup is J1c3f, who lived 4600 years ago. A haplogroup is a genetic co...
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19 MAY 2026
Angustown School
My grandfather, Michael Gorey, attended the Angustown School in the 1890s. After moving frequently about the Corop and Echuca districts early in their marria...
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Claassen family in South Africa
My (ex) wife Juliet is Afrikaans and her surname is Claassen. One of Juliet’s cousins, Johann, is a genealogist and he contacted me recently after discovering...
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26 DEC 2023
Sex, feuds and devotion
The grave site of Mary Gorey at Kyneton, alongside her parents. This is a true story of sex, feuds and devotion. It’s the story of my grandfather’s aunt,...
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25 AUG 2014
Peter Gorey eulogy
Dad with me in 1967 Dad would have been 79 years old today. Instead, he died of pancreatic cancer on June 17, 2008, aged 72. I’ve recently uploaded the ...
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17 OCT 2010
My grandfather: Shearer, spud farmer, Communist
I never met my grandfather, Michael John Gorey (after whom I was named), because he died before I was born. Mick grew up at Corop and Whroo in north central V...
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24 SEPT 2010
Robert Winthrop: Bigamist and bounder
Robert Winthrop (pictured) was a gold digger – gold that’s in the ground and women. Anyone familiar with the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser will ...
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28 DEC 2003
DNA match proves Gorey family connection
DNA tests have proved a connection between the South Australian and Victorian branches of the Gorey family in Australia. A link has always been suspected bec...
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