No Gold in Melbourne - Martin, Glenn
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A prominent stream of my ancestors is Scottish, particularly the Mackie family. Scottish people began emigrating as far back as the early 1600s. Many of them went to America, but in 1852 Alexander and Rachel Mackie emigrated to Melbourne, taking with them their five children. Alexander was a skilled tradesman, both a weaver and a stonemason, and Melbourne was about to stir as the hub of the Victorian colony's gold rush. It would have been a cheerful story of increasing prosperity that flowed down through the generations, except for the fact that Alexander's son, Robert, was killed in a…mehr

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A prominent stream of my ancestors is Scottish, particularly the Mackie family. Scottish people began emigrating as far back as the early 1600s. Many of them went to America, but in 1852 Alexander and Rachel Mackie emigrated to Melbourne, taking with them their five children. Alexander was a skilled tradesman, both a weaver and a stonemason, and Melbourne was about to stir as the hub of the Victorian colony's gold rush. It would have been a cheerful story of increasing prosperity that flowed down through the generations, except for the fact that Alexander's son, Robert, was killed in a goldmine in Collingwood. How does that affect a family? Glenn charts the silent but powerful effect of this event on the family over generations.
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Glenn Martin is the author of over 25 books, on ethics and values, reflections on experience, family history, and collections of poetry. Some of his books are "A Foundation for Living Ethically", "Human Values and Ethics in the Workplace", "Future: The Spiritual Story of Humanity", "They Went to Australia", "No Gold in Melbourne", "The Big Story Falls Apart", "Long Time Approaching: An Incomplete Memoir", "Travel with a Pen", "All the Rivers Come Together: Tracing Family", "The Way Is Open (poems)". His website is www.glennmartin.com.au