Scotland.  The land of my forefathers (and mothers) birth ...

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In mid 1853 my great, great grandfather Matthew Campbell, a young man of only 33 years, and his young son James, aged just 8, left his home in Greenock, Scotland, possessed, I assume by "gold fever".  They arrived in Ballarat, Australia to join our Victorian gold rush, less than 18 months before the infamous Eureka Stockade rebellion; an event at the very heart of Australian culture.  Indeed, history recalls they they were amongst the first people to enter the stockade the day after the massacre.

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Over 160 years later I make my first trip to Scotland, accompanied by my daughter Natalie, a 5th generation Australian and great, great, great granddaughter of Matthew.

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These pages document this journey.  Click on the blue hyperlinks below to see each day's post.