ONE MORE STORY OF FAMILY DEVOTION.

GORDON MILLS with Jean McClymont, baby Ian and Arch at Manuka.

This relation was the only child of the sixth Manuka McClymont Flora. She married Fred Mills.

"Gordon was in the RAAF and I believe was helped by Uncle Jim was to establish himself on a cattle property near Roma ( it may have been 'Rosella' where Ian had been) He lived there for many years with a married couple as station hand and had a house keeper.

Once a week he would drive to Roma and have a session at the RSL. One evening, there was a bad accident and I don't recall what his injuries were except that his head was in a bad way. The rest of his life was spent in hospital in Toowoomba.

Jessie McClymont used to drive up from Brisbane once a month for years, to check on his welfare. She deserved to be his sole heir, but the Public Prosecutor distributed his estate ( eventually, no will) to the many first cousins. Either 16 or 18 of us received $25000 a piece. Or was it Pounds? I forget!" As written by Aunt Judith.

We do hope you are enjoying the various family stories that we are now recording as part of our heritage.

A pominent educator whose name I can't recall, once said

"THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN GIVE YOUR CHILDREN ARE ROOTS AND WINGS."

These stories are all part of our roots!

THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS BLOGSPOT!

WHY HAVE WE BEEN USING THIS BLOGSPOT?

*It is one way of updating you with all that is happening in the lead up to the reunion!

*You can add any information you know about what is written here.

*It is an ongoing record that anyone who has knowledge of this spot can add to in the comment box at the bottom of the blog.

*At any stage anyone can print off all that is recorded here to keep for their family's records.

*Should anyone be searching the net for information about this family when they google the name our site is there for them to see the records.

*We are hoping to enter a connected website you can also access that will have the family updated tree. This can also be down loaded and printed off.

We are aware that some people are not 'into' computors.

Please help those family members by printing off the blogs and giving them out so that everyone is up to date with what is happening. It has already 'jogged a few peoples memories about past happenings.

THIS WILL BE MOST IMPORTANT IN THE MONTH LEADING UP TO THE WEEKEND AS THERE WILL BE INFORMATION WE NEED TO PASS ON YOU. These will include the cost of the day and directions - plus what you can bring along.

Don't forget you can email Lesley and I on the gmail address that is mentioned in earlier blogs.