An Australian Story

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Gordon Smith is a Scottish-born Australian who holds a bachelor's degree in theology from the Sydney College of Divinity and postgraduate studies in secondary education at the Australian Catholic University. Having previously been a chef and commercial pilot, his entry into the seminary began a journey of self-discovery lasting 30 years. The experience of this journey finds expression in his poetry. He is also an exhibited artist, working in the medium of three-dimensional poetic constructions. He currently lives in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia, in the magnificent Capertee Valley with his partner and two autistic sons.

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"William Charker, for your part in the burglary of the dwelling of Thomas Evans at St. Mary Lambeth and stealing goods to the value of £33.60 you are at this moment sentenced, along with your accomplice, to 7 years transportation in the colony of New South Wales." And so starts the saga of an Australian Family. Although this is the story of my ancestors, it is also the story of Australia. William Chalker arrived in Australia aboard the convict ship Perseus on 13th of July 1808 and became the first member of the family to become "Australian." An Australian Story follows the story of William and his descendants' over two centuries As we discover the family adventures, we also are able to discover parts of Australia's rich history through the family's eyes. "An Australian Story" concludes with the death of William Chalker's great, great, great granddaughter in 1998. "An Australian Story" is the history of a country as seen by one family!