FAREWELL TO TIPPERARY The O’Keefe Clan Leaving Ireland (1841) ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA (1841) Arrival in Sydney Cove Working at Wagga Wagga, NSW Land purchased at Wagragobilly Michael travels to New Zealand Michael returns to Australia Michael’s marriage 1867
McEVOY FAMILY Marriage of James Keefe and Catherine McEvoy (1843) Death of Julia’s mother (1859) Railway construction 1860s-1870s
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS (1888) Centenary of European settlement Financial crisis (1890s) Economic Depression (1890s) Death of Michael’s father (1891)
POLITICAL ACTION - REFERENDUM Political action (1901) Emergency of Political Parties Referendum (1898) Commonwealth of Australia (1901) Labour Party Victory (1910) Michael appointed J.P.
THE WEST FAMILY Eva and Elizabeth travel to NZ Eva O’Keefe meets Thomas West The West Family Thoms West (Snr.) married Mary Bond Death of Thomas West (Snr.) 1897) Thomas West (Jnr.) marries Eva Keefe (1908)
GROWTH OF ECONOMY (1901 - 1914) Paper currency (1910) Uniform postal charge (1911) Wireless telegraph station (1912) World War One (1914 - 1918
THE ROBERTSON FAMILY Birth of Edna Robertson (1918) Robertson Family - Paisley, Scotland Yull Family - Aberdeen, Scotland David Robertson (Jnr.) married Robertina Cross (1911)
THE CROSS FAMILY Cross Family - Cork, Ireland Mossman Family - Dunbartonshire, Scotland Edna meets Cecil West (1930s) Marriage - Cecil West and Edna Robertson Death of Cecil Thomas Keefe West Death of Edna Robertson
