Australian History

[mando1463]

Nope sorry doc

 

[DrDuck]

That's interesting, very similar biographies, except that George did come back to Australia after contracting tuberculosis in Greece.

I'll be very interested to find out who it is...

(don't know how that mad emoticon appeared -edited out now.)

 

[DrDuck]

Was it Nancy Wake (the white mouse)?

 

[mando1463]

Who am I

My early life was lived in poverty
I became a writer which allowed me to earn enough money escape my situation
I ended up in England where I later married
We both travelled Europe as journalists
During the the WW2 I played a major role in a certain underground operation
I never returned to Australia to live

No doc not Nancy

Hint:-
born in Queensland ** and as mentioned above although I lived my early childhood in poverty
it wasn't always the case my grandparents were quite wealthy

 

[Ramjet]

Joice NanKivell Loch

 

[mando1463]

Joice Loch wasan extraordinaryAustralian. A freelancejournalist,published novelist and self-trained doctor. The granddaughter of Australias richest man in 1887, Joice Loch wasborn in Ingham, Queensland in 1887. As a child she endured a life of poverty in Gippsland, Victoria after her grandfathers fortunes disappeared with the removal of Kanaka labour on Queensland farms. Her fathers grandiose farming schemes came to nothing, depleting what remained of the familys fortunes. She escaped from her world of hard work and drudgery by writing poetry and a childrens book. Joice became an invaluable partof the Rumanian underground and was an inspiration in the successful evacuation of thousands of Polish civilians to British-controlled Cyprus, She was also the mastermind behind Operation Pied Piper, spiriting fifty Jewish orphans to the new land of Israel, via Cyprus, on the pretext of visiting the coast for a seaside holiday. She was awarded more medals (in fact, two more than Nancy Wake, the White Mouse of World War II fame) than any other Australian woman for her heroism, her humanitarian work, and her innovative programs instituted in various refugee camps throughout Europe.

Well done Rod ** over to you

 

[DrDuck]

Good get, Rod.

 

[Ramjet]

Good get, Rod.

thanks Doc.
Did a lot of reading about some interesting folk for that one.

What is the claim to fame of Asphodel and Lissdale?

 

[the duck]

both noxious weeds introduced into australia

 

[Ramjet]

Not right Duck.

 

[the duck]

Then they were racehorses but their history is obscure?

 

[Ramjet]

Not horses

 

[DrDuck]

Were they ships?

 

[Ramjet]

Getting warmer

 

[DrDuck]

Or cattle stations?

 

[Ramjet]

Ships but what did they do?

 

[DrDuck]

The Asphodel was active in Australian waters in the 1890's. No mention of the Lissdale. I suspect the net won't be too helpful...

 

[Ramjet]

The Asphodel was active in Australian waters in the 1890's. No mention of the Lissdale. I suspect the net won't be too helpful...

I hope not

 

[DrDuck]

I've got nothing, even from my non-google sources and databases. Have to give up on it.

 

[Ramjet]

Bugger
Read the book 'The Cattle King'?