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The underground explorer

I think of the nineteenth century in Europe as the age of the Industrial Revolution. It was much more than that, though. It was an age of exploration and of … Continue reading

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Sunday, 10 April, 2011 · 1 Comment

Ancestors: Alexandre Alphonse Douzans

Alexandre Adrien Alphonse Douzans was my great great grandfather, my mother’s mother’s father’s father. The photo shows his monument in Waverley cemetery in Sydney NSW. Alphonse was born in the … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 21 July, 2009 · Leave a comment
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