Australian Story

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!