They've Left Us Behind

<p>Stanley Lawrence Carroll and Doreen McGlinn were ordinary West Australians who lived through the Great Depression and World War II and went on to raise a close and loving family.</p><p>Their ancestors came to Australia between 1830 and 1871 as free settlers convicts military men and others all wanting to make a new life in a new country. The stories outline the hardships this family had to endure and the grit and determination required to make a success of their lives in a new country.</p><p>These families include the Ashworths and McGlinns from York the Pollards from Guildford the Gawneds from Claremont (originally from Victoria) the Carrolls from Claremont (originally from the Goulburn area of NSW) the Kemps and Buckleys from Greenough and Geraldton the Tillings and Williams from South Australia.</p><p>Their stories are an important social history of ordinary citizens who for whatever reason settled in Australia soon after colonisation.</p>