By the early 1920's, England was reeling in the after effects of WWI and we were set for another wave of people seeking a better life elsewhere. Australia too was suffering from the yet to be cured lemming like phobia to send ill educated youth onto military slaughter engagements. Yvonne's father and grandparents had unsuccessfully left Scotland for England so they elected to join the queue to seek a new life down under. Maybe their brogue was difficult to understand as being English but they had the “right coloured” skin and were easily accepted as rural workers and then city industrial workers in a growing Australia.
Yvonne's father William sailed with his parents and two of his six siblings from London in 1925 on board the “Demosthenes” and they were landed in Melbourne. Their Scottish heritage is in the lowlands area near Glasgow but we are not tracking them down this visit as we have done that quite a few years ago when living in Europe. The “Demosthenes” was built in Belfast, Ireland by the (Titanic) White Star line so we will think about these ships when we visit Belfast in June
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