2023-03-25; George Cowin 1, Isle of Man to New Farm from girls ing photos Watch Video
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Description: On a perfect autumn afternoon, 90 dedicated local history lovers met George Cowin the fourth, whose great grandfather had migrated at the age of 17 in 1881 from the Isle of Man to Brisbane. He began work as a yardman at nearby Newstead house. One of his many chores was teaching one of the Harris girls to ride sidesaddle. Another was building stone walls on the property. However, he missed the farming life, and moved to Grandchester to establish an orchard but it failed because of severe drought.
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