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67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Bray / Brae, near Robe (South Australia)
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An area of Crown Land near Robe in South Australia's south-east, where the Whillas family homesteaded in the early 1950s.
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## Connection to the family
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- D & C, together with [Norman McLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880), leased Crown Land at Bray on 4 Sep 1952 (sold the lease 6 Jul 1954).
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- The family lived in a tent on "a square mile of virgin country" while [Dick](/people/richard-charles-whillas-b1920) built a house, working as a wool classer and grazier and growing strawberry clover for seed. The children attended school in Robe and by correspondence; [Nan](/people/catherine-normandy-whillas-b1939) went to [Millicent](/places/millicent-south-australia) HS. [Norman McLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) lived with them for much of this time.
195402 Alexander Whillas 2026-09-30 21:46:21
Updates after Teena interview
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- [Teena](/people/christine-frances-whillas-b1947) recalled starting school in Robe and her mother working as a wool classer's cook while Dick built the house. See [her interview](/documents/interview-teena-mclean-2026).
67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- [Janet Barbara Whillas](/people/janet-barbara-whillas-b1951) was born (Murray Bridge, 1951) while the family's home address was Robe.
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- Because of high Korean-War wool prices and schooling difficulties, the family left for the [Sth Purrumbete](/places/south-purrumbete-victoria) dairy farm.
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1950s* sheet.
195402 Alexander Whillas 2026-09-30 21:46:21
Updates after Teena interview
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- [Interview with Teena McLean, interviewed by Erika Whillas, 16 Aug 2026](/documents/interview-teena-mclean-2026).