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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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# Geraldton, Western Australia
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A coastal town in Western Australia; the site of the MacLeod brothers' failed farming venture.
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## Connection to the family
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- In the early 1900s [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880), with his brother [Neil](/people/neil-mcleod-b1884), took up land near Geraldton under the WA Homestead Act of 1893 (65 ha free if lived on for 7 years). The venture lasted only a few years, reportedly failing due to drought, and Norman returned to the UK.
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1880s* and *1900s* sheets.