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31st July 2008

From the editor:

I have just discovered a new website dealing with the estates and landed families of connacht through the 18th and 19th centuries. May be of interest to some of our readers. There is a bit on the Brabazons of Ballinasloe/Swinford. Website address: http://www.landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/index.jsp

9th July 2008

Jan Barnes

From the Editor: Our chief family researcher, Jan Barnes, has come across records for a Christopher Brabazon and a Robert Brabazon related to Sir William Brabazon, sent to Ireland by Henry VIII in the 1530s. They could possibly be Sir William's siblings. The importance of these finds cannot be underestimated. Rather than the common ancestor being Sir William, it may well push it back a generation, or more. The mismatches we have had with the DNA results could, likewise, be traced further back. Another possibility is that they are illegitimate children - both scenarios begging the question of just how many unrecorded Brabazon lineages there are. Also, the discovery may add more weight to the belief that the Brabazons had interests in Ireland before Sir William's 'arrival'.

23/6/2008

- Notes by Ann Shevill (nee Brabazon)

A VISIT TO THE QUEENSLAND OUTBACK IN APRIL 2008

Back home again in Brisbane, I am relieved that the lengthy preparations and complex planning for my visit to Central Western Queensland to advance the Brabazon Family Archival Project, turned out so satisfactorily - thanks to the support of many old and new friends.
During two days in Longreach I revisited the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the QANTAS Founders' Outback Museum.Both are impressive historical establishments, well supported by locals and tourists. It was rewarding to speak with curators for both organizations. I keep reminding them that both my Grandfather C J A Brabazon (and my Great-grandfather McMillan) were widely known and respected in the Longreach - Winton region and that they, and their families, contributed very significantly to the development of the region, including the internationally known airline: QANTAS.
Then I drove 100 miles to Winton and settled into the Waltzing Matilda Centre. With the permission and willing assistance of the Centre staff, I laboured in its Museum Library where the Brabazon Family Archive (four drawer) Cabinet is located. I needed lots of time to add the additional material which I had brought with me (in an extra suitcase weighing 27kgs) and to thoroughly index and label. All missions accomplished and I am already collecting more material to be taken to Winton in April 2009!

24/5/2008

Brendan Lynch

Michael,
You may be interested to know that I mentioned T C Moore Brabazon in two earlier well-reviewed books - and also in one awaiting publication (on Alcock and Brown's 1919 Atlantic flight).
GREEN DUST, Ireland's Unique Motor Racing History is out of print. But I still have copies of TRIUMPH OF THE RED DEVIL, The 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup. This was Britain's first motor race, which took place in Ireland. Book also features a photo of Charles Rolls and TCMB in action. He was a remarkable man!
I'm enclosing some reviews re the Gordon Bennett Race book, Triumph of the Red Devil, which includes a photo of T C Moore Brabazon in full flight with Charles Rolls - in a car, that is, not - as later - in the air.

Brendan
DRIVE: "Quite simply, one of best books ever written about motorsport."
MOTORSPORT: "A fine example of pacy story-telling."
CLASSICS: "Book of the Month!"
SIR STIRLING MOSS: "In this Boy's Own chronicle of skill, drama, chivalry and inspirational sportsmanship, Brendan Lynch brings us into the heart of that distant day's epic struggle."

Regards,
Brendan Lynch

21/1/2008

Shauna

An interesting newsreel on the Brabazon plane [View]

20/1/2008

Finola Finlay'

An interesting article on the work of Prof Tara Brabazon [Tara's Page] can be found on this site [link]."

Just disovered by a family member is the following online archive with numerous Brabazon references:
www.eppi.ac.uk "Enhanced British Pariamentary Papers on Ireland, 1801 - 1922"

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Welcome to the Brabazon Archive Notice Board. If you have a message or information for the family at large please email the Editor,
Date	Posted By	Message
31st July 2008	From the editor:	I have just discovered a new website dealing with the estates and landed families of connacht through the 18th and 19th centuries. May be of interest to some of our readers. There is a bit on the Brabazons of Ballinasloe/Swinford. Website address: http://www.landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/index.jsp
9th July 2008	Jan Barnes	From the Editor: Our chief family researcher, Jan Barnes, has come across records for a Christopher Brabazon and a Robert Brabazon related to Sir William Brabazon, sent to Ireland by Henry VIII in the 1530s. They could possibly be Sir William's siblings. The importance of these finds cannot be underestimated. Rather than the common ancestor being Sir William, it may well push it back a generation, or more. The mismatches we have had with the DNA results could, likewise, be traced further back. Another possibility is that they are illegitimate children - both scenarios begging the question of just how many unrecorded Brabazon lineages there are. Also, the discovery may add more weight to the belief that the Brabazons had interests in Ireland before Sir William's 'arrival'.
23/6/2008	- Notes by Ann Shevill (nee Brabazon)	A VISIT TO THE QUEENSLAND OUTBACK IN APRIL 2008 Back home again in Brisbane, I am relieved that the lengthy preparations and complex planning for my visit to Central Western Queensland to advance the Brabazon Family Archival Project, turned out so satisfactorily - thanks to the support of many old and new friends. During two days in Longreach I revisited the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the QANTAS Founders' Outback Museum.Both are impressive historical establishments, well supported by locals and tourists. It was rewarding to speak with curators for both organizations. I keep reminding them that both my Grandfather C J A Brabazon (and my Great-grandfather McMillan) were widely known and respected in the Longreach - Winton region and that they, and their families, contributed very significantly to the development of the region, including the internationally known airline: QANTAS. Then I drove 100 miles to Winton and settled into the Waltzing Matilda Centre. With the permission and willing assistance of the Centre staff, I laboured in its Museum Library where the Brabazon Family Archive (four drawer) Cabinet is located. I needed lots of time to add the additional material which I had brought with me (in an extra suitcase weighing 27kgs) and to thoroughly index and label. All missions accomplished and I am already collecting more material to be taken to Winton in April 2009!
24/5/2008	Brendan Lynch	Michael, You may be interested to know that I mentioned T C Moore Brabazon in two earlier well-reviewed books - and also in one awaiting publication (on Alcock and Brown's 1919 Atlantic flight). GREEN DUST, Ireland's Unique Motor Racing History is out of print. But I still have copies of TRIUMPH OF THE RED DEVIL, The 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup. This was Britain's first motor race, which took place in Ireland. Book also features a photo of Charles Rolls and TCMB in action. He was a remarkable man! I'm enclosing some reviews re the Gordon Bennett Race book, Triumph of the Red Devil, which includes a photo of T C Moore Brabazon in full flight with Charles Rolls - in a car, that is, not - as later - in the air. Brendan DRIVE: "Quite simply, one of best books ever written about motorsport." MOTORSPORT: "A fine example of pacy story-telling." CLASSICS: "Book of the Month!" SIR STIRLING MOSS: "In this Boy's Own chronicle of skill, drama, chivalry and inspirational sportsmanship, Brendan Lynch brings us into the heart of that distant day's epic struggle." Regards, Brendan Lynch
21/1/2008	Shauna	An interesting newsreel on the Brabazon plane [View]
20/1/2008	Finola Finlay'	An interesting article on the work of Prof Tara Brabazon [Tara's Page] can be found on this site [link]."
		Just disovered by a family member is the following online archive with numerous Brabazon references: www.eppi.ac.uk "Enhanced British Pariamentary Papers on Ireland, 1801 - 1922"