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Woman with wild flowers

The waratah flowers framing the photo are the State floral emblem of New South Wales. She appears to be holding a white rose though her favourite flowers were waterlillies. She had no formal training but worked conscientiously in water-colour. She combined water-colour techniques with opaque paints which she used to illustrate details. She was artistic in her design and her drawings were not considered scientific.

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1906 - in the heathland swamp behind the Comboyuro Lighthouse on Moreton Island; an area once known as "The Shallows" or Clifton Waters. Source JOL 170525. The 1851 and 1861 census documents from England make this clear. He was a seaman who arrived in Sydney in February 1864 aboard the Castle Howard from England under the assumed name Samuel Riley. Instead of continuing his contract he "jumped ship" in June 1864 and deserted instead of sailing to Shanghai and back to London aboard the Castle Howard. He was charged with desertion, convicted, and spent 14 days in gaol. Riley worked as a seaman on ships between Sydney and China before settling in Queensland in about 1869 under the name Reilly. He worked as a mariner on coastal ships between Sydney and Cooktown. In April 1875 at Maryborough, he married Emily Compton - from Middlesex England - who had arrived in Maryborough aboard the Glamorganshire on 3 May 1874 (aged 20), accompanied by her sister Amelia (26) - also from Middlesex England. Source: indicatorloops.com/inskip.htm#:~:text=Riley%20worked%20as....