Pioneer Past revealed

Penelope Arthur
Updated December 16 2015 - 3:34pm, first published May 28 2014 - 4:00am
Peter Schmidt, Wyandra, with the epic family history he co-authored.
Peter Schmidt, Wyandra, with the epic family history he co-authored.

WHEN the German born Hinrich Ernest Schmidt arrived in Australia on board the George Washington in 1845, he could not have envisaged what his family would achieve in this strange new land.

Penelope Arthur

Penelope Arthur

Journalist

Journalist for Queensland Country Life at Roma.

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