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Stories from Diana's descendants

Diana's descendants number in the thousands and to leave them out would mean leaving a hole in the "Who was Diana?" project. With this in mind we invited them to write a piece about how they feel about Diana, and having Indigenous heritage. 

These are the stories we've received so far...

Marcia Rutter

Letter from Marcia Rutter

Transcript pdf 20Kb

Brian Kennedy

Brian Kennedy is a descendant of Diana's who has spent many years researching her life and family. Brian has kindly deposited his manuscript, 'The curly headed gin : the Diana Mudgee story' at AIATSIS and copies are available free of charge to other descendants.

Curly-headed gin: the Diana Mudgee Story (pdf 18Mb)

If you would like a printed copy of Brian's manuscript please sign the copyright declaration form and return to the Family History Unit.

View the catalogue record for this item [MS 4624]

Connect with other Diana descendants

Should you be a descendant of Diana and would like to make contact with others who are researching her, to share stories, photos, or get advice, then please complete this form and either fax or mail it to us.

We are looking forward to hearing from you. Email: family@aiatsis.gov.au

You can also leave a comment on our Descendants' page.

If you are not a Diana descendant but have been inspired by these pages to trace your own family history, the Family History Unit can assist you.

You are also welcome to visit the Family History Unit. For more information see our webpage.