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Who Do You Think You Are?: Nov 1

The final episode of SBS genealogy series will feature John Newcombe.

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The final episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will feature John Newcombe.

John Newcombe’s search will propel him back to a pivotal time in NSW when the penal colony was transforming into a democracy. John’s paternal ancestor played an important role in the fight for freedom of the press. But behind the façade of middle-class respectability, John will discover his two-times-great grandmother was hiding her convict past. Then, exploring his maternal line, John follows his three-times-great grandfather’s footsteps to the Loyalty Islands, now part of New Caledonia. John’s forebear was hoping to trade sandalwood, but the expedition was a disaster. At the site of a bloody ambush John learns of the cannibalistic tribe his ancestor encountered.

7:30pm Tuesday on SBS.

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