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Welcome to the U.S. history of the Craig clan in Australia; written for the occasion of one of William D. Craig's grandsons' marriage in New Tripoli, PA in 2016.    This is currently a work in progress. Bill and Sandra Craig migrated to Hobart, Tasmania from Pacific Palisades, California in 1968, with their five children; Cathy, Andrea, Donal, Mae and Steph.  Sandra passed away in 1985. We have now grown to five families settled in the southeast of Australia, with fourteen grandchildren; all of whom Bill met and enjoyed prior to his death in 2014. There are many, many links to Rohan's new home for us; the families from whom we are descended entered into the U.S. via New York or Philadelphia and lived in New York City or remained in the Philadelphia environs. The early Craig family siblings formed the "Craig Settlement" in the Allentown area near Rohan's in-laws home.  We call this the "Philadelphia triangle" as Rohan has