Kylie and Dannii Minogue have discovered that their mum, a Brit, sailed to Australia on a 10-pound ticket in 1955 to start a new life. The Aussie singers have found out the secret following the release of passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme, which names their mother, Carol Jones. Jones was born in Wales and moved Down Under with her parents when she was 12. She married Ron Minogue, before settling in Melbourne, where the family still lives.“People come up to me and tell me I’m more British than the British. I’ve lived here (in the UK) for more ...
- 1/28/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
London, Jan 27 - Kylie and Dannii Minogue have discovered that their mum, a Brit, sailed to Australia on a 10-pound ticket in 1955 to start a new life.
The Aussie singers have found out the secret following the release of passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme, which names their mother, Carol Jones.
Jones was born in Wales and moved Down Under with her parents when she was 12.
She married Ron Minogue, before settling in Melbourne, where the family still lives.
“People come up to me and tell me they think I’m more British than the British. I’ve lived here (in the U.K.) for more than ten years and I feel totally at home - though in my heart I’ll always be.
The Aussie singers have found out the secret following the release of passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme, which names their mother, Carol Jones.
Jones was born in Wales and moved Down Under with her parents when she was 12.
She married Ron Minogue, before settling in Melbourne, where the family still lives.
“People come up to me and tell me they think I’m more British than the British. I’ve lived here (in the U.K.) for more than ten years and I feel totally at home - though in my heart I’ll always be.
- 1/27/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
London, Jan 26 - Singer Kylie and her sister Danni Minogue’s family history has been unearthed, revealing their mother was one of the Britons who went to Australia on a 10 pounds ticket in 1955 to start a new life there.
The Aussie singers have learned their relatives’ secrets after passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme listed their mother, Carol Jones, reports dailystar.co.uk.
The stars’ mother was born in Wales, but moved to Australia when she was 12 years old with her parents to start.
The Aussie singers have learned their relatives’ secrets after passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme listed their mother, Carol Jones, reports dailystar.co.uk.
The stars’ mother was born in Wales, but moved to Australia when she was 12 years old with her parents to start.
- 1/26/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Kylie and Dannii Minogue have reportedly been researching their family history in Australian documents from the 1950s. The singers were allegedly inspired after spotting their mother Carol Jones on a passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme. The information shows that Jones was born in Wales but moved to Australia when she was 12 with her parents. She was one of the Brits who sailed on a $$16 (£10) ticket in 1955 to start a new life Down Under. Jones later married Ron Minogue before setting down in Melbourne, Victoria, where they (more)...
- 1/26/2010
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
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