James Long, who arrived in Australia, in November 1851

Some readers who have a connection with the Long family may be interested in today’s relaunch of the www.Long.com.au website

The website includes the Nothing Without Labour 10,000-word publication, with the first revised edition since the 1980s. The project details the arrival of James Long in Australia in November 1851, some 166 years ago. The family traces its Australian origins back to Nathaniel Lucas who arrived in 1788.

The Long family has had a connection with the Murrindindi area since the 1980s through its newspaper holdings, and the family purchased land at Kinglake in the 1940s.