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I headed to my parents for the Australia day long weekend, as not only was it Australia Day but brother #2 turned 40 on the 25th and an appropriate bash had been organised to celebrate.…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on February 1, 2013
  • 3 Comments on Family Photos

Trove Tuesday: Family Celebrities

I am of the general belief that every one has in their family tree a celebrity of some sort, in my case it is the husband of my great (x2) great-aunt, Monica Sinclair. They met…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on December 10, 2012
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Trove Tuesday: Rose Vale School

One of my major historical interests is the history of education, something to which my shelved PhD project will attest, so it has always been a pleasure to know that one of my ancestors at…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on December 4, 2012
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Trove Tuesday: This seemed appropriate…

… given the state of my house as I emerged blinking from the assignment fog. [No heading]. (1933, September 2). The Australian Women’s Weekly (1933 – 1982), p. 28. Retrieved October 30, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4602358 Hope the…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on October 29, 2012
  • 1 Comment on Trove Tuesday: This seemed appropriate…

Trove Tuesday: El Alamien

If you have been paying any attention to the media this week or last you would have noted that it is the 70th anniversary of the Second Battle of El Alamein. The Sydney Morning Herald. (1942,…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on October 22, 2012
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Trove Tuesday: Cowra Experimental Farm

One of the things I have been using Trove for is to find out more about places that are mentioned to me by various family members or that come up in the course of research.…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on October 15, 2012
  • 1 Comment on Trove Tuesday: Cowra Experimental Farm

Trove Tuesday: From what you know…

One of the troubles I have had in researching my family tree is the reticence of one side of the family in talking about the past. Whereas one side is happy to tell you anything…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on October 9, 2012
  • 2 Comments on Trove Tuesday: From what you know…

A little push…

I used to be a somewhat active researcher, in genealogy and in the history of education, but burnt out from academia I put aside my PhD and all other historical stuff and started on a…

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  • by Sharon
  • Posted on October 8, 2012
  • 1 Comment on A little push…

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