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Spirits of Gallipoli project

"The Spirits of Gallipoli" project and website is gathering biographical details on the soliders of the Australian Imperial Forces who are either buried or commemorated at Gallipoli.

Their data has been gathered from numerous sources including newspapers.

http://www.spirits-of-gallipoli.com/index.htm

Image: Australian soldiers relaxing outside their tent, Gallipoli (Source: Picture Queenslander)

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ABC podcast: German internees in Australia - WWI

Listen to Phillip Adams' radio interview with Dr Gerard Fisher and Nadine Helmi, authors of the new book "The Enemy at Home: German internees in World War I Australia".

During World War I nearly 7000 so-called ‘enemy aliens’ with German and Austrian heritage were interned in camps in New South Wales. Among the internees was Paul Dubotzki who documented his time in the camp by taking photographs between 1915 to 1919.

ABC podcast: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2011/3194446.htm

An exhibition of these photographs will be held at the Museum of Sydney from 7 May to 11 September. - http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/exhibitions/exhibitions/the_enemy_at_home

German war graves online

Graebernachweis des Volksbundes Deutsche Kriegsgraeberfuersorge e.V 

 http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/

This online  database covers German war graves from Egypt to Uzbekistan and includes:

• the graves of over 1.8 million German and foreign soldiers who died in World Wars I and II in Germany
• Memorials to those who perished in the Prussian-Danish wars of 1845-51 and 1864 and other border wars in which Germans were involved.

It is a German language site but can be negotiated by the non-German speaker with a bit of effort.

Search by Surname (Nachname) and date of birth  (Geburtsdatum) except for World War I casualties for whom you will need to substitute date of death (Todesdatum).

 It is also possible to search for war casualties born in a partcular part of Germany (Geburtsort).

I searched for war casualties born in Amrum and retrieved one 'hit' for Gerhart Haar, born on 1 October 1916 at Amrum and reported missing/killed on 9 January 1945.

You will need to negotiate a feedback form - in German - before the results are displayed but I managed to do so (although the only postcode I could successfully enter was 400000!).

A useful database for anyone researching German ancestors.

Podcast: The changing face of wartime correspondence

Listen to ex-military personnel and guests as they take you on a journey through the years, back to a time where it was simpler to preserve the physical evidence of wartime, love and relationships and examine the difficulties of doing the same in our 21st century, technology driven lives.

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/webcasts/lovewar

Watch premiere episode of "In Their Footsteps" online

You can watch the first episode of the new TV series, "In Their Footsteps" which follows everyday Australians as they trace the wartime experiences of their ancestors.

In this episode Julie Bryce traces her great-uncle Tommy Johnson.

http://www.smh.com.au/tv/show/in-their-footsteps/tommy-johnson-20110506-1ebkj.html

Duration: 45 mins

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French war memorial website

SGA/ Memoire des hommes http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/ 

Researching  your French ancestors? This French language database commemorating France’s war dead may be helpful. It covers French soldiers who died in  World Wars I & II, the Indochina War (1945-1954), the Korean War (1950-1953), the War in Algeria and fights in Tunisia and Morocco (1 Jan – 2 Jul 1952). The WWI database provides access to the digitized military card of each soldier. Details vary but usually include date and place of birth, military unit, date and place of death.

The Heritage Talks: A7V Mephisto

Mephisto, the last surviving A7V German First World War tank, was captured by the Australians and is now housed at the Queensland Museum.

Join Jeff Hopkins-Wiese and Greg Czechura from Queensland Museum to discover more about this tank.Morning tea included. Bookings are essential for catering purposes.Date: 09 March 2011Time: 10.00am - 11.30amLocation: Pine Rivers Heritage Museum - Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Road, WhitesideCost: FREEContact: Marie TrebilcoPine Rivers Heritage MuseumPh: (07) 3285 7213museum.pinerivers@moretonbay.qld.gov.auMore Informationwww.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/pinerivers-museum Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tank-Mephisto-Queensland-Museum.jpg

SLQ event: Bring in your wartime memorabilia

Bring in your military medals, badges, photos, letters and other personal treasures for a rare chance to ask Australian War Memorial experts about the significance, care and preservation of your memorabilia – part of the "Of love and war" exhibition.

State Library of QueenslandSun 20 Feb, 1pm-5pm | slq Auditorium 1, level 2For more information please visit: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/reopening

Please note that Cultural Centre car parks remain closed till further notice. We encourage visitors to use public transport - State Library is an easy walk from the Cultural Centre busway, South Brisbane train station and from the CBD via the Victoria or Kurilpa Bridges.

Bolles family

The Bolles family are well-known ship captains who brought migrants to Australia in the early days. Herbert Bolles' achievements have been published in 'We seemed to get there!' which was written by his grandson. The good news is that John Oxley Library holds a collection of the Bolles' family photographs, original letters written in 1855, genealogical tables, information on S.S. Ormiston, S.S. Dove, 'Wild Duck', 'Janet', 'Robert Towns', and reports on the massacre of Captain Thomas Craig. This collection can be accessed at the State Library of Queensland, Original Material collection.

Armistice Day – Remembering 1918 - 06.11.10, 9:30am

The Genealogy Society of Queensland

presents

 

Armistice Day – Remembering 1918

 

Presented by Greg Cope, National Archives of Australia

This session will look at WW1 from an historical and commemorative perspective.  Learn about the significance of poppies and Last Post and the signing and terms of peace

 

When:             Saturday 6 November 2010

                                    9.15am (for 9.30am start) to 11.30am

 

Where:            GSQ Library, 38 Fisher StreetEast Brisbane QLD

 

Costs:                         Members $10; Non-members $13

Bookings are essential

Book at   http://www.gsq.org.au/services/events.htm

or fill in the form below and post to PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba Qld. 4102

 

For enquires:  phone GSQ on (07) 3891 5085 or email to gsq1@optusnet.com.au

 

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Date: Sat 6th Nov, 2010

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"Queensland's Aboriginal Anzacs"

Local Historian Rod Pratt will present a talk on  "Queensland's Aboriginal Anzacs" at Redcliffe Library, Tuesday 20 April 2010 from 10am to 11.30am.

Admission is free

Bookings are required - Phone 3283-0249