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Obituaries Australia: find and contribute obituaries

Obituaries Australia http://oa.anu.edu.au/ is a digital repository of obituaries published in newspapers, journals, magazines and bulletins recording the life stories of Australians from the earliest times to the present.

While the ADB focuses on the lives of notable Australians, Obituaries Australia provides published obituaries relevant to the history of Australia.

Search by occupation, life dates, birthplace, religion, ethnicity, author and source.

You can help expand Obituaries Australia by sending copies of published obituaries and to completing Life Summary forms http://oa.anu.edu.au/submit-an-obituary/

Open Day - Genealogical Society of Queensland

Saturday 30 June 2012 – Open Day

Interested in family history?     Everyone welcome!

Visit us at GSQ and check out our resources:  Ancestry, Find My Past Computer CDs, microfilms and microfiche and books including births, death, marriage and parish indexes, census, guides and family histories; and much more.

Time:  10.am to 4pm- Free

Venue: GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

Researching your military ancestors

Genealogical Society of Queensland

38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

Saturday 21 April 2012 - Researching your military ancestors – with Pauline Williams

Australia has been involved in many international conflicts starting with the Boer War in South Africa, then WW1, WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War and more recently in peacekeeping missions. There is a strong possibility therefore that one or more of your ancestors will have served in the military. There is a vast amount of information now available on-line to trace your ancestors’ military past. This course outlines what records may be available and details where and how to find them in Australia and the UK.

Cost:              $10 for GSQ members and $13 for non-members

Time:             9.30am to 11.45am

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

Book early so you do not miss out.  

Booking options:

·         Book online at  http://www.gsq.org.au    or

 ·         post your cheque to

Genealogical Society of Queensland, PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102    or

·         visit GSQ at 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane.

For further information phone 07 3891 5085 or email  gsq1@optusnet.com.au

Introduction to Genealogy - 26.02.12, 9:00am

Genealogical Society of Queensland presents 

Introduction to Genealogy - Pauline Williams & Paul Mann

GSQs flagship course—Introduction to Genealogy—is a full day course that provides participants with the foundations for undertaking research in this fascinating area. Topics to be covered include:

ü  Introduction to Genealogy/Family History/GSQ

ü  Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths)

ü  Census records

ü  Parish Registers

ü  Immigration

ü  Help and guidance

The presenters focus on Australia, UK, Ireland, and Scotland but are able to provide guidance on researching in other regions.

Cost:              $50 for GSQ members and $55 for non-members

Time:             9am to 4pm

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

Please register prior to the event and arrive up to 1/2 before commencement.

You may pay via the website at Sunday 26 February 2012 – Introduction to Genealogy - Pauline Williams & Paul Mann

GSQs flagship course—Introduction to Genealogy—is a full day course that provides participants with the foundations for undertaking research in this fascinating area. Topics to be covered include:

ü  Introduction to Genealogy/Family History/GSQ

ü  Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths)

ü  Census records

ü  Parish Registers

ü  Immigration

ü  Help and guidance

The presenters focus on Australia, UK, Ireland, and Scotland but are able to provide guidance on researching in other regions.

Cost:              $50 for GSQ members and $55 for non-members

Time:             9am to 4pm

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

Lunch is not included - Please bring your own lunch - Kitchen has microwave, fridge etc. The following link will take to the Booking form wich you can use to book and send it with payment or you may choose to pay online 

http://www.gsq.org.au/index.php/events/coursespresentations

Time: 9:00am

Date: Sun 26th Feb, 2012

Location: 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

New digitised newspapers on Trove

The National Library of Australia has announced that the following titles are now available to search on Trove -http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

 Queensland

• Worker (Brisbane, Qld. : 1890 - 1955)
• The  Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1939)
• The  Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld : 1875 - 1929

New South Wales

• The  Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW : 1892 - 1901)

Victoria

• Kyabram Union (Vic. : 1886 - 1894)
• Sunbury News (Vic. : 1892)
• Traralgon Record (Traralgon, Vic. : 1886 - 1932)

Western Australia

• Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928)
• Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1948 - 1950)
• Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947)
• The  Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901)
• Inquirer (Perth, WA : 1840 - 1855)

Australian War Graves Photographic Archives - ABC podcast

Listen to military historian, Matt Smith talking to 612 ABC Brisbane Radio about  the Australian War Graves Photographic Archives project and website.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/11/10/3361615.htm

WWII Escapers & Evaders on findmypast.co.uk

You can now search 10,529 records of WWII Escapers & Evaders on findmypast.co.uk

These records are individual reports for allied service personnel about their experiences of escaping from prisoner of war camps or evading capture in Central Europe throughout WWII.

Each entry will tell you the following key information about your ancestor: name, rank, number, corps and reference to the original paper file at The National Archives in Kew.

You may also be able to learn details of your ancestor's decorations, date of capture, the camp in which they were held and/or the date of escape.

Free onsite access to findmypast.com.au and findmypast.co.uk is available at the State Library of Queensland.

The above text is taken from http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/news/escapers-evaders.html

100 days at sea in hope for a better life - ABC audio file

This year marks the 175th anniversary of European settlement in South Australia. Kevin Jones from the South Australian Maritime Museum talks to ABC Radio Adelaide about the four month long voyage to a new land and the experiences of those migrants onboard.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/09/08/3313010.htm

Photo: ship City of Adelaide (Source: Picture Queensland)

Australian Census 9 August 2011 - John Oxley Library Blog

Read the latest article on the John Oxley Library Blog about the importance of answering "YES" to Question 60 on census night and build a profile of yourself for your descendants.

http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2011/08/02/the-australian-census-9-august-2011/

ABC podcast: Genealogy and the Census

Listen to Tony Delroy from ABC Radio's Nightlife program discussing why you should say "YES" to Question 60 on your census form and the importance of these records to family historians. 

http://www.abc.net.au/nightlife/stories/3284889.htm

His guests are

• Brad Argent from Ancestry.com.au
• Christine Yeats from State Records New South Wales

ABC podcast: Who Counts? A history of the census

ABC Radio's Rear Vision program examines the history of the census in Australia, Great Britain and the United States of America.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/rearvision/stories/2011/3279033.htm

Guests include:

• Beth Wright - Historian of the Australian Census. Worked for the Australian Bureau of Statistics for many years
• Edward Higgs - Historian of the British Census. Professor of History, University of Essex
• Margo Anderson - Historian of the US Census. Prof of History and Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

List of Australian genealogy and general history blogs

Unlock The Past has compiled a list of Australian genealogy and local history blogs.  

Take a look - http://www.unlockthepast.com.au/australian-genealogy-history-blogs

ABC podcast: Australian colonial history

Listen to historian and author Kirsten McKenzie as she discusses early Australian colonial history.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/05/26/3227738.htm?site=conversations 

Kirsten's most recent book is "A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty" (2009)

First broadcast on 26 May 2011 - ABC Radio Conversations

Duration: 52 minutes.

ABC video: 20th century child migrants

ABC's 7:30 program looks at the terrible lives of child migrants coming to Australia in the early 20th century. 

You can watch this segment online at 

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3224781.htm

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ABC podcast: Australia's convict women

Approximately 25,000 women were transported to Australia as convicts.

Listen to ABC Radio's Richard Aedy as he interviews Deborah Swiss, author of the new book "The Tin Ticket".  Deborah discusses the plight of female convicts.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3213892.htm

Was your ancestor an inventor? - new database

Did you know you can search over 100 years of Australian patent applications online?

The AusPat database now contains over 1.6 million patent applications starting from 1904 to current day.

For more information read Anna Salleh's article

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/05/23/3224384.htm

or visit the AusPat database -

http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/auspat/index.htm

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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FindMyPast now available at State Library of Qld

Pay-per-view family history website FindMyPast (UK and Australian editions) is now available at the State Library of Queensland. Access is free and available for use in our public reading rooms.

FindMyPast's databases include:

• English census records 1841 to 1911
• Passenger lists leaving the UK 1890 to 1960
• British Army Service Records 1760 to 1913
• Assorted Australian police gazettes, directories and electoral rolls 

Come and visit us today: 

State Library of Queensland, South Bank

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au

ABC video: Culture Matters

ABC's 7:30 (ACT edition) examines the social values of Australia's cultural institutions in Canberra including the National Library and the National Archives.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/05/13/3216750.htm

ABC podcast: Family history tips from writers

"Writers share their tips on researching family history"

Listen to Angelo Loukakis, author of 'Who Do you Think You Are - The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History' and  
Helen Laidlaw, author 'The Gardener's Gamble' as they discuss researching and writing a family history.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bushtelegraph/stories/2011/3212609.htm

ABC Radio National's Bush Telegraph program.  

Duration: 19 mins

Australian Parliament Hansard online from 1901

The complete Hansard of the Australian Parliament can now be viewed online from the first sitting of Parliament in 1901 to current day.

The project was funded by the Department of Parliamentary Services

http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/intro.htm

Sample of significant speeches:

First substantial speech in the Parliament by William Henry Groom (MP for Darling Downs and former convict) - 21 May 1901 - http://tinyurl.com/3mv33az

First Aboriginal member of parliament Sir Neville Bonner (Liberal, Queensland) sworn into the Senate - 17 August 1971, first speech - http://tinyurl.com/3tl6fe2

Photo: William Henry Groom - Member for Darling Downs 1901 (Source: Picture Queensland)

ABC podcast: In Their Footsteps - wartime ancestors

Listen ABC Radio National presenter Fran Kelly speaking to Michael Caulfield, executive producer of the new 10 part TV series "In Their Footsteps" which follows everyday Australians as they trace the wartime experiences of their ancestors.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2011/3207179.htm

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Koori Mail newspaper - back issues now online

You can now search back issues of the Australia-wide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander newspaper "Koori Mail" online -

http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/koorimail/index.html

This website covers editions from 1991 to 2011.

Launch of Obituaries Australia

The Australian National University officially announced the launch of Obituaries Australia.

This new database "is a digital repository of obituaries published in newspapers, journals, magazines and bulletins. Here you will find the life stories of Australians from the earliest times to the present."

You can also help expand the database by submitting copies of obituaries.

http://oa.anu.edu.au/

Education Program 2011 at Genealogical Society of Qld

Join GSQ for family history events.  Bookings are essential

Download notice as pdf file