The National Library of Australia is pleased to announce the following new titles which have been added to Digitised newspapers and more on Trove. Many of these newspapers are currently being added to Trove and further issues will become available shortly. Queensland Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1903 - 1922) The North Queensland Register (Townsville, Qld. : 1892 - 1905) The Northern Mining . . . more »

Military historian Dr David Holloway will discuss his book “Endure and Fight A Detailed History of the 4th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 1914-1919 : Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine, France and Belgium’ next week at Mill Park and again at Diamond Valley Libraries. In November 2011 Shrine of Remembrance Trustees awarded the Shrine of Remembrance Medal to Dr. Holloway. This award in its fourth year recognises . . . more »

The National Library of Australia is pleased to announce the following new titles which have been added to Digitised newspapers and more on Trove. Many of these newspapers are currently being added to Trove and further issues will become available shortly. New South Wales The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954) The Dawn (Sydney, NSW : 1888 - 1905) Singleton Argus (NSW : 1874 . . . more »

Private Journal of A Voyage to Australia For those of us with pioneer ancestors to Australia in our family tree many generations back, we often admire and wonder at the tenacity of our forebears to board a sailing ship for weeks at sea to an unknown land. Not many personal accounts survive from ordinary people who did just that, but in recent years a journal . . . more »

Australian libraries are behind the campaign to make 2012 the National Year of Reading. Nearly half the population struggles without literacy skills to meet the most basic demands of every day life and work. The NYOR is an opportunity for libraries to highlight their services and benefits as well as attract people to the library and celebrate the joys and benefits of reading. As family . . . more »

The National Library of Australia is pleased to announce that the following titles from Victoria are now available in Digitised newspapers and more on Trove: The Ararat advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tambo and Omeo Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Ballarat courier (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Brighton Southern Cross (Vic. . . . more »

Family History Fest program is about to recommence for 2012 at Diamond Valley Library. This regular program for family history researchers will run monthly on the last Wednesday of the month (except for school and public holidays). The program aims to provide a series of information sessions on topics of interest for the beginning family history researcher. They will usually be delivered by the Local . . . more »

Did a cache of old letters spark your interest in family history? Letters can often provide information that may not be found elsewhere including official records. What should you do if you become the custodian of such a treasure trove? Consider : - Researching your family history Writing a support explanatory document that puts the letters in context – who the author is, the receiver . . . more »

The Genealogy In Time Magazine website has released a Top 100 popular websites list. This is a worldwide collection but with a USA bias. This list can also be downloaded as a handy PDF file. Remember also that Cyndis List is a good port of call for that next step in your research or just for a good browse to see what is new. . . . more »

The existing Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, has offered researchers and students alike 200 years of in-depth, award-winning and objective coverage of world events since the creation of The Times in 1785. The new extended version of the archive — the Times Digital Archive, 1785-2006 — adds an additional 20 years, some 795,000 new pages, of invaluable content covering the tumultuous period at the end of . . . more »

Some years ago when I first started researching my own family history my mother asked me to research the author of some war letters which had been written to her mother. It turns out that before she married she was a nanny employed by a Kilmore poultry farmer Richard Camm for his son Dick. These letters were from Dick. Captain Richard Camm had served in . . . more »

Solving riddles in 19th century photo albums by Graham Jaunay Discover Scottish Church records by Chris Paton DNA for genealogists by Kerry Farmer Your Family History Archives: a brief introduction by Shauna Hicks Family History Research in South Australia by Graham Jaunay An introduction to Occupations: a preliminary list by Joyce Culling A trip to the Australian diggings & incidents in a miner’s career edited . . . more »