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Saturday 13th July 2024
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July News

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Category: Technology
Wednesday 3rd July 2024
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Retiring State Record Office Archivist David Whiteford also spent decades working in the Battye Library and was renowned for his knowledge of the library's map collection. 

In this, his final contribution to the SROWA News, he

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Wow, thanks Julie I didn’t see this original newsletter but it is such a great gift for the Ghosts project. There are actually a couple of towns mentioned that I’m going to have to add to our master list. Chris

Posted by Christine Harris, 04/07/2024 11:21:03 am

Wow, thanks Julie I didn’t see this original newsletter but it is such a great gift for the Ghosts project. There are actually a couple of towns mentioned that I’m going to have to add to our master list. Chris

Posted by Christine Harris, 04/07/2024 11:21:03 am

Hey Julie. That's a wonderful contribution and extremely useful tips. I am doing some research work for Ireland assignments for SROWA and these tips will work very well for it. I didn't know there were so many records available about the history of these towns and their residents.

Posted by Hana Sheikh, 15/08/2024 4:21:15 pm

Categories: Library | Tools and Techniques | Western Australia
Tuesday 2nd July 2024
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Ancestry

  • England, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index 1800's to current
  • United Kingdom, Military Roll of Honour 1945-2022
  • Buckinghamshire, Napoleonic Register: Posse Comitatus 1798
  • Ireland, Railway Employment Records 1870-1940
  • Scotland,
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Categories: Additions to Genie Websites | Library
Tuesday 18th June 2024
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At its AGM on 18 May 2024, the Military Interest Group committee for 2024/2025 was elected. Angela Heymans will continue as convenor, Susan Salvair as Treasurer and Gwyn Williams as committee member. A big welcome to Kay Reynolds who joins the committee and will help with the important job of looking after the afternoon tea at our meetings!

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Category: Military
Tuesday 18th June 2024
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By Ms Louise Margaret Clarkson

 

“Their

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Category: Western Australia
Saturday 8th June 2024
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June News

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Category: Technology
Sunday 2nd June 2024
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Ancestry

  • England, Cricket Players 1845-2024
  • England, Medieval Soldier Database 1368-1374
  • Lancashire Non-Conformist Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1762-2005
  • Ireland, Londonderry City Cemetery Burials, 1853-1961
  • Ireland and Northern Ireland,
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Categories: Additions to Genie Websites | Library
Saturday 11th May 2024
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May News

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Category: Technology
Tuesday 7th May 2024
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By Hammer

We had a very busy March meeting in which Peter Hamersley presented two case studies demonstrating some thinking

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Category: London, South of England and Wales
Thursday 2nd May 2024
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Do you have a photo of a person in uniform and want to know how to identify key details to help with your research?  Stephen Sinclair, Robert Mitchell and Bob Wise from the Army Museum of WA will be at the meeting of the Military Interest Group on Saturday 18 May 2024 to provide advice about WW1 and WW2 uniforms and other clues from the photos. 

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Category: Military