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Electoral Rolls 1903-1980

The Electoral rolls were compiled by each state during election years to determine the number and names of individuals eligible to vote. Information listed in electoral rolls usually includes Number, Name of voter, Gender, Address, Occupation.

Electoral rolls began being compiled for

Until recently, the Armadale ‘shedders’ have occupied an old fibro house in Tudor Street, courtesy of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. The group has worked hard to build its membership and

Ada Bodart's cousin Denis Joseph Doherty, born in 1861, was the son of Robert Hogg Doherty.

Denis worked in a linen spinning factory before he left Ireland for Victoria in 1882, and came the Kimberley goldfield in Western Australia in 1886. He and his friend Francis Connor entered into business together as storekeepers and packers

During 2015 Britain is commemorating the life and death of Nurse Edith Cavell. Nurse Cavell was executed by the Germans in Brussels in October 1915 for her part in helping allied soldiers to escape back to Britain.

One of the other 35 people tried with Cavell was Ada Bodart who is virtually forgotten.

For her heroic part in aiding

In 2015, Foundation Member and Life Fellow, Brian Croker was given a copy of the very rare book, Australasians who count in London and who counts in Western Australia written by Mrs. Leonard W Matters.

Brian indexed the content and generously shared his work with the Society. The

Local knowledge - Worldwide expertise

Just because your local family history or genealogy society is named as the xyz local society, it does not mean that is all they do or cover.

A poll of Society members in 2015 showed that 60% of their Australian research is not local to Western Australia; it is spread

This article was written by Moya Sharp from Outback Family History in 2015 and was post on the WAGS Blog on 19 Oct of that year.  It has been re-produced here to take it forward into a new decade.

Columnist, Carrie of the Miner, may not have been as widely known as Carrie

FHWA Library has two subscriptions to the British Newspaper Archive with the generous assistance of two of the FHWA Groups, Enrolled Pensioner Guard and Scottish.

You've found your ancestors,

by Beryl Tyler © All rights reserved

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