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“Squatter” Jones – Farmer
Week two of the National Family History Month weekly blog challenge set by Alex Daw takes your ancestor’s occupations as the theme. For me, that has to be farming or shearing – my cousin Billy and I were the … Continue reading
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1971 National Census, Territory Style
Some time ago, I read an amusing fictional account “The Census Taker Cometh”[1] describing the travails of census enumerators calling at a German immigrant household in Illinois over a 60-year period and concluding with the question “Ever wondered why some … Continue reading
Those who served in World War I: From the Jones-Sexton Family Tree (Part 1)
I decided long ago to publish in 2015 what I have discovered about the World War I veterans in my family trees. Slowly I have worked towards this objective over the past couple of years and now suddenly time is … Continue reading
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Delving into Diversions and Deviations – An Australian in the German Army
As Family Historians we are urged to stay focussed and stick to the research plan that we should have already worked out. But we delve into the diversions and deviations that frequently appear in our quest – searching the internet … Continue reading
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Congress 2015
This a first and last post. The first being is this is a first time experience writing a post on the fly from a hotel room on iPad. The last because I am determined to become a better writer and … Continue reading
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Those Who Served in World War I: From the Muir-Buirchell Family Tree (Part I)
I decided long ago to publish in 2015 what I have discovered about the World War I veterans in my family trees. Slowly I have worked towards this objective over the past couple of years and now suddenly time is … Continue reading
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Family History Research – Bits and Pieces
Here we are and it’s mid-November already with only three Blog entries for the year and this will be the first since June – not the best of efforts! Yes, Neville Jones Services has been busy and but a lot … Continue reading
Memories of an Accident
In recent times the National Library of Australia has digitised and made available through its Trove project the newspaper The Great Southern Herald. This newspaper was, and still is today, published in Katanning just 26 miles from my home town … Continue reading
Mea Culpa
In my story of Oct 2012 “The ‘Young Thief’ was my Second Great Grandmother” I referred to Richard Norrish as a Private in the 51st Regiment. He was of course in the 96th (‘Manchester’) Regiment which relieved the last detachment … Continue reading
Elva Trevelion – An Untold Story from Trove
Elva Trevelion – An Untold Story from Trove This is a story about a story that, it seems, has never been properly told and an example of the value of Trove. Most family history researchers understand what a treasure Trove … Continue reading
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