Category Archives: News and Views and General Research

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Family History and Chinese Women in Aviation

Posted on 22 September 2021 by njsresearch6

This article was first drafted in July 2020 as a ‘From the Vault’ segment for the NT Chinese Museum e-News, but never completed. The draft was inspired by reading a 1930 newspaper article about the arrival in Darwin of the … Continue reading →

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2017 Bits and Pieces

Posted on 4 August 2017 by njsresearch6

I have been very recalcitrant! Almost a year since my last blog post! What can I say? 2017 has been thus far been a year of travel: January to Bali for pure relaxation and pleasure; April/May to Sydney and Arrowtown … Continue reading →

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2016 Bits and Pieces

Posted on 29 October 2016 by njsresearch6

My blogging activity in 2016 has not been great but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been active on the family history front.

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1971 National Census, Territory Style

Posted on 6 August 2016 by njsresearch6

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 →

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Congress 2015

Posted on 30 March 2015 by njsresearch6

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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Family History Research – Bits and Pieces

Posted on 17 November 2014 by njsresearch6

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 →

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Memories of an Accident

Posted on 29 June 2014 by njsresearch6

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 →

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Mea Culpa

Posted on 8 February 2014 by njsresearch6

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 →

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England Scotland and Europe – 2013

Posted on 31 August 2013 by njsresearch6

Well, we’re back in harness after seven weeks holiday in England, Scotland and Europe – with a rest break in Singapore and Bali.  This instalment is only intended to be an interim account of our travels and in ensuing articles … Continue reading →

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Family History Research Update

Posted on 23 June 2013 by njsresearch6

After a promising 2012 start to my fledgling blogger career, 2013 has proved quite unproductive!  Indeed my family history research activity has been sporadic and quite haphazard.  Sadly, I have not been able to attend at the NT Genealogical Society … Continue reading →

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