New South Wales History Week, 5-13 September 2020
NSW History Week is coming up on 5-13 September 2020, are you ready? There’s a heap of events scheduled, both in-person and online
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Tag: New South Wales history
10 Projects Funded Through the NSW Small Heritage Grants Program for Local History and Archives
Earlier this year the Royal Australian Historical Society requested applications for their 2020...
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New South Wales History Week 2018 – Submit Your Event Now
New South Wales’ History Week has become a significant event on the New South Wales event...
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46,000 New South Wales Mugshots 1870-1930 Go Online
If you had ancestors who were on the wrong side of the law, be sure to check out the NSW Gaol Photographs. This incredible collection not only has mugshot photographs, but includes details of nearly 50,000 people
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Help Save Parramatta’s Heritage
Parramatta’s Heritage Precinct, originally occupied by aborigines, and later the place of Australia’s oldest female convict site, has recently been rezoned to allow thousands of apartments to be built. Voice your objection …
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Discover Treasures at State Archives NSW From Home
State Archives NSW are moving into the world of webinars. So they are going to show you just what types of records they have, how to use them, and how to get the most out of their website. And they do this direct to you, in the comfort of your own home
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8.5 Million New South Wales Passenger Lists Go Online
A new addition to the Findmypast.com.au website is the addition of 8.5 million records of New South Wales Passenger Lists. Covering both both assisted and unassisted passengers and covering the period from 1826 through to 1900.
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Kiama Family, Local and Social History Expo
Kiama is a coastal town 120 kilometres south of Sydney with a very active genealogy group who are...
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New South Wales 1828 Census Householders’ Returns
The 1828 New South Wales Census was Australia’s first census and took place in November of that...
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Old Letters Tell of Pioneering Life at Lake Macquarie
Old letters are a valuable resource for historical information. Afterall they were the way people...
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Australia Gets Ready for More Big Genealogy Events
If you think that because Congress is over, there’s no other genie events to go to in...
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Australia’s Aldine Histories: A Key Resource
The Aldine histories are an essential reference work if your are researching in Queensland, New South Wales or South Australia. Authoritative, not only in the narrative history, but containing many thousands of biographies of early personalities and noted identities for each region – including those in regional areas. They also include beautiful photographs and sketches of scenes and buildings illustrating life and places as they were in the past.
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