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Australian History Book Sale

by Alona Tester | Jan 11, 2021 | Genealogy Australia, Products | 0 |

If you love books, and Australian history, we have a sale that you’ll want to check out.

Highlight: Convicts in Victoria, Australia 1803-1851

by Alona Tester | Jan 7, 2021 | Products | 0 |

Keith Clarke’s “Convicts of the Port Phillip District” has become THE go to book on the topic of convicts in Victoria. Apart from giving a history of the convict system, the book is a compilation of 3700 convicts who were in the Port Phillip settlement before 1850.

The “Cornish-Born South Australians” Project

by Alona Tester | Nov 9, 2020 | General, General, Societies | 0 |

Genealogy SA is compiling a database of Cornish-born South Australians. And they’re looking for submissions from you

Community Groups Share in $330,000 to Preserve Victoria’s History

by Alona Tester | Oct 8, 2020 | General, Societies | 0 |

53 Victorian community groups share in over $330,000 of grants, to help preserve Victoria’s heritage.

Every Family Has a Secret – Season 2 (2020)

by Alona Tester | Sep 3, 2020 | General | 1 |

In 2019 the TV show “Every Family Has a Secret” debuted, and it was a huge hit, so they’re back again with Season 2, and more amazing family secrets to uncover.

21 Local History Projects Share Over $370,000 in ACT Heritage Grants

by Alona Tester | Sep 3, 2020 | General | 0 |

Canberra and the surrounding areas in the ACT, will have their rich and unique heritage preserved through 21 new local projects with thanks to the support of Local Government grants

New South Wales History Week, 5-13 September 2020

by Alona Tester | Aug 30, 2020 | Events, General | 0 |

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

FOR SALE: Historical (ORIGINAL) Telephone Books

by Alona Tester | Aug 21, 2020 | Genealogy Australia, News, Products | 0 |

Telephone books are a goldmine of information for historians, and we have the ultimate collection for you.

Inspiring Genealogy Blogs – July 2020

by Alona Tester | Aug 3, 2020 | General | 0 |

In this edition of Inspiring Genealogy Blogs we cover: documenting YOUR life, guides books, judging history, online tree websites, genealogy sins, DNA matches, other people’s old photos … and more.

Historical Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Documents to be Digitised

by Alona Tester | Aug 3, 2020 | Records | 0 |

The Australian Defence Force is partnering with the NAA to give the public access to a large collection of significant RAAF documents, many of which have been locked away for 100 years.