Sir Russell Jack he was knighted a couple of years back for his work and support to the Golden Dragon Museum if it wasn't for the work of Russell and his family there would not be a Gold Dragon Museum. Regards, Ray. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] criminal records and the GSV > Hello Barry, > > Apart from your lucky free search on the GSV site without being a > member, have you thought of contacting the Bendigo Golden Dragon Museum? > Mr and Mrs Jacks and staff have been steadily expanding their research > databases. I know that, whenever I come across references to chinese as > I index various records at the VPRO, I send them on to Bendigo Museum, > and they always acknowledge my contribution. > > They are very friendly. But, as an enquirer, I would expect to be asked > for a search fee: it costs money to run a society/ museum/ database for > the public. It costs money (from members fees) to run a website. > Personnel have to be paid to keep adding to the databases, etc, So, if I > seek information, I don't begrudge being asked for a contribution, > though I doubt you would be asked by the Dragon Museum "to join" as a > member/supporter. > > Worth considering as a research venue, however. > > Regards, Ada Ackerly > (contributor to the GSV database from my VPRO indexes) > > B.Howard wrote: >> Hi listers. >> >> The Genealogical Society of Victoria has a free search feature on their >> website and on it I found several references to a record of two of my >> ancestors. The "type of records" were "Criminal Record" and "Gazetted". >> To >> find what information they contain, it seems, I would have to pay a >> joining >> fee of $15.00 and an annual subscription of $69.00 and then go to their >> rooms in Melbourne to view the records. As I cannot afford these fees and >> I >> live about 200 kms from Melbourne, I am wondering if there is some other >> means of accessing these particular records? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1702 - Release Date: 10/1/2008 9:05 AM
Hello Raymond, I was aware that his lovely wife had died, but I thought knighthoods were eliminated in favour of Australian Orders? Regards Ada Raymond W. Henderson wrote: > Sir Russell Jack he was knighted a couple of years back for his work and > support to the Golden Dragon Museum if it wasn't for the work of Russell and > his family there would not be a Gold Dragon Museum. > > Regards, > Ray. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ada Ackerly" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:40 AM > Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] criminal records and the GSV > > >> Hello Barry, >> >> Apart from your lucky free search on the GSV site without being a >> member, have you thought of contacting the Bendigo Golden Dragon Museum? >> Mr and Mrs Jacks and staff have been steadily expanding their research >> databases. I know that, whenever I come across references to chinese as >> I index various records at the VPRO, I send them on to Bendigo Museum, >> and they always acknowledge my contribution. >> >> They are very friendly. But, as an enquirer, I would expect to be asked >> for a search fee: it costs money to run a society/ museum/ database for >> the public. It costs money (from members fees) to run a website. >> Personnel have to be paid to keep adding to the databases, etc, So, if I >> seek information, I don't begrudge being asked for a contribution, >> though I doubt you would be asked by the Dragon Museum "to join" as a >> member/supporter. >> >> Worth considering as a research venue, however. >> >> Regards, Ada Ackerly >> (contributor to the GSV database from my VPRO indexes) >> >> B.Howard wrote: >>> Hi listers. >>> >>> The Genealogical Society of Victoria has a free search feature on their >>> website and on it I found several references to a record of two of my >>> ancestors. The "type of records" were "Criminal Record" and "Gazetted". >>> To >>> find what information they contain, it seems, I would have to pay a >>> joining >>> fee of $15.00 and an annual subscription of $69.00 and then go to their >>> rooms in Melbourne to view the records. As I cannot afford these fees and >>> I >>> live about 200 kms from Melbourne, I am wondering if there is some other >>> means of accessing these particular records? >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1702 - Release Date: 10/1/2008 > 9:05 AM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >