I am trying to trace some descendents of the Locke family of Warwick. Jessie Caroline KOHLER married Roy Vivian LOCKE in 1923. Unfortunately both died young. Jessie in 1934 age 35, and Roy in 1936 age 33. I have just received their death certificates and find they had five children. None of their names appeared in Jessie's funeral notice. I have found the eldest in the 1949 electoral roll as he was mentioned in his grandparents funeral notices. Does anyone have any information about these children. Kingsley 12 - born c 1923 Betty 9 (on both certificates) born 1924-26 Victor 7 born c 1928 Daphne 5 born c 1930 June 3 born c 1932 Any help would be much appreciated. Contact with descendents welcome. I am related through Jessie's mother, Jessie Myria Sigston. Thank you Pam in Brisbane

> Hi The Courier Mail is listed under a numebr of names reflecting its various changes trhoughout the years As the Courier it did not start until 1933. Previous names are Daily mail (Brisbane, Qld.) Brisbane courier (1864) Courier Mail was the joining of these two papers Also the Moreton Bay Courier Helen > > Thank you for this. It seems that The Courier Mail only has two years > available 1933 and 1934. Can you help me find the others? I'm not sure > if I'm looking at the right page. > > Cheers, > > Margaret > > Quoting Perplexed <awhitefo@bigpond.net.au>: > >> Apologies for cross-posting, but I think the site I'm writing about is >> one >> of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in >> Australia. >> >> >> >> It's specifically Australian, doesn't cost to use and I have to say I've >> been having an absolutely great time browsing family names and locations >> >> from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National >> Library of >> Australia. See >> >> http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home[1] >> >> >> >> I cannot praise the project too highly. It's given me absolutely >> unexpected >> views of what my families throughout Australia >> >> did in everything from their spare time to their working habits. I know >> from family history that my Bouffiers from the >> >> Hunter Valley were wine makers, that's why they were brought out from >> Germany. But, the NLA project has fleshed my knowledge >> >> out much more than this, showing they won numerous medals for their >> wines >> both in Australia as well as at exhibitions overseas. They >> >> also exported wine to Europe during the 1880s and 1890s. I've just >> finished >> reading an interesting article about the value of exports to >> >> Australia and the need for quality in those exports, particularly aimed >> at >> the wine industry. >> >> >> >> In relation to the Bouffier's spare time, I've found out family members >> helped set up the local cricket club, played intercolonial football, >> >> polo and a couple of family members were in the habit of writing rather >> stroppy letters to the editor complaining about a range of things >> >> which apparently annoyed them. I didn't know any of these things before >> I >> started browsing the NLA site. >> >> >> >> I've also found my great grandfather James Whiteford, born Melbourne in >> the >> 1850s but who worked as a policeman in far north Queensland. >> >> >> >> He's mentioned in police despatches reported in the newspapers of the >> day. >> The newspaper provide details of government >> >> appointments e.g. James was appointed the registrar of births and >> deaths, >> but not marriages in Coen and the assistant registrar of slaughter >> >> houses for Coen as well. I have scans through the family of shares he >> had >> in the Great Northern Mine. From the newspaper digitisation >> >> project, I've found much more information about the Great Northern Mine >> itself. >> >> >> >> There are a couple of extremely graphic and horrifying articles about >> his >> police work which give a much more in depth look at his life and >> >> work than I previously knew (and possibly wanted to know!). >> >> >> >> My Whitefords came into Melbourne originally. The NLA site has given me >> information about the property they had in Malvern and its sale >> >> in the early 1900s, details I didn't have previously. >> >> >> >> This is a fabulous resource - I cannot stress too highly how good it is, >> even as a beta project with issues around the digitisation. It gave me >> >> a completely different picture of, and knowledge about, family members. >> >> >> >> It's also really interesting reading from a perspective of the 21st >> Century. >> An article I was reading tonight was about one of the intercolonial >> >> football matches between NSW and Queensland. It goes into some detail >> about >> the "lovely ladies" who attended the match and their finery. >> >> >> >> In terms of searching, there are a huge range of options. You can >> search by >> name, property name, ship names, location e.g. Malvern, Coen or Cooktown >> etc. >> >> You can choose to look only at certain papers, you can look at decades, >> at >> individual years etc. I've found family land records, sales records of >> >> everything from land, to horses, to hogsheads of wine. >> >> >> >> It's also a work in progress. When I first browsed a few weeks ago for >> Bouffier there were approximately 90 mentions, there are now 152, >> without >> >> looking at variations such as Buffier. So keep visiting and enjoy!!!! >> >> >> >> For names such as McGrath, search using M'Grath, as this also bring up >> hits. >> >> >> >> It also can be used to search for information about overseas conditions >> and >> areas of interest. While I have in excess of 4000 hits for Coen which I >> will make my way >> >> through there are over 56,000 hits for Ireland. >> >> >> >> Now I don't plan to look at all of those but more of interest to me is >> that >> a search for "Famine Ireland" brings up 1,200 references. A search for >> Invernessshire >> >> brings up around 90 hits. It opens up a world of information online for >> people. I think we should spread the word about the site around the >> Australian family >> >> history area of interests. >> >> >> >> One other point - get a reader's card for the National Library - any >> Australian resident can do this now. They now have a great range of >> online >> information and >> >> databases for browsing, including a number of family history / genealogy >> websites. See the NLA home page for this. >> >> >> >> Cheers all >> >> >> >> Anne >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Toowoomba Dead Persons Society >> www.audps.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It is a wonderful site but the greatest thing about it (apart from all the super info) is the fact that you can correct any bad scanning. Just need to register and then it is easy to do. If all of us just made one correction on the scan for a BDM each time we accessed the site future searching for all of us would be enhanced. They have done a great job with the scanning and more issues are coming online all the time. Oh for the day the Queenslander is done!! I even found a notice among the advertisements on the front page of an early issue that my Richard John Rollason had put in stating that he was going to build a dividing fence between his property and the next at Yeronga. Helen

Thank you for this. It seems that The Courier Mail only has two years available 1933 and 1934. Can you help me find the others? I'm not sure if I'm looking at the right page. Cheers, Margaret Quoting Perplexed <awhitefo@bigpond.net.au>: > Apologies for cross-posting, but I think the site I'm writing about is one > of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in Australia. > > > > It's specifically Australian, doesn't cost to use and I have to say I've > been having an absolutely great time browsing family names and locations > > from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National Library of > Australia. See > > http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home[1] > > > > I cannot praise the project too highly. It's given me absolutely unexpected > views of what my families throughout Australia > > did in everything from their spare time to their working habits. I know > from family history that my Bouffiers from the > > Hunter Valley were wine makers, that's why they were brought out from > Germany. But, the NLA project has fleshed my knowledge > > out much more than this, showing they won numerous medals for their wines > both in Australia as well as at exhibitions overseas. They > > also exported wine to Europe during the 1880s and 1890s. I've just finished > reading an interesting article about the value of exports to > > Australia and the need for quality in those exports, particularly aimed at > the wine industry. > > > > In relation to the Bouffier's spare time, I've found out family members > helped set up the local cricket club, played intercolonial football, > > polo and a couple of family members were in the habit of writing rather > stroppy letters to the editor complaining about a range of things > > which apparently annoyed them. I didn't know any of these things before I > started browsing the NLA site. > > > > I've also found my great grandfather James Whiteford, born Melbourne in the > 1850s but who worked as a policeman in far north Queensland. > > > > He's mentioned in police despatches reported in the newspapers of the day. > The newspaper provide details of government > > appointments e.g. James was appointed the registrar of births and deaths, > but not marriages in Coen and the assistant registrar of slaughter > > houses for Coen as well. I have scans through the family of shares he had > in the Great Northern Mine. From the newspaper digitisation > > project, I've found much more information about the Great Northern Mine > itself. > > > > There are a couple of extremely graphic and horrifying articles about his > police work which give a much more in depth look at his life and > > work than I previously knew (and possibly wanted to know!). > > > > My Whitefords came into Melbourne originally. The NLA site has given me > information about the property they had in Malvern and its sale > > in the early 1900s, details I didn't have previously. > > > > This is a fabulous resource - I cannot stress too highly how good it is, > even as a beta project with issues around the digitisation. It gave me > > a completely different picture of, and knowledge about, family members. > > > > It's also really interesting reading from a perspective of the 21st Century. > An article I was reading tonight was about one of the intercolonial > > football matches between NSW and Queensland. It goes into some detail about > the "lovely ladies" who attended the match and their finery. > > > > In terms of searching, there are a huge range of options. You can search by > name, property name, ship names, location e.g. Malvern, Coen or Cooktown > etc. > > You can choose to look only at certain papers, you can look at decades, at > individual years etc. I've found family land records, sales records of > > everything from land, to horses, to hogsheads of wine. > > > > It's also a work in progress. When I first browsed a few weeks ago for > Bouffier there were approximately 90 mentions, there are now 152, without > > looking at variations such as Buffier. So keep visiting and enjoy!!!! > > > > For names such as McGrath, search using M'Grath, as this also bring up hits. > > > > It also can be used to search for information about overseas conditions and > areas of interest. While I have in excess of 4000 hits for Coen which I > will make my way > > through there are over 56,000 hits for Ireland. > > > > Now I don't plan to look at all of those but more of interest to me is that > a search for "Famine Ireland" brings up 1,200 references. A search for > Invernessshire > > brings up around 90 hits. It opens up a world of information online for > people. I think we should spread the word about the site around the > Australian family > > history area of interests. > > > > One other point - get a reader's card for the National Library - any > Australian resident can do this now. They now have a great range of online > information and > > databases for browsing, including a number of family history / genealogy > websites. See the NLA home page for this. > > > > Cheers all > > > > Anne > > > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Links: ------ [1] http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

I can't say any more (or any better) than has been said. This site has changed everything for my family history. I am completely hooked on Qld history 1860-1900. What a godsend. barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perplexed" <awhitefo@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com>; <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>; <aus-melbourne@rootsweb.com>; <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com>; <aus-german@rootsweb.com>; <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com>; "'aus-immigration'" <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com>; <aus-qld-ipswich@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:44 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] NLA newspaper digitisation project - a greatsite for information on family members & online access to databases > Apologies for cross-posting, but I think the site I'm writing about is one > of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in > Australia. > > > > It's specifically Australian, doesn't cost to use and I have to say I've > been having an absolutely great time browsing family names and locations > > from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National Library > of > Australia. See > > http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home > > > > I cannot praise the project too highly. It's given me absolutely > unexpected > views of what my families throughout Australia > > did in everything from their spare time to their working habits. I know > from family history that my Bouffiers from the > > Hunter Valley were wine makers, that's why they were brought out from > Germany. But, the NLA project has fleshed my knowledge > > out much more than this, showing they won numerous medals for their wines > both in Australia as well as at exhibitions overseas. They > > also exported wine to Europe during the 1880s and 1890s. I've just > finished > reading an interesting article about the value of exports to > > Australia and the need for quality in those exports, particularly aimed at > the wine industry. > > > > In relation to the Bouffier's spare time, I've found out family members > helped set up the local cricket club, played intercolonial football, > > polo and a couple of family members were in the habit of writing rather > stroppy letters to the editor complaining about a range of things > > which apparently annoyed them. I didn't know any of these things before I > started browsing the NLA site. > > > > I've also found my great grandfather James Whiteford, born Melbourne in > the > 1850s but who worked as a policeman in far north Queensland. > > > > He's mentioned in police despatches reported in the newspapers of the day. > The newspaper provide details of government > > appointments e.g. James was appointed the registrar of births and deaths, > but not marriages in Coen and the assistant registrar of slaughter > > houses for Coen as well. I have scans through the family of shares he had > in the Great Northern Mine. From the newspaper digitisation > > project, I've found much more information about the Great Northern Mine > itself. > > > > There are a couple of extremely graphic and horrifying articles about his > police work which give a much more in depth look at his life and > > work than I previously knew (and possibly wanted to know!). > > > > My Whitefords came into Melbourne originally. The NLA site has given me > information about the property they had in Malvern and its sale > > in the early 1900s, details I didn't have previously. > > > > This is a fabulous resource - I cannot stress too highly how good it is, > even as a beta project with issues around the digitisation. It gave me > > a completely different picture of, and knowledge about, family members. > > > > It's also really interesting reading from a perspective of the 21st > Century. > An article I was reading tonight was about one of the intercolonial > > football matches between NSW and Queensland. It goes into some detail > about > the "lovely ladies" who attended the match and their finery. > > > > In terms of searching, there are a huge range of options. You can search > by > name, property name, ship names, location e.g. Malvern, Coen or Cooktown > etc. > > You can choose to look only at certain papers, you can look at decades, at > individual years etc. I've found family land records, sales records of > > everything from land, to horses, to hogsheads of wine. > > > > It's also a work in progress. When I first browsed a few weeks ago for > Bouffier there were approximately 90 mentions, there are now 152, without > > looking at variations such as Buffier. So keep visiting and enjoy!!!! > > > > For names such as McGrath, search using M'Grath, as this also bring up > hits. > > > > It also can be used to search for information about overseas conditions > and > areas of interest. While I have in excess of 4000 hits for Coen which I > will make my way > > through there are over 56,000 hits for Ireland. > > > > Now I don't plan to look at all of those but more of interest to me is > that > a search for "Famine Ireland" brings up 1,200 references. A search for > Invernessshire > > brings up around 90 hits. It opens up a world of information online for > people. I think we should spread the word about the site around the > Australian family > > history area of interests. > > > > One other point - get a reader's card for the National Library - any > Australian resident can do this now. They now have a great range of > online > information and > > databases for browsing, including a number of family history / genealogy > websites. See the NLA home page for this. > > > > Cheers all > > > > Anne > > > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Fantastic project, isn't it? I can lose myself for HOURS reading fascinating little snippets. Some even about family members! The electronic 'translator' seems to have a bit of trouble reading the print. I started correcting some and then (selfishly) though, hang it. I'd much rather read. An absolute gem. And many, many thanks to the person (?) who originally posted the address on whatever newsgroup. Barbara

Apologies for cross-posting, but I think the site I'm writing about is one of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in Australia. It's specifically Australian, doesn't cost to use and I have to say I've been having an absolutely great time browsing family names and locations from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National Library of Australia. See http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home I cannot praise the project too highly. It's given me absolutely unexpected views of what my families throughout Australia did in everything from their spare time to their working habits. I know from family history that my Bouffiers from the Hunter Valley were wine makers, that's why they were brought out from Germany. But, the NLA project has fleshed my knowledge out much more than this, showing they won numerous medals for their wines both in Australia as well as at exhibitions overseas. They also exported wine to Europe during the 1880s and 1890s. I've just finished reading an interesting article about the value of exports to Australia and the need for quality in those exports, particularly aimed at the wine industry. In relation to the Bouffier's spare time, I've found out family members helped set up the local cricket club, played intercolonial football, polo and a couple of family members were in the habit of writing rather stroppy letters to the editor complaining about a range of things which apparently annoyed them. I didn't know any of these things before I started browsing the NLA site. I've also found my great grandfather James Whiteford, born Melbourne in the 1850s but who worked as a policeman in far north Queensland. He's mentioned in police despatches reported in the newspapers of the day. The newspaper provide details of government appointments e.g. James was appointed the registrar of births and deaths, but not marriages in Coen and the assistant registrar of slaughter houses for Coen as well. I have scans through the family of shares he had in the Great Northern Mine. From the newspaper digitisation project, I've found much more information about the Great Northern Mine itself. There are a couple of extremely graphic and horrifying articles about his police work which give a much more in depth look at his life and work than I previously knew (and possibly wanted to know!). My Whitefords came into Melbourne originally. The NLA site has given me information about the property they had in Malvern and its sale in the early 1900s, details I didn't have previously. This is a fabulous resource - I cannot stress too highly how good it is, even as a beta project with issues around the digitisation. It gave me a completely different picture of, and knowledge about, family members. It's also really interesting reading from a perspective of the 21st Century. An article I was reading tonight was about one of the intercolonial football matches between NSW and Queensland. It goes into some detail about the "lovely ladies" who attended the match and their finery. In terms of searching, there are a huge range of options. You can search by name, property name, ship names, location e.g. Malvern, Coen or Cooktown etc. You can choose to look only at certain papers, you can look at decades, at individual years etc. I've found family land records, sales records of everything from land, to horses, to hogsheads of wine. It's also a work in progress. When I first browsed a few weeks ago for Bouffier there were approximately 90 mentions, there are now 152, without looking at variations such as Buffier. So keep visiting and enjoy!!!! For names such as McGrath, search using M'Grath, as this also bring up hits. It also can be used to search for information about overseas conditions and areas of interest. While I have in excess of 4000 hits for Coen which I will make my way through there are over 56,000 hits for Ireland. Now I don't plan to look at all of those but more of interest to me is that a search for "Famine Ireland" brings up 1,200 references. A search for Invernessshire brings up around 90 hits. It opens up a world of information online for people. I think we should spread the word about the site around the Australian family history area of interests. One other point - get a reader's card for the National Library - any Australian resident can do this now. They now have a great range of online information and databases for browsing, including a number of family history / genealogy websites. See the NLA home page for this. Cheers all Anne

By golly - it is a stunning site - well spotted. Thank you. Kind regards Christopher Wyer UK -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Perplexed Sent: 09 October 2008 12:45 To: AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com; aus-qld@rootsweb.com; aus-melbourne@rootsweb.com; aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com; aus-german@rootsweb.com; aus-nsw@rootsweb.com; 'aus-immigration'; aus-qld-ipswich@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] NLA newspaper digitisation project - a greatsite for information on family members & online access to databases Apologies for cross-posting, but I think the site I'm writing about is one of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in Australia. It's specifically Australian, doesn't cost to use and I have to say I've been having an absolutely great time browsing family names and locations from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National Library of Australia. See http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home I cannot praise the project too highly. It's given me absolutely unexpected views of what my families throughout Australia did in everything from their spare time to their working habits. I know from family history that my Bouffiers from the Hunter Valley were wine makers, that's why they were brought out from Germany. But, the NLA project has fleshed my knowledge out much more than this, showing they won numerous medals for their wines both in Australia as well as at exhibitions overseas. They also exported wine to Europe during the 1880s and 1890s. I've just finished reading an interesting article about the value of exports to Australia and the need for quality in those exports, particularly aimed at the wine industry. In relation to the Bouffier's spare time, I've found out family members helped set up the local cricket club, played intercolonial football, polo and a couple of family members were in the habit of writing rather stroppy letters to the editor complaining about a range of things which apparently annoyed them. I didn't know any of these things before I started browsing the NLA site. I've also found my great grandfather James Whiteford, born Melbourne in the 1850s but who worked as a policeman in far north Queensland. He's mentioned in police despatches reported in the newspapers of the day. The newspaper provide details of government appointments e.g. James was appointed the registrar of births and deaths, but not marriages in Coen and the assistant registrar of slaughter houses for Coen as well. I have scans through the family of shares he had in the Great Northern Mine. From the newspaper digitisation project, I've found much more information about the Great Northern Mine itself. There are a couple of extremely graphic and horrifying articles about his police work which give a much more in depth look at his life and work than I previously knew (and possibly wanted to know!). My Whitefords came into Melbourne originally. The NLA site has given me information about the property they had in Malvern and its sale in the early 1900s, details I didn't have previously. This is a fabulous resource - I cannot stress too highly how good it is, even as a beta project with issues around the digitisation. It gave me a completely different picture of, and knowledge about, family members. It's also really interesting reading from a perspective of the 21st Century. An article I was reading tonight was about one of the intercolonial football matches between NSW and Queensland. It goes into some detail about the "lovely ladies" who attended the match and their finery. In terms of searching, there are a huge range of options. You can search by name, property name, ship names, location e.g. Malvern, Coen or Cooktown etc. You can choose to look only at certain papers, you can look at decades, at individual years etc. I've found family land records, sales records of everything from land, to horses, to hogsheads of wine. It's also a work in progress. When I first browsed a few weeks ago for Bouffier there were approximately 90 mentions, there are now 152, without looking at variations such as Buffier. So keep visiting and enjoy!!!! For names such as McGrath, search using M'Grath, as this also bring up hits. It also can be used to search for information about overseas conditions and areas of interest. While I have in excess of 4000 hits for Coen which I will make my way through there are over 56,000 hits for Ireland. Now I don't plan to look at all of those but more of interest to me is that a search for "Famine Ireland" brings up 1,200 references. A search for Invernessshire brings up around 90 hits. It opens up a world of information online for people. I think we should spread the word about the site around the Australian family history area of interests. One other point - get a reader's card for the National Library - any Australian resident can do this now. They now have a great range of online information and databases for browsing, including a number of family history / genealogy websites. See the NLA home page for this. Cheers all Anne Toowoomba Dead Persons Society www.audps.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Amen to all that's been written. Thanks so much for this site. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Smith" <barbannesmith@bigpond.com.au> To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] NLA newspaper digitisation project - agreatsite for information on family members & online accessto databases >I can't say any more (or any better) than has been said. > This site has changed everything for my family history. > I am completely hooked on Qld history 1860-1900. > What a godsend. > > barbara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Perplexed" <awhitefo@bigpond.net.au> > To: <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com>; <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>; > <aus-melbourne@rootsweb.com>; <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com>; > <aus-german@rootsweb.com>; <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com>; "'aus-immigration'" > <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com>; <aus-qld-ipswich@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:44 PM > Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] NLA newspaper digitisation project - a > greatsite > for information on family members & online access to databases > > >> Apologies for cross-posting, but I think the site I'm writing about is >> one >> of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in >> Australia. >> >> >> >> It's specifically Australian, doesn't cost to use and I have to say I've >> been having an absolutely great time browsing family names and locations >> >> from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National Library >> of >> Australia. See >> >> http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home >> >> >> >> I cannot praise the project too highly. It's given me absolutely >> unexpected >> views of what my families throughout Australia >> >> did in everything from their spare time to their working habits. I know >> from family history that my Bouffiers from the >> >> Hunter Valley were wine makers, that's why they were brought out from >> Germany. But, the NLA project has fleshed my knowledge >> >> out much more than this, showing they won numerous medals for their wines >> both in Australia as well as at exhibitions overseas. They >> >> also exported wine to Europe during the 1880s and 1890s. I've just >> finished >> reading an interesting article about the value of exports to >> >> Australia and the need for quality in those exports, particularly aimed >> at >> the wine industry. >> >> >> >> In relation to the Bouffier's spare time, I've found out family members >> helped set up the local cricket club, played intercolonial football, >> >> polo and a couple of family members were in the habit of writing rather >> stroppy letters to the editor complaining about a range of things >> >> which apparently annoyed them. I didn't know any of these things before >> I >> started browsing the NLA site. >> >> >> >> I've also found my great grandfather James Whiteford, born Melbourne in >> the >> 1850s but who worked as a policeman in far north Queensland. >> >> >> >> He's mentioned in police despatches reported in the newspapers of the >> day. >> The newspaper provide details of government >> >> appointments e.g. James was appointed the registrar of births and deaths, >> but not marriages in Coen and the assistant registrar of slaughter >> >> houses for Coen as well. I have scans through the family of shares he >> had >> in the Great Northern Mine. From the newspaper digitisation >> >> project, I've found much more information about the Great Northern Mine >> itself. >> >> >> >> There are a couple of extremely graphic and horrifying articles about his >> police work which give a much more in depth look at his life and >> >> work than I previously knew (and possibly wanted to know!). >> >> >> >> My Whitefords came into Melbourne originally. The NLA site has given me >> information about the property they had in Malvern and its sale >> >> in the early 1900s, details I didn't have previously. >> >> >> >> This is a fabulous resource - I cannot stress too highly how good it is, >> even as a beta project with issues around the digitisation. It gave me >> >> a completely different picture of, and knowledge about, family members. >> >> >> >> It's also really interesting reading from a perspective of the 21st >> Century. >> An article I was reading tonight was about one of the intercolonial >> >> football matches between NSW and Queensland. It goes into some detail >> about >> the "lovely ladies" who attended the match and their finery. >> >> >> >> In terms of searching, there are a huge range of options. You can search >> by >> name, property name, ship names, location e.g. Malvern, Coen or Cooktown >> etc. >> >> You can choose to look only at certain papers, you can look at decades, >> at >> individual years etc. I've found family land records, sales records of >> >> everything from land, to horses, to hogsheads of wine. >> >> >> >> It's also a work in progress. When I first browsed a few weeks ago for >> Bouffier there were approximately 90 mentions, there are now 152, without >> >> looking at variations such as Buffier. So keep visiting and enjoy!!!! >> >> >> >> For names such as McGrath, search using M'Grath, as this also bring up >> hits. >> >> >> >> It also can be used to search for information about overseas conditions >> and >> areas of interest. While I have in excess of 4000 hits for Coen which I >> will make my way >> >> through there are over 56,000 hits for Ireland. >> >> >> >> Now I don't plan to look at all of those but more of interest to me is >> that >> a search for "Famine Ireland" brings up 1,200 references. A search for >> Invernessshire >> >> brings up around 90 hits. It opens up a world of information online for >> people. I think we should spread the word about the site around the >> Australian family >> >> history area of interests. >> >> >> >> One other point - get a reader's card for the National Library - any >> Australian resident can do this now. They now have a great range of >> online >> information and >> >> databases for browsing, including a number of family history / genealogy >> websites. See the NLA home page for this. >> >> >> >> Cheers all >> >> >> >> Anne >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Toowoomba Dead Persons Society >> www.audps.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carol Yes, I do realise where Brisbane Waters is located. I sent the post to this list too as it looks as though this H.H. BEAN character was also in Moreton Bay around 1846. He may have just been passing through, or he may have had business interests up that way as it appears that he was an entrepreneurial type. Worth asking as you never know . . . . Regards Anne -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol Wood Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2008 4:58 PM To: aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com Subject: [S] Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Henry Haffey BEAN Hi Anne, I think you will find the Brisbane Waters area is around Gosford/Woy Woy in NSW. Merton covers the district of Maitland and Denman is a small town in the Hunter Valley near Maitland. I have not heard of a Brisbane Waters area in Brisbane, Qld. but then I am from NSW originally!!! Carol

Hi all Has anyone come across any mention of Henry Haffey BEAN? He was a younger brother of Willoughby BEAN (resident of Brisbane Waters area from abt 1825 to 1844) and I am trying to establish whether or not he ever came out to Australia. He was born in Hampshire in 1809 and married twice; firstly in 1847 in Lancashire and, after the death of his first wife, he married in 1853 in Yorkshire. He died in 1890 in England. I have come across a couple of Australian references to an H. H. BEAN and am wondering if this is the same man. In the 1841 NSW Census there is a Henry H. BEAN residing at "Cassanda, District Merton". On the 25 Jul 1846 the Moreton Bay Courier reported a long list of unclaimed mail at the North Brisbane Post Office including 12 items for H. H. BEAN. On the 30 Aug 1846 a Mr H. H. BEAN was a passenger on the "Tamar" from Moreton Bay (presumably arriving at Sydney or elsewhere in NSW, as it was reported in the Sydney papers). He was also appointed Trustee of Willoughby BEAN's Estate c1842 when the latter was declared insolvent, but that may not mean he was residing in Australia at that time. Is there any record of this Henry BEAN owning land or property in the Merton / Denman area or perhaps around the Brisbane Water area? Any help much appreciated. Anne (in VIC) Apologies if you receive this more than once but I have cross-posted it to the relevant lists.

Cant find Willoughby BEAN on the 1934 ELECTORAL ROLL Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Napier" <napier@vic.australis.com.au> To: <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:49 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Henry Haffey BEAN > > > > > Hi all > > Has anyone come across any mention of Henry Haffey BEAN? > > He was a younger brother of Willoughby BEAN (resident of Brisbane Waters > area from abt 1825 to 1844) and I am trying to establish whether or not he > ever came out to Australia. > > He was born in Hampshire in 1809 and married twice; firstly in 1847 in > Lancashire and, after the death of his first wife, he married in 1853 in > Yorkshire. He died in 1890 in England. > > I have come across a couple of Australian references to an H. H. BEAN and > am > wondering if this is the same man. > > In the 1841 NSW Census there is a Henry H. BEAN residing at "Cassanda, > District Merton". > > On the 25 Jul 1846 the Moreton Bay Courier reported a long list of > unclaimed > mail at the North Brisbane Post Office including 12 items for H. H. BEAN. > > On the 30 Aug 1846 a Mr H. H. BEAN was a passenger on the "Tamar" from > Moreton Bay (presumably arriving at Sydney or elsewhere in NSW, as it was > reported in the Sydney papers). > > He was also appointed Trustee of Willoughby BEAN's Estate c1842 when the > latter was declared insolvent, but that may not mean he was residing in > Australia at that time. > > Is there any record of this Henry BEAN owning land or property in the > Merton > / Denman area or perhaps around the Brisbane Water area? > > Any help much appreciated. > > Anne > (in VIC) > > > > Apologies if you receive this more than once but I have cross-posted it to > the relevant lists. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com 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: 270.7.6/1713 - Release Date: 7/10/2008 6:40 PM

Hi Anne, I think you will find the Brisbane Waters area is around Gosford/Woy Woy in NSW. Merton covers the district of Maitland and Denman is a small town in the Hunter Valley near Maitland. I have not heard of a Brisbane Waters area in Brisbane, Qld. but then I am from NSW originally!!! Carol

Myrna Louise COURTNEY born. 19-12-1907 No Father Mother Lena Louisa KRONING g ref 1907/7650 Charles Nicholas COURTNEY born 6-4-1910 Father Patrick mothe Lena Louisa KRONING ref 1910/7133 John Patrick COURTNEY born 22-9-1911 Father PatrickJohn Mother Helena Louisa KRONING ref 1911/7397 Colin Philip COURTNEY born 18-8-1913 Father Patrick John Mother Helena Louisa KRONING ref 1913/8384 Patrick John COURTNEY married Lena Louisa KRONING 6-5-1909 ref 1909/B007641 1922 ELECTORAL ROLL Helena Louise COURTNEY Albert St Beaudesert Housewife Patrick John COURTNEY ALbert St. Beaudesert Horse trainer Nicholas COURTNEY William St. Beaudesert Labourer Rachal Violet COURTNEY Railway HOtel Beaudesert Homeduties 1934 ELECTORAL ROLL Helena Louise COURTNEY Albert St. Beaudesert Housewife Mary COURTNEY William St. Beaudesert Homeduties Nicholas COURTNEY William St. Beaudesert Labourer Charles Nicholas COURTNEY TIna St. Beaudesert Blacksmith's striker 1949 ELECTORAL ROLL No COURTNEY in Beaudesert There is a Patrick John COURTNEY Intake Rd. Redlynch Cairns Labourer ***dont know if its the same one No sign of Charles Nicholas COURTNEY or Nicholas COURTNEY Eliza COURTNEY born 17-4-1884 Father Nicholas Mother Mary McGINNIS ref 1884/B32328 Kate COURTNEY died 16-1-1884 Father Nicholas COURTNEY Mother Mary McGUINNESS ref 1884/B016340 Margaret COURTNEY died 29-9-1889 Father Nicholas CourtneyMother Mary McGUINNESS ref 1889/002960 Rachael Violet COURTNEY born 28-12-1890 Father Nicholas Mother Mary McGUINNESS ref 1891/7596 Ethel OURTNEY born 3-11-1893 Father Nicholad Mother Mary McGUINNESS ref 1893/7182 1949 ELECTORAL ROLL Myrna Louise TOMCZESZSYN "Vernon Court" Coronation Drive Paddington Telephonist No one else with her in the house.. Patrick John COURTNEY died 4-2-1929 buried Beaudesert Cemetery Patrick John COURTNEY Death rego. 192/B6967 Father Nicholas COURTNEY Mother Mary McGUINNESS cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "terry" <reg.murphy@qld.chariot.net.au> To: "Brisbane research" <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 7:40 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] SEARCHING "COURTNEY" > Hi Listers ,this may be a "long shot" but I am trying to research a family > line "Courtney" ex Beaudesert dst from early 1884 till later ,there is a > duo buried at Toowong Cty here ie > Helena Courtney [d] 1937 by Cannon /Cripps + > Myrna Tomczbszsyn? [d] 1992 apparently the informant was a brothe ?M > Courtney can any one share some light here ,Cheers Terry Murphy > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com 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: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1696 - Release Date: 28/09/2008 1:30 PM

I thought it was about time we had a roll call. I've sat for awhile before calling it but think it would be good to have a list of everyboy's interests. James Whiteford bn Melbourne in the 1850s worked as a policeman in far north Qld (Coen, Laura & the Palmer) from the 1880s to 1910/11 when he retired. In 1883 in Cooktown, he married Annie Helena Smythe, a governess bn 1858/59 in Dublin Ireland (not sure whether county or town). Annie Helena emigrated to Cooktown in the 1880s. After James's retirement they lived in Rockhampton and then Brisbane. Their sons, James (Jnr) and Gerald Bertram, were born in Cooktown but were sent to school in Brisbane (Nudgee College) at an early age. The family lived at Coen, 180 miles north from Cooktown so it would have been extremely remote. I'm not sure why they didn't send the children to the Coen school rather than all the way to Brisbane, where as far as I know they didn't have any relatives. James Snr is my great grandfather. James Jnr married Lucy Mary Mackay, daughter of Bernard Mackay and Isabella McGrath, at Harrisville near Ipswich in 1914. They lived in Brisbane with James' parents, initially at Somerset St Fortitude Valley and later at Norman St Woolowin. James Jnr was an electrical engineer who worked in north Qld and also in Papua New Guinea. If anyone has interests in Port Moresby I have a couple of original photographs taken by James Jnr in Port Moresby around the early part of the 20th Century when he worked on putting electrical lines into the town. I also have an interesting section of a letter my grandmother, Lucy Mackay, wrote about early days in Woolowin, noting that this was probably during the First World war or shortly thereafter, about corroborees being held just down the end of their road on the banks of the creek. Her Mackay family, which was from Athlone Westmeath, mostly settled around Ipswich, Esk, Darling Downs with her father, Barnie Mackay, having land in the Fassifern Valley. The property was called Thorn Hill. Gerald Bertram Whiteford married Julia Finn in 1926. As far as I know they lived in Brisbane all of their life. They had no children. I don't know anything about the Finns and would be pleased to hear from anybody with any connections. The McGrath connection is from Darby McGrath, convicted in 1833 in Ireland and transported to NSW in 1834 and his brother John, convicted in 1837 and transported. Darby was initially assigned to the Berrima area in NSW before getting his Ticket of Leave and making his way to Qld, following I believe his brother John who had been sent north earlier. Darby can be googled up all over the place. He was an early settler buying land in the first sales at Ashgrove. He had a lease on land on what my husband and I think is now the old Treasury building on North Quay, now the Casino (sadly). We wish he'd kept that piece of the land in the family!!!! Darby is mentioned in the Rosalind Siemonds book, "The Mayne Inheritance" where he's described as the "historical Darby McGrath, an unscrupulous Irish land speculator". His land records show he was certainly a busy buyer and leaser of land. At some point Darby moved towards Ipswich. He provided a building on his land at what's now Amberley for the first school in the area. He settled at a grazing property he called Willowbanks. Darby is my great great grandfather. His brother John remained in Brisbane with McGrath's Bridge named, I believe after him. He married Patrick Pacey's daughter. They had no children. Patrick Pacey was also a convict who arrived on the "Waverley", the same ship as John. Finally the Roberts connection is through Hugh Bernard Mackay who married Catherine Gladys Roberts in 1914. Hoping to hear from you all with your Brisbane interests. Anne

Hi Listers ,this may be a "long shot" but I am trying to research a family line "Courtney" ex Beaudesert dst from early 1884 till later ,there is a duo buried at Toowong Cty here ie Helena Courtney [d] 1937 by Cannon /Cripps + Myrna Tomczbszsyn? [d] 1992 apparently the informant was a brothe ?M Courtney can any one share some light here ,Cheers Terry Murphy

Many thanks for that Jan, more interesting facts in the mystery !. cheers Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug & Jan" <jst88221@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 7:38 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] GARVEY > 1922 ELECTORAL ROLL > > James Henry Christopher GARVEY Melrose .. Killarney Farmer > Margaret Elizabeth GARVEY Melrose Killarney Homeduties > > > 1934 ELECTORAL ROLL > James Henry Christopher GARVEY Melrose Killarney Farmer > Margaret Elizabeth GARVEY Killarney North Homeduties > Joyce Evelyn GARVEY Killarney Homeduties > > 1949 ELECTORAL ROLL > James Henry Christopher GARVEY Acacia St. Killarney Farmer > Margaret Elizabeth GARVEY Acacia St. Killarney Homeduties > > cheers > Jan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Slattery" <racedesign@optusnet.com.au> > To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:36 PM > Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] GARVEY > > >> Hello Listers, >> I am seeking any researchers who may have a James >> Henry >> GARVEY (born 1884 in country QLD) in their tree. >> >> James married Margaret Elizabeth LOY (or Ah Loy) in country QLD in 1911 >> and >> they had at least two children, Joyce Evelyn GARVEY (1911) and Grace >> Annie >> GARVEY (1914). >> >> kind regards >> >> Tony >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Toowoomba Dead Persons Society >> www.audps.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com 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: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 27/09/2008 > 1:11 PM > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com 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. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.3/1691 - Release Date: 25/09/2008 > 7:23 PM > >

1922 ELECTORAL ROLL James Henry Christopher GARVEY Melrose .. Killarney Farmer Margaret Elizabeth GARVEY Melrose Killarney Homeduties 1934 ELECTORAL ROLL James Henry Christopher GARVEY Melrose Killarney Farmer Margaret Elizabeth GARVEY Killarney North Homeduties Joyce Evelyn GARVEY Killarney Homeduties 1949 ELECTORAL ROLL James Henry Christopher GARVEY Acacia St. Killarney Farmer Margaret Elizabeth GARVEY Acacia St. Killarney Homeduties cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Slattery" <racedesign@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:36 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] GARVEY > Hello Listers, > I am seeking any researchers who may have a James Henry > GARVEY (born 1884 in country QLD) in their tree. > > James married Margaret Elizabeth LOY (or Ah Loy) in country QLD in 1911 > and > they had at least two children, Joyce Evelyn GARVEY (1911) and Grace Annie > GARVEY (1914). > > kind regards > > Tony > > > > > > > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com 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: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 27/09/2008 1:11 PM

Hello Listers, I am seeking any researchers who may have a James Henry GARVEY (born 1884 in country QLD) in their tree. James married Margaret Elizabeth LOY (or Ah Loy) in country QLD in 1911 and they had at least two children, Joyce Evelyn GARVEY (1911) and Grace Annie GARVEY (1914). kind regards Tony

Hi all I thought it was about time we had a roll call. James Whiteford bn Melbourne in the 1850s worked as a policeman in far north Qld (Coen, Laura & the Palmer) from the 1880s to 1910/11 when he retired. In 1883 in Cooktown, he married Annie Helena Smythe, a governess bn 1858/59 in Dublin Ireland (not sure whether county or town). Annie Helena emigrated to Cooktown in the 1880s. After James's retirement they lived in Rockhampton and then Brisbane. Their sons, James (Jnr) and Gerald Bertram, were born in Cooktown but were sent to school in Brisbane (Nudgee College) at an early age. The family lived at Coen, 180 miles north from Cooktown so it would have been extremely remote. I'm not sure why they didn't send the children to the Coen school rather than all the way to Brisbane, where as far as I know they didn't have any relatives. James Snr is my great grandfather James Jnr married Lucy Mary Mackay, daughter of Bernard Mackay and Isabella McGrath, at Harrisville near Ipswich in 1914. They lived in Brisbane, initially at Somerset St Fortitude Valley and later at Norman St Woolowin. James Jnr was an electrical engineer who worked in north Qld and also in Papua New Guinea. If anyone has interests in Port Moresby I have a couple of original photographs taken by James Jnr in Port Moresby around the early part of the 20th Century when he worked on putting electrical lines into the town. I also have an interesting section of a letter my grandmother, Lucy Mackay, wrote about early days in Woolowin, noting that this was probably during the First World war or shortly thereafter, about corroborees being held just down the end of their road on the banks of the creek. Her Mackay family, which was from Athlone Westmeath, mostly settled around Ipswich, Esk, Darling Downs with her father, Barnie Mackay, having land in the Fassifern Valley. The property was called Thorn Hill. Gerald Bertram Whiteford married Julia Finn in 1926. As far as I know they lived in Brisbane all of their life. They had no children. I don't know anything about the Finns and would be pleased to hear from anybody with any connections. The McGrath connection is from Darby McGrath, convicted in 1833 in Ireland and transported to NSW in 1834 and his brother John, convicted in 1837 and transported. Darby was initially assigned to the Berrima area in NSW before getting his Ticket of Leave and making his way to Qld, following I believe his brother John who had been sent north earlier. Darby can be googled up all over the place. He was an early settler buying land in the first sales at Ashgrove. He had a lease on land on what my husband and I think is now the old Treasury building on North Quay, now the Casino (sadly). We wish he'd kept that piece of the land in the family!!!! Darby is mentioned in the Rosalind Siemonds book, "The Mayne Inheritance" where he's described as the "historical Darby McGrath, an unscrupulous Irish land speculator". His land records show he was certainly a busy buyer and leaser of land. At some point Darby moved towards Ipswich. He provided a building on his land at what's now Amberley for the first school in the area. He settled at a grazing property he called Willowbanks. Darby is my great great grandfather. His brother John remained in Brisbane with McGrath's Bridge named, I believe after him. He married Patrick Pacey's daughter. They had no children. Patrick Pacey was also a convict who arrived on the "Waverley", the same ship as John. Finally the Roberts connection is through Hugh Bernard Mackay who married Catherine Gladys Roberts in 1914. Hoping to hear from you all with your Brisbane interests. Anne