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2012-05-07 16:50 noelwoodhouse Article: Advertising (Advertising), Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Thursday 4 June 1931 page Advertising
Family Notice wrongly included with Advertising
2012-05-07 16:15 IanSyson Article: Football. (Article), Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907), Saturday 27 June 1885 page Article
association rules: soccer or footy?
2012-05-07 16:04 IanSyson Article: The Week at a Glance. LOCAL AND GENERAL. WEDNESDAY, March 3. (Article), The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 13 March 1920 page Article
11 senior clubs and 33 juniors
2012-05-07 12:49 Clynt Article: Family Notices (Family Notices), The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 25 March 1913 page Family Notices
DEATH "JESSRESS" He went as "JEFFRESS" (it could be related to the old way of writing an "s" as an "f".)
2012-05-07 11:47 noelwoodhouse Article: Advertising (Advertising), Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Saturday 9 May 1931 page Advertising
Family notices wrongly shown under Advertising
2012-05-07 11:17 noelwoodhouse Article: Advertising (Advertising), Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Monday 4 May 1931 page Advertising
Family Notices comprising Death Notice, In memoriam, and Funeral Notices wrongly shown as Advertising.
2012-05-07 11:01 anon Article: THE NARRATIVE OF A TRANSPORTED CONVICT. (Article), The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), Wednesday 25 September 1844 page Article
Charles Thomson is probably the convict, and Christopher Robinson Bell is his friend "B_"
2012-05-07 10:35 PamHayes Article: WEDDING AT DUNOON. (Article), Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tuesday 7 January 1908 page Article
Catherine Greenhalgh daughter of Thomas Greenhalgh & Sarah Jane Turner
2012-05-07 10:22 PamHayes Article: WEDDING. LITTLE-GREENHALGH. (Article), Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 5 June 1913 page Article
Mary Greenhalgh daughter of Thomas Greenhalgh & Sarah Jane Turner
2012-05-07 10:03 cmt17 Article: Family Notices (Family Notices), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 4 July 1923 page Family Notices
"Ettie" daughter of H.P. Bedwell II (son of H.P. I) and Margaretta Wendel. Sister of H.P. III. Not to be confused with Harriet Drew, daughter of H.P. I and Margaret Dunn.


2012-05-07 09:23 Charlie22 Article: [?]DALE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB. (Article), The Lilydale Express (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), Friday 10 August 1917 page Article
Start of each line unreadable
2012-05-06 23:22 prue Article: Old Man Firth. ("Along the Line.") (Article), The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), Wednesday 20 July 1910 page Article
There is a backbone of truth in here, but the story is riddled with errors.
For example, Ezra Firth came to Victoria in 1849 on the "Larpent" as part of the Rev. John Dunmore Lang's scheme to bring Protestant tradesmen and others to the colonies. He was already married and a father. He initially worked as a stonemason, but did go to Ballarat after gold was discovered there, and was successful enough to allow him to return to England and bring out his family (wife Eliza, children Mary, John and Sarah, and one of his sisters) as unassisted im...
2012-05-06 22:14 Jeanette.EGAN Article: SOCIAL. (Article), The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 7 March 1918 page Article
Edith Myrtle Knox daughter of William James Knox & Ellen Louisa WELLDON
2012-05-06 22:03 traveller Article: Family Notices (Family Notices), Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919), Wednesday 18 October 1905 page Family Notices
Wilson family
2012-05-06 21:43 czislowski Article: Advertising (Advertising), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 30 January 1953 page Advertising
This mower appears to use a Qualcast mower, to which is added an electric motor.
2012-05-06 21:36 Jeanette.EGAN Article: RISBY INQUIRY (Article), Northern Standard (Darwin, NT : 1921 - 1955), Tuesday 21 June 1938 page Article
Doris Ruby Knox working at Pine Creek Hospital
2012-05-06 21:06 Jeanette.EGAN Article: A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS. FALL FROM A TRAIN. OTHER MISHAPS. (Article), The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Friday 25 June 1909 page Article
Doris Ruby Knox daughter of William James Knox and Ellen Louise Welldon. WW2 Nurse later on.
2012-05-06 20:14 maryc2 Article: EVENTS OF THE MONTH. From Feb. 12th to Feb. 16th. (Article), The Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Tuesday 12 March 1861 page Article
The Mrs Russell who died 11th March 1861 (in this issue) may have been the Catherine Donovan (late Muir) who married" Postman" James Russell in Tenterfield on 12 Sep 1856. Marriage transcription indicates that both parties were then aged 40. She had previously been married to Scottish convict Gilbert Muir.
2012-05-06 19:49 stevewhatmough Article: Australian Light Horse. (Article), The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic. : 1893 - 1916), Friday 28 October 1904 page Article
D.Buchanan was Donald Thomas Buchanan son of Donald and Mary (nee Fraser) Buchanan of Pyalong
2012-05-06 19:22 zelda Article: OBITUARY. (Article), The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Wednesday 31 March 1926 page Article
I believe Mrs Anderson's father may have been Charles Stewart (not Stuart).