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Comment on NSW Government Supports Our Diverse and Rich Local History, One of Our State’s Greatest Assets by Braidwood District Hospital 1858-2000 - Royal Australian Historical Society

Braidwood District Hospital 1858-2000 - Royal Australian Historical Society — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 04:10:54 +0000

[…] In announcing the 10 recipients of this year’s Small Grants Programs in June, Ms Christine Yeats, President of RAHS said “History matters and it doesn’t have to be history on a global or national scale to be important. Focusing on history from the ‘ground up’ is the best way for communities to understand and appreciate their place in the world.” As I began putting our book of the history and community of Braidwood District Hospital together her words guided this novice in the selection and importance of the many participants’ donations to it. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the Braidwood Hospital Auxiliary, thus continuing the community effort. […]

Comment on Launch of online resources – Finding your ancestors: Aboriginal family history NSW by Dianne Fraser

Dianne Fraser — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:09:27 +0000

I am searching for information on my maternal line and any descendants. My great great grandmother was an aboriginal woman who bore my great great grandfather, Andrew Patrick Redmond (an Irish convict) two children that we know of. Sara Redmond/Williams abt 1858 at Tia Station, NSW and John Redman abt 1856, maybe Walcha. Andrew went on to marry an Irish immigrant, Bridget McNamarra and have a further 10 children.

Comment on Launch of online resources – Finding your ancestors: Aboriginal family history NSW by Lynda Warnest

Lynda Warnest — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:53:56 +0000

I would like to know more about my family. My Grandfather was Stephen Thomas Pearce, born 1874 my Grandmother Emma Saunders. There were 11 children I have been told, my father was Charles Stephen Pearce, his siblings were Eva Caroline, William Leonard, Sydney Roland, Ellen May, Arthur Edward, Henry Claudeville, Jane Maria, Vera Agnes.

Comment on Launch of online resources – Finding your ancestors: Aboriginal family history NSW by Cheryl McCoy

Cheryl McCoy — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:23:41 +0000

I am keen to fill in am missing pieces of information regarding my family history – I am from the Sutherland & Everingham families. I am an Aboriginal woman living on Darkinjung land

Comment on Sydney Airport turns 100 by ashonmatt1

ashonmatt1 — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:26:05 +0000

Hello RAHS,
Interesting to read your article on the upcoming anniversary of Sydney airport. I am an aviation enthusiast so most things to do with aviation take my interest.
Re Nigel Love. He became a friend of my Grandfather who would often speak of the fishing trips they took off Sydney in Nigel’s boat. My Grandfather for a long time was the owner operator of Centreway bakery at Bankstown and Nigel Love would supply him with flour free of charge for my Grandfather to test in the market place and report back.
Just a bit of trivia.

Comment on Appeal for Letters: Italian Migrants & Australia by peter.velleley

peter.velleley — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:51:17 +0000

I wrote a short story about my two Northern Italian immigrant parents journey to Australia and settling in a land, different in landscape, climate and culture.
The article was published in the journal ‘Ibis Links’, a booklet for members of the Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society to submit their family history stories.

The brief story (in the previous comment) is how I remember my Italian roots.

Gloria VELLELEY ( nee COMELLI )
BELROSE NSW

Comment on Appeal for Letters: Italian Migrants & Australia by peter.velleley

peter.velleley — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:02:58 +0000

How I wish I could help this young student with his research, collecting letters from Italian immigrants to Australia.

I am the youngest daughter of Northern Italian immigrants who came to Australia for a better life in between WW1 & WW2. My father arrived in Fremantle in December 1925 and thought it was too hot after the cool climate of Northern Italy (Friuli), so re embarked to then disembark in Melbourne.

My mother arrived in 1928, sponsored by her two brothers who were working on the Burrenjuck Dam (early part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme) as cooks.
She disembarked in Melbourne, found work, went to school to learn to read, write and speak in English.
My parents were from the same region in Italy though did not know one another. Introduced by mutual Italian friends, they moved to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area town of Griffith.

Hard workers all their lives. Became Australian citizens in 1940.