Go to this (very bare) pagehttp://gallery.its.unimelb.edu.au/umblumaic/imu.php?request=search Type a name (surname, given name or surname, initials) into the box in the middle of the page. You will be given a list of hits (some (many?) will be from other datasets) choose a likely candidate and click the pdf icon. |
One of the Red Cross’ major wartime services - assisting family members to know the fate of armed forces personnel and others displaced by war - generated a lot of records that could prove invaluable in overcoming one of your roadblocks. In recent weeks, the Society has placed all of the records (approximately 60,000 cards) used by the Central Bureau for Wounded, Missing and Prisoners of War of the Australian Red Cross to trace the welfare and whereabouts of members of the armed forces, and some civilians, during the Second World War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War with the University of Melbourne Archive. If you don't have a POW in your family, try Dunlop, Edward (better known as "Weary") to see what is available.
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Les T shared some of the highlights of his FH exploration of Sydney repositories and offered hints on how members can get best value from a trip to the South. His description of working in the various parts of the State library of New South Wales made us all envious. They offer a guide to researching your family history. Les recommended that we take advantage of the website to It was clear that State Records of New South Wales deserves an extended visit and fully justifies the change of public transport to reach it. For those planning to attend there is a webpage on how to plan your visit and a comprehensive reading room guide. Those of us required to interact remotely will value the recorded webinar on using the archives website which is supported by a detailed web page. And we can all browse through their online magazine.
Group members interested in following up one of the wonderful stories that Les used to enliven his talk can find on ebook on the life of Trim (Flinder's cat) or an article from The Monthly (2011) on Arthur Philip and La Perouse. Records of the (post-1948) transformation of Camperdown Cemetery can be downloaded for closer study.
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