March - 2006 - Volume 10 Issue 2
The Ghost
Volume 10 Issue 2
Editors: David Beddie & Michael Murphy
E-Mail: maged@cdfhs-aus.com
March 2006
Official Newsletter of the Campbelltown District Family History Society.
Website: www.cdfhs-aus.com
Campbelltown District Family History Society
ABN 88 944 738 687
Meetings held on the First Saturday of each month (except January)
Place: In the Meeting Room, Campbelltown Library.
Time: 1.30 pm
ALL WELCOME
Annual Membership
Subscriptions:
Single...............$20
Couple...............$30
Name Badges..........$5.50 ea
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Campbelltown District FHS Inc Coming Meetings and Events
March
Saturday 4th - Greg Blaxell - Exploring the Parramatta River.
Sunday 5th - Tour of Wivenhoe Villa
Saturday 18th - 'Ingleburn Alive' Festival
Saturday 25th - CDFHS Inc Seminar
April
Saturday 1st - John Sharman - Aboriginal Family Research.
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd - Campbelltown Show
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Denise's Social Column
Denise's Social Column is not included this month. It will return next month.
If you have any questions, please contact Denise at:
social@cdfhs-aus.com
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Campbelltown Show
The Campbelltown show will be held on the following dates:
21st to 23rd April 2006.
We need volunteers to assist on our stall at the show. If you can spare several hours on one of these days, please contact Trevor at:
president@cdfhs-aus.com
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Other Society Journals
Some of the journals we receive from other societies are as follows:
* Illawarra Branches
Illawarra Family History Group
* Ances-Tree
Burwood & District Family History Group
* Voices from the Past
Inverell District Family History Group. This is their magazine and is issued separately from their emailed newsletter.
* The Valley Genealogist
Bega Valley Genealogical Society
* The Explorer's Tree
Blue Mountains Family History Society
* Dust of Ages.
Armidale Family History Group
* Tree of Life
Wyong Family History Group
* Orange Family History Group Inc Journal.
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Websites of Interest
* Nominal Roll of Australian Veterans of the Korean War
http://www.koreanroll.gov.au
This site contains information from the service records of more than 17,000 individuals who served during the Korean War.
* Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/about.html
The Papers Past web site (NZ) has been developed as the public access point for the National Library's newspaper digitisation project. It is an important part of the Library's long term commitment to digitisation as a primary way to increase access to the Library's collections.
* Publican Index of 19th Century Victoria
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/publicans/publicans.htm
* Aiatsis Research Program
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research_program
The AIATSIS Research Section is responsible for leading multidisciplinary research direction, programs and services in Australian Indigenous studies. Research activity is readily available to the community via the Institute's world renowned Library and Audiovisual collections, Aboriginal Studies Press, publications and presentations.
* Decisions of the Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Superior Courts
http://www.law.mq.edu.au/sctas/index.htm
This site was created to publish many of the hidden nineteenth century records of the superior courts of Tasmania. The site begins with the first decisions of the newly established Supreme Court of Van Diemen's Land, which first sat in 1824.
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Australian Archives
Facts Sheets
Continuing the Facts sheets series:
Go to -
http://www.naa.gov.au/Publications/fact_sheets/fact_sheet_full_listing.html
Fact Sheet 6
The CRS System.
The Commonwealth Record Services System allows the archives to keep track of the various agencies of the Commonwealth government, the series of records they produce, and all the individual items in those series.
There are four primary elements to the CRS System: organisations; agencies and persons; series; and items. The Archives gathers information about each of these elements, so that by looking at the information about an agency you can also find which organisation controls it, details of its predecessors and successors, the series it produced, and the individual items in those series. Information can also be traced in the other direction - ie from the item to the series to the agency. This information is available online using RecordSearch.
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Online Shop
Don't forget that we have an Online shop, where you can purchase books, charts, or CDs.
http://www.cdfhs-aus.com/catalog/index.php
Occupational Records in Australia $24.50
This title provides an alphabetically arranged guide to sources for a wide range of Australian occupations, trades and professions
e.g. three pages of sources for publicans, arranged by State. 150 pages, softcover, A4.
by: Cora Num
published by: Cora Num, 2003
Please Note: The above price includes $6.50 postage and handling on SINGLE ITEM orders only.
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NSW State Archives
Archives in Brief
Continuing the AIB series:
Go to -
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/archives_in_brief_542.asp
Archives in Brief 4
Inquests and Coronial Records
What are Inquests?
Inquests are conducted by coroners and are held to investigate the manner and cause of death.
How do you know if an inquest was held?
* The death certificate should show whether an inquest was held, or if an inquest was 'dispensed with'.
* Inquest indexes.
* Newspapers.
* If there was foul play.
Inquests before 1825
* Judge Advocate. Reports of inquests, 1796-Apr 1824
* Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's papers, 1788-1825
* Proceedings of coroner's inquests, 1809-22
* Coroners and Morgue. Verdicts in inquests - County of Buckinghamshire, Van Diemen's Land, May 1815-Sep 1819
Inquests 1826-1963
* Indexes. May in some cases be the only surviving records.
* Card index to inquests, 1834-36, 1839-44, 1852-58, 1867-68, 1870-75
* Attorney General and Justice. Indexes to registers of coroners inquests, 1859-98.
* Register of Coroners inquests and magisterial inquiries, 1834-1942. (We have this at Campbelltown library).
* Card register to inquests, Jul 1942-Jun1963.
Related records.
* Pharmacy board.
* Register of bodies received.
* Post Mortem registers.
* Internal examination registers.
* External examination registers.
There are many references to research material on this AIB. I suggest you either look up the AIB in the library, or access it on the website.
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CDFHS Inc. Genealogy Seminar 2006
Saturday 25th March 2006
9:30am to 3:40pm
40 Broughton St
Campbelltown NSW 2560
Speakers
*Martyn Killion - The Differences in Australian and English Research and what you need to know to have research success.
* Heather Garnsey - The Parish Chest - What it contains and why it might hold the answers to your English research problems.
* Judith Dunn - The Unknown Pioneers
* Jennifer Philps - Topic - The Genes in Genealogy
Registration forms are available in the Family History Room, at the meeting, or from the Secretary. You will also receive a form with your March 06 magazine. You can also get a form from our website.
Registration fee is $25.00
If you have any questions please contact the Pam Shea at:
Secretary@cdfhs-aus.com
Or Denise Baxter at:
social@cdfhs-aus.com
Please book as soon as possible, to ensure you get a place.
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Campbelltown & Airds Historical Society Inc
The historical society now has a website. Please go to this site and review.
http://www.cahs.com.au/
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Campbelltown District FHS Inc
Website Sponsored by
19 Blaxland Rd Campbelltown NSW 2560
ph: 02-4625 4389
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