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April - 2006 - Volume 10 Issue 3

The Ghost
Volume 10 Issue 3
Editors: David Beddie & Michael Murphy
E-Mail: maged@cdfhs-aus.com
April 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

April
Saturday 1st - To be announced.

Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd - Campbelltown Show

May
Saturday 6th - Trevor Edmonds - The Parramatta Wharf Tramway.

Friday 19th - Street Stall

June
Saturday 3rd - Rae McLintoch - The Properties of The Historic Houses Trust.

Saturday 10th - State Archives Visit

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Denise's Social Column

The visit to Wivenhoe on Sat.5th March, was a very enjoyable afternoon, we had a guided tour through this wonderful old house, followed by a typical afternoon tea of that period. (2nd Photo attached)

The photo of Pam was taken in one of the many bedrooms, it's beautifully restored. (1st photo attached)

Working with Verlie and Jennifer from the C/town Historical Soc. we are planning to visit, St. Helens House, and Blairmont House, the dates for these visits will be announced as soon as they are arranged.

The Ingleburn Alive stall on Sat.18th March, was a nice day, we were in the Community Hall with C/town Historical Soc. and all the flower displays, which were beautiful.

The Campbelltown Show is coming up in April ( 21-22-23rd) and Trevor still needs volunteers to man the stall, this is always a fun day, so come along and join in.

Judith Cato has had a stay in C/town Hospital as she was not well, but I am happy to let you know, that she is home now and feeling better.

We have a Street Stall on the 19th May, this will be the only one for this year, so lets make it a good one. All donations of items to sell will be much appreciated.

Our very first Seminar was a great success.

Denise
social@cdfhs-aus.com
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Websites of Interest

* Geograph British Isles
http://www.geograph.org.uk/
The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph for every square kilometre of the British Isles. 129,000 images to date.

* Inhabitants of London in 1638
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=176
Householders listed by parish, with rental and tithe data, covering 93 of 107 parishes in the City of London.

* Central West Libraries
http://cwl.nsw.gov.au/heritage_hist.html
A portal to access the libraries of Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Forbes, Manildra, Molong and Orange.

* Grevilles Post Office Directory
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hcastle/grevilles/grevilles.html
These pages contains transcripts of newspapers, a postal directory (Greville's Post Office Directory for 1872) and a register that have been typed up from the original. This also has access to an alphabetical list by surname.

* Large Scale Emigration to Australia after 1832
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/australia/scotaus3.htm An article on emigration to Australia from Scotland after 1832.

* Australian Cemeteries Index
http://cemindex.arkangles.com/
The index contains details of headstones from a number of cemeteries in Australia. It initially concentrates on cemeteries in regional NSW, but can expand into other areas as required.

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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 7
Citing Archival Records.
References to archival records differ from references to books or other types of published material. A book is a separate entity in its own right, with its own author and title, but an archival record is usually unpublished and is just one item in a series of items created or maintained by an agency or person. As far as possible, archives are maintained in the same sequence and filing system in which they were created and maintained. Correct citations provide a guide to the origin as well as the location of the records.

As a minimum the citation for an archival record should refer to the institution holding the record, the series number of the record series to which the record belongs, and the item number (in RecordSearch this is identified as the control symbol).

The fact sheet provides examples of types of citations that should be used.
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Online Shop

We have an Online shop, where you can purchase books, charts, or CDs.
http://www.cdfhs-aus.com/catalog/index.php

Websites for Genealogists $24.50
The 2004 edition of this ever popular guide. Created as an alphabetical address book and designed to help users efficiently access the Internet, it contains up-to-date addresses for over 1,640 useful and well-designed sites for family historians to pursue their research. A4, 146 pages, softcover, indexed.

by: Cora Num
published by: Cora Num, ACT, 2004

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 5
Electoral Rolls
This AIB describes the key records held by State Records relating to electoral rolls in NSW.

The AIB gives a background to the setting up of government in NSW, and to the various stages at which people obtained the right to vote.

Topics:
* When someone is missing from an electoral roll. Reasons given for disqualifications.

* Electoral Rolls held at State Records. As part of the records of the Colonial Secretary's office - 1842 to 1863.

* Electoral Rolls after 1863. Held in the Family History Section of the State Library. These are comprehensive, although there are some gaps between 1859 and 1900.

* Current electoral rolls. These are held at State Electoral Offices

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Recipe Book

I am putting together a family recipe book for our Family History group and I wondered if you had a family contribution that you could send me.

Pages are ½ A4 (A5) to give you an idea.

I am also adding footnotes to each page and if you would like to give a brief history of the recipe or a little of your family history or special memories I would love you to send them.

The book is to have a members' family "feel" as well as an old Campbelltown "feel".

I hope you can help.

Many thanks

Margaret Bryant
Recipe Book Project
CDFHS
m_bryant@iprimus.com.au

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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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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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Email Contacts

We want to update our contact records for each of our members. Part of that contact is your latest email address. We are now sending the Ghost Newsletter by email to our members, which will provide our distant members the opportunity to read this monthly newsletter.

I am also sending the following 2 newsletters by email, to those members, I have an email address for. These 2 societies are sending their newsletters by email to me. As I obtain more newsletters by email, I will distribute those.

* Inverell E-Newsletter
* Hay Historical Society Newsletter

Please send an email to myself:
David Beddie maged@cdfhs-aus.com
or our Membership Officer: Jillian Murphy memb@cdfhs-aus.com

David Beddie

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Campbelltown District FHS Inc
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19 Blaxland Rd Campbelltown NSW 2560
ph: 02-4625 4389

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Please forward any comments about this Newsletter to the Editors.

The next issue of this newsletter will be May 2006.

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maged@cdfhs-aus.com

David Beddie



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