We moved to Flaxley in 1973. The front room of our house was the Flaxley Post Office and Mum was the Post Mistress. I had a look on Trove to see when the earliest mention of the Post Office was. These two occurrences are quite familiar to me. I remember the cars being packed and … [Read more…]
There are two Paddy Guerin/Gearins in the family I am currently researching, an Uncle and his Nephew. I haven’t yet found out which story refers to which gentleman however I wanted to share these stories on Trove Tuesday. The Guerin family lived near Braidwood in New South Wales, Australia. “Had a few beers … [Read more…]
When I have found a result in the Trove digitised newspapers which I need to keep this is what I do: Zoom in on the section of the newspaper that I want to keep. In this case it is a notice about Heinrich Rubeni my 3x great grandfather. Position the text under the name of … [Read more…]
What did Hazor Humphrey Bodger, my 3x great uncle, say to the judges at the Strathalbyn Show on March 4 1869? Hazor was a farmer in McHarg’s Creek, South Australia, and from newspaper advertisements and articles I can see that he was breeding and showing draught horses in South Australia for a number of years. … [Read more…]