tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35147946353907045422023-11-16T05:44:47.871-08:00Memories of Wagga WaggaAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12580603064752228250noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-57405319908585441752021-09-06T20:10:00.000-07:002021-09-06T20:10:02.528-07:00Elizabeth Jane Wilson of Wilson's Premier Poultry Yards<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKG-QiNy1754vOGt7_3wZte4PshTLKJMiRcvu5b4PxaYKyafikkmfhVBTAFufoCRnPsZUAHVOI2KJHhcLxy7itiSMozlKAeHf1goP_plC2EB5cRE_yobD7oIt38enn0pfYmvVsMJqz9Y/s1270/WILSON+William+post+card+2+poultry+yard+Wagga.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKG-QiNy1754vOGt7_3wZte4PshTLKJMiRcvu5b4PxaYKyafikkmfhVBTAFufoCRnPsZUAHVOI2KJHhcLxy7itiSMozlKAeHf1goP_plC2EB5cRE_yobD7oIt38enn0pfYmvVsMJqz9Y/s320/WILSON+William+post+card+2+poultry+yard+Wagga.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Above : image courtesy of Margaret White </p><p>Margaret White very kindly sent the Wagga Wagga City Library copies of two postcards in her family history collection and some interesting information on the Premier Poultry Yards, which used to be where Burns Way and the Civic Theatre and grounds are now. The poultry yards existed from about 1902 to 1911. The house was called Ingleside and Elizabeth Jane Wilson continued to live there until her death in 1943.</p><p>Elizabeth Jane Wilson , nee Elizabeth Jane Jelly, had a very difficult married life, as her second husband was violent, and she was also the victim of a brutal beating and robbery by a male lodger. William Wilson, Elizabeth's second husband, also attacked Elizabeth's daughter Jessie, who was from her first marriage to Douglas Harry Browett.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCAernWIf6Bkd07pWHbQIIAjCzajCGrqfE5zi4QUW2kMfQUwK02dTCxAfQYwCf0gVcEq6tjdE_sqZO-YVZup3x-61M_7mRGWfD-N3H14Y3nk45V_xdmtabu4vcbK46LR24hSNTNnjY-8/s1410/Jelly+Elizabeth+Jane+-+Browett-Wilson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCAernWIf6Bkd07pWHbQIIAjCzajCGrqfE5zi4QUW2kMfQUwK02dTCxAfQYwCf0gVcEq6tjdE_sqZO-YVZup3x-61M_7mRGWfD-N3H14Y3nk45V_xdmtabu4vcbK46LR24hSNTNnjY-8/s320/Jelly+Elizabeth+Jane+-+Browett-Wilson.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : Elizabeth Jane Wilson (date unknown) on the verandah of her house Ingleside, in Tarcutta Street. Image courtesy Margaret White</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although there is more detail known about Mrs Wilson than usually survives about everyday women particularly, it would be good to know more about her life after her early difficulties. Mrs Wilson's death notice describes her :</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She was highly esteemed by all who knew her, and, being of a retiring and kindly disposition, she was loved by all.</div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm5RT4XrOHjBdT0PxakaRhOrBqe0YzS9r48lPv6P89cBnHzJRoWOUGTT78EiW2v2qCpLYP6dzO2V1cEiPg_-bUzYWr0ICeq8a-FrcC3qQQfbLdgyrwje0-xgzMpOZmLozj5S-4NxGpYM/s244/E+J+Wilson+death+notice+1943+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="178" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm5RT4XrOHjBdT0PxakaRhOrBqe0YzS9r48lPv6P89cBnHzJRoWOUGTT78EiW2v2qCpLYP6dzO2V1cEiPg_-bUzYWr0ICeq8a-FrcC3qQQfbLdgyrwje0-xgzMpOZmLozj5S-4NxGpYM/s0/E+J+Wilson+death+notice+1943+1.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Daily Advertiser, 12 June 1943</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mrs Wilson's funeral was on Saturday 12 June 1943, and was well attended. The funeral service was held at St Andrews Presbyterian church in Wagga.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOsC5QIcviBj-51N96K_ZFNbGVy7OM4wRae_PEIhjEPe9QiHDLy98jZpGFuuAnET6vDZ1iRZUiJOGNeX20guIlHIEuY1WEgajepJKK6XHBu4h_rO0QriwjW9CduukM10vsLDbKgz4ncw/s391/Mrs+E+Wilson+Funeral+1943+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="391" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOsC5QIcviBj-51N96K_ZFNbGVy7OM4wRae_PEIhjEPe9QiHDLy98jZpGFuuAnET6vDZ1iRZUiJOGNeX20guIlHIEuY1WEgajepJKK6XHBu4h_rO0QriwjW9CduukM10vsLDbKgz4ncw/s320/Mrs+E+Wilson+Funeral+1943+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Daily Advertiser Monday 14 June 1943</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last information we have of Mrs Wilson's life is from the auction notices in the Daily Advertiser in July 1943, where her home is offered up for auction, and from the sale of the contents of her house in September of the same year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloiC6gZqYwcuhqov1AbeH4o8Ok7sojkgmIROMm85GvlMSo6VPxfwVSBq1rblK4SgiNVSqKlBao9QEx86g7zPnst4iZd6oF8xv1NODltGHFrK74NdDTsi8ge2H5o4ZgDXstusD5t5nFRg/s595/Mrs+Wilsons+brick+residence+10+July+1943+DA+p3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloiC6gZqYwcuhqov1AbeH4o8Ok7sojkgmIROMm85GvlMSo6VPxfwVSBq1rblK4SgiNVSqKlBao9QEx86g7zPnst4iZd6oF8xv1NODltGHFrK74NdDTsi8ge2H5o4ZgDXstusD5t5nFRg/w309-h320/Mrs+Wilsons+brick+residence+10+July+1943+DA+p3.jpg" width="309" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyGc1ulyYes3l0ncEHjitUpC74lCavCu01j5L0Yy27v3IPZoMOXKW9gJCZOIsXPip-93vFPQr1eM-WCQOjVlY1Xm6lGn9m50edcyNG2lBxVJJGexwevYD6rwsQl6b0IFIgxuG6mxJdFE/s665/Mrs+Wilsons+furniture+28+Aug+1943+DA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyGc1ulyYes3l0ncEHjitUpC74lCavCu01j5L0Yy27v3IPZoMOXKW9gJCZOIsXPip-93vFPQr1eM-WCQOjVlY1Xm6lGn9m50edcyNG2lBxVJJGexwevYD6rwsQl6b0IFIgxuG6mxJdFE/w203-h320/Mrs+Wilsons+furniture+28+Aug+1943+DA.jpg" width="203" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : from the Daily Advertiser 1943 <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The house and contents show what have must been a quite comfortable standard of living at the time. A quiet and retiring life must have been a great relief after the suffering she endured previously. Elizabeth Jane Wilson died aged 76.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1ODggy8WW1sWld7Gh8IPZkLgIYQ3UwNpforDUf-DMLYfuKyaAUGQ_uNu3FALAd5zgLcLY4KVmw0Z6_8KxrF0-GxF8jtjoaNHmaJdVFfyUrxvaraNQRUst_6Irgnuuqe-Z5dMeUZhmhE/s1014/WILSON+William+post+card+poultry+yards+%2528003%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1ODggy8WW1sWld7Gh8IPZkLgIYQ3UwNpforDUf-DMLYfuKyaAUGQ_uNu3FALAd5zgLcLY4KVmw0Z6_8KxrF0-GxF8jtjoaNHmaJdVFfyUrxvaraNQRUst_6Irgnuuqe-Z5dMeUZhmhE/s320/WILSON+William+post+card+poultry+yards+%2528003%2529.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : image courtesy of Margaret White</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-86368306889506312572020-08-19T20:22:00.000-07:002020-08-19T20:22:21.480-07:00A Queen's Progress : Elizabeth II visits Wagga Wagga 1954<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah6SW8fPONlSwcK_dpCI90zW6BIwFraQLU7q7P2TRob3UW5_pccM0-uYm9DgtMXRS1wqQP9VvsqO8fCTl58d6CsFKzHysuVTLvBf8hxDPgErxa9H5QdYqzYSqEyoK0xphSAzRwaWgzVY/s1443/Wagga+is+ready+1954+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1443" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah6SW8fPONlSwcK_dpCI90zW6BIwFraQLU7q7P2TRob3UW5_pccM0-uYm9DgtMXRS1wqQP9VvsqO8fCTl58d6CsFKzHysuVTLvBf8hxDPgErxa9H5QdYqzYSqEyoK0xphSAzRwaWgzVY/w512-h311/Wagga+is+ready+1954+1.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above : the front page of the Daily Advertiser, February 13, 1954</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Queen Elizabeth the Second's visit to Wagga Wagga in 1954 was a cause of great excitement, with the whole region drawn into preparations and royal fervour. Months of planning went into the visit , from the route the royal progression would take, to corralling masses of school children to greet the Queen and Prince Phillip, to providing catering on a massive scale, for the regal visitors and the thousands of country folk from around the region and Wagga itself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Daily Advertiser reported on every little thing royal, from concerns the tour would prove too "tiring" for Queen Elizabeth (insert eye roll here as the young Queen was considerably more robust than the vast majority of her elderly hosts in Australia) , to her clothes, behaviour, and speeches. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The local businesses also took advantage of the situation by assembling patriotic displays in their windows: some were very elaborate diorama type arrangements, some just portraits of the Queen , or the shop would loop bunting in royal colors along the verandahs and windows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5xPJc02KXPMXeWOgFmtwas-sF01uNoNFTUIfp5h0sRzXqM8qGmWIKJ1wnxzv5eVhMKzfdOdq16jQU7rP5Om_PiKMKZFUGmqaYoIgQbItfDR1p-i_3PtCDwDos3EUEXY-MVOLVFELroM/s2048/Official+record+nsw+royal+visit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="2048" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5xPJc02KXPMXeWOgFmtwas-sF01uNoNFTUIfp5h0sRzXqM8qGmWIKJ1wnxzv5eVhMKzfdOdq16jQU7rP5Om_PiKMKZFUGmqaYoIgQbItfDR1p-i_3PtCDwDos3EUEXY-MVOLVFELroM/w512-h365/Official+record+nsw+royal+visit.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : from Official Record: the Royal Visit to New South Wales 1954</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the Queen left Wagga Wagga near to 3 pm, the celebrations continued into the night, with racing and other events at the showgrounds during the afternoon, finishing late with fireworks. In town, the spectacular light display, hawkers selling souvenirs of the royal visit , and all the shop front displays kept townspeople around, reluctant to end the magic of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7df8geItoO0TZPErRXRYOuVfxi1fN5-ZvqCC9I1oehN4E9WoLciaabA87eseg4wNYqLp74OkEqqNeNMaMt-oTirNe164idn2zGoUzFIW75uIGN-AkQ1o4kmCx93VnSh8KCnGWTVFtnMc/s1232/Royal+birthday+card+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7df8geItoO0TZPErRXRYOuVfxi1fN5-ZvqCC9I1oehN4E9WoLciaabA87eseg4wNYqLp74OkEqqNeNMaMt-oTirNe164idn2zGoUzFIW75uIGN-AkQ1o4kmCx93VnSh8KCnGWTVFtnMc/s640/Royal+birthday+card+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : from the Wagga Wagga City Library local studies collection : a souvenir birthday card from 1954 featuring Queen Elizabeth - the manufacturer has added silver glitter to the bracelet, crown and necklace </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s_TZOcNQO1ECb0gOPwHE7lSxAE1kx9LsS_33cwevMCOz9goszVZgxTP4pp8du-XNwIgr4ZlXgGMkMPlxe_93d75DC6FQKtj0-5YXcQZiTD6mP_cisqmrZleUHU1BizfFLJu_gdyqaBQ/s1652/Riverina+Royal+visit+cover+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="1036" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s_TZOcNQO1ECb0gOPwHE7lSxAE1kx9LsS_33cwevMCOz9goszVZgxTP4pp8du-XNwIgr4ZlXgGMkMPlxe_93d75DC6FQKtj0-5YXcQZiTD6mP_cisqmrZleUHU1BizfFLJu_gdyqaBQ/s640/Riverina+Royal+visit+cover+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : from the Wagga Wagga City Library's local studies collection , a souvenir program from 1954 for the Queen's visit to Wagga Wagga </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnbCqnkgJhzdHcHmGQhXSezIypK9aArXs75_0Z31uJ8Njl2kJxW0YSVt1QOzMb77iocWZKfF6cDo3cAcUdRcL-s6Z30cN4u68ZsZ2w97zx8ZG2sdmw61l3eqjDEg_XKzPMl1Ue8ptm2w/s673/Edments+loyal+royal+ad+1954+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="673" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnbCqnkgJhzdHcHmGQhXSezIypK9aArXs75_0Z31uJ8Njl2kJxW0YSVt1QOzMb77iocWZKfF6cDo3cAcUdRcL-s6Z30cN4u68ZsZ2w97zx8ZG2sdmw61l3eqjDEg_XKzPMl1Ue8ptm2w/w410-h262/Edments+loyal+royal+ad+1954+1.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : advertising from the Daily Advertiser, Saturday , February 1954</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VnwNU0QPsL5aH3etIhCQfYndIHnxofpxPw7-KJF8qftCjHUV0TmfPtXp6_WSK_Vi_7u-lT_amCp-JVl-ig9UTFrhM2NlLjO1GuK6A0Hg4m7bq4ZOlCUQYJZKHuNPj2CKz7a6TNtEXjs/s538/hardy+bros+ad+1954+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VnwNU0QPsL5aH3etIhCQfYndIHnxofpxPw7-KJF8qftCjHUV0TmfPtXp6_WSK_Vi_7u-lT_amCp-JVl-ig9UTFrhM2NlLjO1GuK6A0Hg4m7bq4ZOlCUQYJZKHuNPj2CKz7a6TNtEXjs/s0/hardy+bros+ad+1954+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hardy's: business advertisement from Saturday 13 February 1954, featuring an informal portrait of Queen Elizabeth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you'd like to see some photographs taken on the day of Queen Elizabeth's visit, take a look at Wagga Library's Flickr account - these tiny black and white photos , taken by an unknown photographer, really give a sense of the occasion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the photographs features schoolgirls marching down Baylis Street (and keep in mind it was during one of the hottest months of the year, and these girls are marching in what appear to be woollen uniforms):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKTRhK6bTLa9-qli2ZGO-MFnDB2ssoc__oLToErcV4JuD4sGFZVIK-Vlm74H9M4RlVS6ahqKRCl1CmIvf2EZksrWPn0na6nSIBeqZGtmSdky42IeVmng48C2PjSx3XNzIkf5k_Xy9Y24/s786/schoolgirls+marching+queens+visit+1954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="786" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKTRhK6bTLa9-qli2ZGO-MFnDB2ssoc__oLToErcV4JuD4sGFZVIK-Vlm74H9M4RlVS6ahqKRCl1CmIvf2EZksrWPn0na6nSIBeqZGtmSdky42IeVmng48C2PjSx3XNzIkf5k_Xy9Y24/w512-h347/schoolgirls+marching+queens+visit+1954.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you know who took the photographs, or recognise yourself or a friend, let us know! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While there, have a look at all the other fascinating photographs and documents- there are a lot of gems in our collection that we can share with the Wagga community through Flickr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Click on the link below to go to the Wagga Library Flickr account:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/188328726@N02/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/188328726@N02/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you would like to peruse the papers of the special day, go to Trove and start searching here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy searching!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6yj2Y0r4765bydW4-jytlEosM-6snmGgv6YcX7EqlcAxYpbb0-wP0XyorIS0UJzkCxyF7GnnXH6FrgD83dboPKMf9W8j-OypR5BLNcLCPYkmGVWQEv1LIbB8UqGOoCmcM2x87C-sPVs/s568/Paulls+beautiful+wagga+ad+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="432" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6yj2Y0r4765bydW4-jytlEosM-6snmGgv6YcX7EqlcAxYpbb0-wP0XyorIS0UJzkCxyF7GnnXH6FrgD83dboPKMf9W8j-OypR5BLNcLCPYkmGVWQEv1LIbB8UqGOoCmcM2x87C-sPVs/w277-h363/Paulls+beautiful+wagga+ad+1.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above: Paull's the Draper: advertisement, the Daily Advertiser, February 1954</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-15686713648971082752020-07-21T23:30:00.000-07:002020-07-21T23:30:22.665-07:00Books from local studies - a mystery, cowbells, and trains !<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gN5fjVk6L8swfzUsbaFEZWjviyd1YUc6rY2z0nMnRwer4Ig-FfNPC8Z8TaUD6IaU2g7a9eh-mjnRYp1dn8XESuVSsd7X_cp9XjxDDvsCW1olDui1tD28ptntPjeBOiG0ONPHdYwSh3M/s319/sister+liguori+11+aug+20+da+v2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gN5fjVk6L8swfzUsbaFEZWjviyd1YUc6rY2z0nMnRwer4Ig-FfNPC8Z8TaUD6IaU2g7a9eh-mjnRYp1dn8XESuVSsd7X_cp9XjxDDvsCW1olDui1tD28ptntPjeBOiG0ONPHdYwSh3M/s0/sister+liguori+11+aug+20+da+v2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Daily Advertiser, August 1920</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The extraordinary case of Sister Liguori by Maureen McKeown</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmsZC-nRXX6ZEgzgQ1NUi71YnT4Ny5Fz8cxT4qlSbPJVb-RV4skqbivXuF7BWiMFLMyMFwUqdh4MFQeuV6UCYjC0DVZGLXmIGxb-2yz-IceZ7HJ96JlvMvjdDbqpQXFkMu9irvcs1MGg/s1650/Liguori+cover+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmsZC-nRXX6ZEgzgQ1NUi71YnT4Ny5Fz8cxT4qlSbPJVb-RV4skqbivXuF7BWiMFLMyMFwUqdh4MFQeuV6UCYjC0DVZGLXmIGxb-2yz-IceZ7HJ96JlvMvjdDbqpQXFkMu9irvcs1MGg/s320/Liguori+cover+1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This book covers the case of Bridgid Partridge , the young Irish nun who ran away from the Mount Erin Convent in 1920. It's a gripping tale so no spoilers, but it struck me as a grim reminder of how women were viewed as property even in the 1920s. And, if you didn't do what what you were told, branded as mad, or worse. There is a copy for loan available as well as a copy in local studies. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp0o53ZloZQTvJghToofitzMEeVxE27Kb3Ts_ftzBdOJsMFtPR-DY1CN-st_4-LLEvSocKsrcsDdjgtLobPJlgOMlxkmLAw3k2j_nXax9Y6sSs-7KbGIzwXT_9zbh4Wy5juhfb-_5cFA/s2048/Bells+cover+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp0o53ZloZQTvJghToofitzMEeVxE27Kb3Ts_ftzBdOJsMFtPR-DY1CN-st_4-LLEvSocKsrcsDdjgtLobPJlgOMlxkmLAw3k2j_nXax9Y6sSs-7KbGIzwXT_9zbh4Wy5juhfb-_5cFA/s320/Bells+cover+1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bells of the Australian Bush by Donald Cooney and Paul & Eleanor Knie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Includes a short history of bells used in farming (the first bells came from England with colonisation). These bells were made in traditional shapes. Then local makers started producing a variety of bells based on the old styles. This book contains stories about droving, farm life,and extensive information about the people that made the bells, the different types of bells, anecdotes about how the sound of particular bells carried. </div><div><br /></div><div>This book also includes the local bells made by August Menneke of North Wagga.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPPEuIRDbDaKDXYJv7T-eVYy6Z_aNDJ7lP5a9cGKgcrfA1dp6YWv6na_cUQfIvX7HdopaKeiqQZX-w5QBW7yFWXMWooxcsME3VO72sC7eQoYMHIbUcLkUzwASbvktVLErghr3Ed0Kuqs/s1887/wagga+bells+detail+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPPEuIRDbDaKDXYJv7T-eVYy6Z_aNDJ7lP5a9cGKgcrfA1dp6YWv6na_cUQfIvX7HdopaKeiqQZX-w5QBW7yFWXMWooxcsME3VO72sC7eQoYMHIbUcLkUzwASbvktVLErghr3Ed0Kuqs/s320/wagga+bells+detail+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Railways of New South Wales 1855-1955, published by the Department of Railways, N.S.W.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24BSDZSxF4x08GJeZ77308sjAI3ynkDYOKgi03N37Qbg9WIRYP-qFXBXbI0haFiFSWFddyb-7z0gUS0Sv3i2WzHCIbeYOTDmji0WG-d0lW3m9Glt7zurEY3AMjNPhod_9JjgAjJ7_1Fs/s1580/railway+booking+office+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24BSDZSxF4x08GJeZ77308sjAI3ynkDYOKgi03N37Qbg9WIRYP-qFXBXbI0haFiFSWFddyb-7z0gUS0Sv3i2WzHCIbeYOTDmji0WG-d0lW3m9Glt7zurEY3AMjNPhod_9JjgAjJ7_1Fs/s320/railway+booking+office+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Detail : from Railways of New South Wales, the Sydney interstate booking office circa early 1950s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This quaint but informative book covers the first one hundred years of railways in New South Wales. There are advertisements typical of the 1950s , black and white photographs of various trains and locomotives, and the most amazing line drawings by Hugh Seelenmyer throughout the book. It's worth looking at for the illustrations alone. This copy is available for in library use only - if you would like to see the book just ask at the desk and the library staff will be happy to assist you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNksIBJ7j8R72zGl-grnNBbG_Eu2zsNAVU1RFARy0Jp9qWUfeZceW0hW8afphgkBhjg9TAvquvdqKz8s-PRe3VMjzDCvLc37z7IhPzyQWuvASDM1F_-N0AOuWKiPmYXYun5f0RMyKBsow/s1689/Railway+detail+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="1593" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNksIBJ7j8R72zGl-grnNBbG_Eu2zsNAVU1RFARy0Jp9qWUfeZceW0hW8afphgkBhjg9TAvquvdqKz8s-PRe3VMjzDCvLc37z7IhPzyQWuvASDM1F_-N0AOuWKiPmYXYun5f0RMyKBsow/w242-h256/Railway+detail+2.jpg" width="242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtsh94TSK49WuOhoHYpn7ZSnZLg4m9MHRv6kuOdHTkC5PjHDy780IklWAPHDVHE8uoX6kETodPzIAZ91nBXNU42pgRozILkHDQQN99RgxBCmq7Q9IuvvtMI-cqycgz2CeyUWIGeFWOCw/s1742/railwaybook+detail+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1607" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtsh94TSK49WuOhoHYpn7ZSnZLg4m9MHRv6kuOdHTkC5PjHDy780IklWAPHDVHE8uoX6kETodPzIAZ91nBXNU42pgRozILkHDQQN99RgxBCmq7Q9IuvvtMI-cqycgz2CeyUWIGeFWOCw/w189-h205/railwaybook+detail+5.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : line drawings by Hugh Seelenmyer, in Railways of New South Wales</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rbsuzzeSAFX5VMqcKPiqZFsvNcMZfYFHZJy_yev2haA1RsW1JM2iGAmiKO9aWd3L3GROMLEbQIPiJgC_2DcRkplgsiIdD3tmzUZzDlLX9Wo_Ubk_Kg5Sh-LmXjBgrts-6CVIsTef9CE/s1870/railway+ad+detail+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rbsuzzeSAFX5VMqcKPiqZFsvNcMZfYFHZJy_yev2haA1RsW1JM2iGAmiKO9aWd3L3GROMLEbQIPiJgC_2DcRkplgsiIdD3tmzUZzDlLX9Wo_Ubk_Kg5Sh-LmXjBgrts-6CVIsTef9CE/s320/railway+ad+detail+3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above : Industrial Steel advertisement from Railways of New South Wales</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-62883431311130297172020-06-16T18:19:00.000-07:002020-06-16T18:19:34.793-07:00"She sadly wants a municipal council" : the happy birth of Wagga Wagga City Council<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnp55SYdoQ5cmyZwskwKNrrhfbfUeduj91IK_GWuiUNJ-DBxXg7FGhlaGo2hJfR3J56d6SXgAvBlLD596gRrE42MT7166IMpjgCrP-9XbMjWL9LT45v__SnHiTn02Hp4oTdffA9DwE9s/s533/Official+declaration+of+wards+elections+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnp55SYdoQ5cmyZwskwKNrrhfbfUeduj91IK_GWuiUNJ-DBxXg7FGhlaGo2hJfR3J56d6SXgAvBlLD596gRrE42MT7166IMpjgCrP-9XbMjWL9LT45v__SnHiTn02Hp4oTdffA9DwE9s/s320/Official+declaration+of+wards+elections+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, June 1870</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>In 1868 (and before) the townspeople of Wagga Wagga had been agitating for the creation of a municipal council. The campaign paid off in March 1870, when the petition put together by appropriate number of persons was approved, and Wagga Wagga was proclaimed as a municipal borough consisting of three wards: north, south and east Wagga Wagga.<div><br /></div><div>This official proclamation kicked off a round of elections for representatives and this process provided interest and entertainment for the townsfolk. The meetings of the candidates were reported in the newspaper , complete with the town characters providing pre- speech amusements, and some manufactured argy-bargy between the candidates. A local identity known only as "Smasher" entertained the people gathered at this meeting of South Ward voters :</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKEL5lkEsBkRtUgKucec4kswzeG_1qj4pJkmZJDJvfeRV6-3Z5HhzWovBzSm87ICEMPRYF8rsigo4QevhGlYfQ5xFqQplQgDF9I07SBlosgHZEHjtDYrK5klTHB97GM74rrsTH4Hst2Q/s390/Smasher+1870+south+ward+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKEL5lkEsBkRtUgKucec4kswzeG_1qj4pJkmZJDJvfeRV6-3Z5HhzWovBzSm87ICEMPRYF8rsigo4QevhGlYfQ5xFqQplQgDF9I07SBlosgHZEHjtDYrK5klTHB97GM74rrsTH4Hst2Q/s320/Smasher+1870+south+ward+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, May 1870</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The ongoing spat between Mr Willans and George Forsyth was a case of each accusing the other of nefarious tactics to get elected:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZQoHJoG0SI0Ylk8z5W-kkHyE9tNUsPzIPyUSI2olfmXIG8iqJexBJkjNJh_TkP3K-j6YWFr9Qrd0X7IfnwxUyHycvgtTVcgE554BZdfe7yIxKN1JNlnIdkQZRzgqyb_NUCEbpzhNRnQ/s323/Willans+v+Forsyth+1+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZQoHJoG0SI0Ylk8z5W-kkHyE9tNUsPzIPyUSI2olfmXIG8iqJexBJkjNJh_TkP3K-j6YWFr9Qrd0X7IfnwxUyHycvgtTVcgE554BZdfe7yIxKN1JNlnIdkQZRzgqyb_NUCEbpzhNRnQ/s320/Willans+v+Forsyth+1+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, June 1870 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The town newspaper really was the main focus point for local events and news, and the elections of aldermen were covered extensively. Aldermen who were elected printed letters thanking those who nominated them to be voted for. Many of the nominees tended to be very wordy and flowery but George Forsyth (who was elected as Wagga Wagga's first Mayor) was mercifully succinct: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRdq-rUS4WKXSExSfxjhb6NJnnriN9sG17iFMfP50IRtr6XFQKk6C7_rF6761oo0ysu3vCt1ibE7Gv2iZvJgTzu_tygnkPMoSyj9_wMb-In7MNBLWke9GFlsaB5SPHI4LEVqN8jYqjCg/s414/Forsyth+thank+you+1+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRdq-rUS4WKXSExSfxjhb6NJnnriN9sG17iFMfP50IRtr6XFQKk6C7_rF6761oo0ysu3vCt1ibE7Gv2iZvJgTzu_tygnkPMoSyj9_wMb-In7MNBLWke9GFlsaB5SPHI4LEVqN8jYqjCg/s320/Forsyth+thank+you+1+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Above : from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, June 1870</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once all the official positions had been voted on and filled, the business of running a town began. There were several sore points- the danger of tree stumps in the streets being a major concern. The bridge over the Murrumbidgee, it's repair and upkeep, and "the stench" (the foul odours emanating from the streets due to a lack of sewage and garbage disposal) were the other major concerns of the townspeople. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The second half of the year focused on council meetings and the business arising from them. The hype and novelty of the election process had worn off and the townsfolk didn't seem aware that the council meetings were open to the public.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeUuvJz3GBGF-_twaDJjLJfurA2RNTLenQNCmXR-7Akfc6OkjNPeqqNNBCVKd69bh93Bpimi_4IYvwIfVuRhG14liPi2cvtt4NSFaVH9UMiM9zru2YaJpgGGs672asGleHs5bC5LDoJo/s382/Meetings+1+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeUuvJz3GBGF-_twaDJjLJfurA2RNTLenQNCmXR-7Akfc6OkjNPeqqNNBCVKd69bh93Bpimi_4IYvwIfVuRhG14liPi2cvtt4NSFaVH9UMiM9zru2YaJpgGGs672asGleHs5bC5LDoJo/s320/Meetings+1+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter , July 1870 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last meeting for the year was on Thursday 15 September, where obtaining a fire engine was discussed:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXESfPKqcOUGnij_pg5DWAGwD-aJeHisfqr2PhYbKwziQYzDgK4TmzVz-niYAHzKNoQ2xZ4hR14_0wbLgibxTwRWTT_3MaSmqaBMQvZb7cIsNFEueOihaSubA3EkI6-4kV1349QEEBPo/s620/council+meeting+dec+1870+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="403" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXESfPKqcOUGnij_pg5DWAGwD-aJeHisfqr2PhYbKwziQYzDgK4TmzVz-niYAHzKNoQ2xZ4hR14_0wbLgibxTwRWTT_3MaSmqaBMQvZb7cIsNFEueOihaSubA3EkI6-4kV1349QEEBPo/s320/council+meeting+dec+1870+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter, December 1870 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so the first year of the Wagga Wagga Municipal Council quietly came to a close, having made a quietly successful and orderly start to the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-29281593884855758712020-06-01T03:42:00.000-07:002020-06-01T03:42:30.485-07:00Fitzmaurice Street in the 1880s- 1888<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above : from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, 3 May 1988<br />
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In the last of these three posts looking at Fitzmaurice Street in the 1880s, 1888 turns out to be the year the roller skating craze hit Wagga. The first roller skating rink was opened in the Drill Hall on the corner of Trail and Gurwood Streets, and the proprietor Mr F Chittenden-O'Key opened the Fitzmaurice Street rink in May. After that, the craze for roller skating took hold, and more rinks were opened in Wagga Wagga.<br />
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Above : opening night review in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, 3 May 1888</div>
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Roller skating competitions were held, with prizes ranging from a trophy or medal, to bracelets and silver tea services. Bands played while people skated, and Mr O'Key's skating rink had impressively secured local luminaries, Homann's Adelong band, to play every time the rink was open.<br />
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Above : from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, 5 April 1888</div>
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The Murrumbidgee Light Horse, which was created in Wagga Wagga in 1887 from the Wagga Cavalry Corps, was very active in 1888. Later in the year, after participating in a day of training and manoeuvres across Wagga Wagga in August, the Light Horse corps made their way to Fitzmaurice Street, where they halted and were addressed by Lieutenant Coleman about the resignation of their previous Captain, W G Tayler ( Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Tuesday 21 August 1888). It would have been quite a sight to see the troops gathered in Fitzmaurice Street.<div><br /></div><div>Sir Henry Parkes, often referred to as the Father of Federation, was the Premier of New South Wales when he visited Wagga Wagga in April of 1888, and it was a huge event for the town. Sir Henry was met by council representatives and prominent citizens at the railway station, then the Murrumbidgee Light Horse accompanied him from the railway station into town. Over the next few days he was escorted around Wagga's "places of interest" , gave a speech at the Town Hall, and was treated to a banquet in the billiard room of the Criterion Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street, on 9 April. I don't know how big the billiard room was but it must have been large enough to hold approximately 30 people or more, as about this many attended, with room for servants to wait table as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>Local businesses used the Parkes visit to pep up their advertising, no matter how tenuous the connection, as Mr Corthorn did in this grab for attention :</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iaUZwP6KQeEuNDza23D-m8LjqXQaQrVjS0vxdRG0kvAy_AkADW8Yz0CLxDjlgkC6hfp0gIjMld0eTrx0Xfn_muVl0BA26J135ieTDp8dj5YRzLn-xl_PiiurM9b9ScFZJ05JblOtTU8//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iaUZwP6KQeEuNDza23D-m8LjqXQaQrVjS0vxdRG0kvAy_AkADW8Yz0CLxDjlgkC6hfp0gIjMld0eTrx0Xfn_muVl0BA26J135ieTDp8dj5YRzLn-xl_PiiurM9b9ScFZJ05JblOtTU8/s320/Corthorns+Parkes+ad+1+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, April 1888</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year is Wagga Wagga City Council's 150th anniversary, and in 1888 they had been in action for 18 years. Council meeting proceedings were reported in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, and the first meeting for this year was held in February. Mr Fitzhardinge was again elected as Mayor. Meetings generally covered what public works were under way or were needed, repairs needed, and reports and correspondence were tabled and read out. The meeting ended with an agreement to build a public baths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all this excitement, the year came quietly to a close, with one more milestone in Wagga Wagga's history- the Henningham Photographic Studio was established, built by Charles Hardy in Fitzmaurice Street , near the lagoon bridge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV2TItAqOKcM1obcppmX63qoXy7la15-_EZJCR5B5Jm-T-3BndSVG34c0o4iuK3h_3WlNmFDhvJh9hEp3Wln-puls991F7D2NINYecONVwF_hjFEz7zmdvN6Rz_vkXSTw6G6N7_9SApk//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV2TItAqOKcM1obcppmX63qoXy7la15-_EZJCR5B5Jm-T-3BndSVG34c0o4iuK3h_3WlNmFDhvJh9hEp3Wln-puls991F7D2NINYecONVwF_hjFEz7zmdvN6Rz_vkXSTw6G6N7_9SApk/s320/Henningham+Studio+Opening+in+Nov+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above : from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, October 1888</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gIfteWEvyyMLMy5_9PR1MYdCIB_mASlVoGijphIxF2QP55GyRb3eHxgvUTLaBXvP2V4IwURi7dSP9biey2bhX45sGPyuhySczAtwW_lh17pzuO0goxaF7MCBVyxOov7sl1a4tvdSIKg//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gIfteWEvyyMLMy5_9PR1MYdCIB_mASlVoGijphIxF2QP55GyRb3eHxgvUTLaBXvP2V4IwURi7dSP9biey2bhX45sGPyuhySczAtwW_lh17pzuO0goxaF7MCBVyxOov7sl1a4tvdSIKg/s320/Henningham+Studio+ad+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, December 1888</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMPRFBPFhlJXYKqnHgCKxgdlRM8GAyGF0xf1qs2DEfl34vUSNwGDm_RzRrLB14lrBlCjnHgYQrhWt4rI37OnOTEpVH_dAri7MyUC3QT4YeT2cGvNJBvyQWfiYlzDrC4r2qHUzHpoaz7E//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1044" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMPRFBPFhlJXYKqnHgCKxgdlRM8GAyGF0xf1qs2DEfl34vUSNwGDm_RzRrLB14lrBlCjnHgYQrhWt4rI37OnOTEpVH_dAri7MyUC3QT4YeT2cGvNJBvyQWfiYlzDrC4r2qHUzHpoaz7E/s320/Henningham+Studio+photo+dog+%2526+man.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Above: portrait from Ernest Henningham's Photographic Studio, image courtesy of the State Library of Victoria</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-75396775311418444512020-05-26T03:31:00.000-07:002020-05-26T18:14:02.263-07:00What can I research from home? - the history of a house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Online resources can change or be updated over time, so it's good to revisit a topic every so often. Researching your property or house is of interest to many, and there are lots of great resources to help.<br />
All states or territories have their own records and places to search for property information, and the older the history of settlement in the area you are researching, the more patience and perseverance may be needed. As with all local or family history, some records may be lost, incomplete, or information just wasn't recorded.<br />
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If you are just starting out, the NSW State Archives and Records has two great webinars on this subject you can watch- researching your house and property, and how to read a parish map. Here's the link to the webinar page :<br />
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There are other webinars on the NSW State Archives and Records website, covering a range of topics, that may also interest you or help you in your research. It's really worthwhile to see what's available, it may make the difference between being able to find a piece of information, and getting stuck in your search.<br />
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The National Library of Australia has a webinar on how to trace the history of your house, covering where to find records and maps in the different states and territories, and how to use different online resources across the National Library website, and using Trove. They have a page with other webinars that also cover searching for family and local history. The more information you have on how and where to search, the more it will help you. Here is a link to the National Library of Australia's YouTube channel for their webinar on house history searching :<br />
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The National Library of Australia's webinar recordings page can be found here :<br />
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These are really fantastic resources and I would encourage you to take a look if you are findimg it difficult to know where to start.<br />
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While I was looking at the resources on Trove, I found a piece of Wagga Wagga's history I didn't know about- Wagga Wagga was one of the places that was considered for the nation's capital around 1900. Sydney and Melbourne each didn't want the other to be chosen, so a Capital Sites Inquiry Board was established to determine what to do.<br />
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Researching family history and local history can be tricky at the best of times, and starting to search for your ancestors, or research a place or property without leaving the house can seem daunting. But the good news is, it doesn't have to be. There are many websites with information you will find valuable and useful.<br />
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The NSW State Archives & Records website has a lot to offer. They even have desktop jigsaws you can do if you need a break from your research:-)<br />
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Everything about the records they hold, what they have, where they are, how you can access them, what they mean, is explained and detailed on their website. All information is clearly set out and friendly to use.<br />
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Some records are digitised, some need to be accessed through their reading room, at the Western Sydney Records Centre, which is currently temporarily closed, due to COVID-19, but you can still contact them through their website and by phone, if the records you need information from are not digitised yet.<br />
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A really useful feature of the NSW State Archives & Records website are their webinars. There are live webinars you can register to attend, and there is a library of past webinars you can watch, with the topics ranging from tracing convict ancestors, researching your house and property, to the 1828 census, digital shipping lists, and much more. The webinars are free.<br />
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One of the upcoming webinars covers how to read a Parish map. Parish maps are a valuable tool for researching both local and family history, and they can be difficult to decipher without the proper knowledge. This webinar is on Friday 15 May 2020 , 10-11 am . To register follow this link:<br />
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<a href="https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars">https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars</a><br />
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Scroll down and click on the Register link, and enter your details.<br />
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Happy researching! π<br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-43353475956912996012020-04-25T00:09:00.001-07:002020-04-25T16:43:44.552-07:00Anzac Day 2020 : Soldiers letters and the Soldiers Comforts Funds in the World Wars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Servicemen and a servicewoman in the ACF office (taken for the Australian Comforts Fund) WW2</div>
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It's Anzac Day again, and I recently rediscovered an aspect of country town life during the world wars last century, that was extremely important - the role that the Soldiers Comfort Funds played in helping the soldiers at war and the people they left behind. It gave the soldiers much needed supplies and food, and enabled those at home to help, and feel connected to their loved ones in a time of massive uncertainty and sorrow.</div>
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The comfort funds supplied soldiers with foods, hygiene products such as soap, razors, as well as newspapers, books, socks and mittens, and was an amazing volunteer effort across Australia in country towns big and small, and in the suburbs and cities. The volunteers gathered together to pack the items to be sent, they knitted the socks and mittens, they cooked the biscuits and fruitcakes, and they donated their money and time to bring these comforting items to the troops. </div>
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Thursday 6 April 1916 . Right, from the Daily Advertiser, 23 September 1915 </div>
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The Australian Comforts Fund was created in 1916 to bring together all the little organisations that had formed earlier in WW1 in Australia to raise funds for the war effort. In the meetings held in Wagga letters from the soldiers were read out, balls of wool were handed out to the knitters in the group, and stalls and other ways of raising money were organised. When local soldiers died , their names were read out, and the meeting would hold a minutes silence for them. </div>
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Soldiers wrote home with vivid descriptions of what was happening to them, to thank those who sent them care packages, to stay in touch with their family and friends. The Daily Advertiser printed some of the letters, and provided instructions on how to address letters to those fighting overseas: </div>
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Images above: left, from the Daily Advertiser, Friday 3 December. 1915. Right, from the Daily Advertiser, Tuesday 11 July 1916.</div>
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The first formation of the Australian Comforts Fund was disbanded in April of 1920, but was started again in 1939 to again bring comforts and other useful items to the soldiers. The great work the comforts funds and their volunteers did continued through World War 2. </div>
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The range of items supplied was expanded to cover really anything that could be shipped, that was needed- small stoves, radios, sports equipment, you name it , it could be supplied. Books were collected and donated to Service Libraries. </div>
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Left : from the Daily Advertiser, Thursday 6 May 1943.<br />
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Books were collected all over Australia, and donated to the Service Libraries, and some of the books donated were quite ancient, such as the example below ( images from a private collection) . This 1868 edition of Sir Walter Scott's poems, was probably read quite a bit, as poetry was a bigger part of everyday life than it is now, being read, quoted, learnt by heart, and discussed. Reading material of any kind was a prized item, as were little notebooks and pencils, which were also distributed to the troops.<br />
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The Australian Comforts Fund, and all the auxiliary organisations and committees that worked for the combined Wagga war effort, were extraordinarily organised and completed a massive amount of work over the course of the war. These activities , and the meetings of the organisations, were reported in the Daily Advertiser, and reading them now, gives a very detailed record of the time.</div>
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Troops again, as they did in the first world war, wrote letters to their home towns, to their families, thanking them for the gifts of food and other supplies they received while fighting at the various theatres of war. A simple gift of a Christmas cake, or tobacco, clean socks, biscuits and newspapers, had a huge impact on the fighting men, who had so little. </div>
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Above: from the Daily Advertiser, Wednesday 3 July 1940</div>
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Other events held included soldiers farewells - Wagga Wagga and the towns in the surrounding districts wanted to send off their soldiers properly, and would hold afternoon teas, or dinners, sometimes accompanied by music. </div>
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Above: from the Daily Advertiser, Tuesday 13 May 1941</div>
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(Australian Comforts Fund World War II, 1939-1946, Museums Victoria Collections, viewed 25 April 2020)<br />
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Last, but not least, a recipe for Anzac biscuits, not the earliest printed, but from the Lismore newspaper Northern Star in February 1929- with controversial adjustments :-)<br />
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For more in-depth information. you can read the references I used for this post:</div>
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Trove, the Australian Women's Register</div>
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-41410487043302353622019-08-05T23:55:00.000-07:002019-08-05T23:55:36.363-07:00Fitzmaurice Street in the 1880s - 1884<br />
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So here we are , four years on, returning to the Wagga Wagga of 1884, and walking around our town. To start things off , by happy chance the Wagga Wagga Advertiser featured a little editorial piece called "Wagga as seen by a four years absentee", in November of 1884. After quoting Irish poet William Allingham's poem Ballyshannon, the writer praises various aspects of the town : the schools, the hospitals, new businesses, and lastly, gas lighting, which was a relatively new development (especially introducing street lighting).<br />
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The new year in Wagga Wagga kicked off with scorching heat, with the school term commencing on Tuesday 15 January, but with few children being sent to school as temperatures hit 45 Β° in the afternoon, and made worse by a dust storm that covered the district. </div>
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As the year progressed, some of the important events in the town were based on bridges: the Company Bridge was bought by the government and made toll free in March of 1884, with a parade, dinner and amusements marking the moment.</div>
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Above, from the Sydney Illustrated News 1876: the Company Bridge in Wagga Wagga</div>
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1884 is also the year the Wollundry lagoon bridge started construction. There was some resistance by the people of Wagga Wagga to paying for the essential construction of the rebuilding of the bridge connecting old Wagga with Newtown and in the end it was paid for by the government, costing 3,000 pounds. </div>
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Wagga Wagga was a very social town in 1884- picnics, balls, and dances in abundance, for all manner of groups in the community- Freemason groups, religious institutions, schools, all held events that were well attended and were big news at the time. </div>
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The Freemason's Hall was in use almost every evening it seems with a dance, ball or travelling theater troupe. These social events were so popular that various businesses popped up offering catering and a cab business started as well to ferry people to and fro :</div>
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There were many entertainments over the course of the year, and actors and comedians of note visited Wagga Wagga, Grattan Riggs being one . His show was much anticipated and the show was written up in the newspaper :</div>
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Above : Wagga Wagga Advertiser, April 19, 1884</div>
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Grattan Riggs is remembered as an actor comedian, and he died in Tasmania in 1899. He gave signed photographs to his fans, like the one shown here (image is from the State Library of New South Wales collection) from 1891. Mr Riggs would have strolled along Fitzmaurice Street and maybe regaled the passers by with quip and a tip of his hat and popped into a pub or two before the show to converse with the locals (and down a pint or two as well). </div>
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After agitating for some time to get a gas lamp installed on the bridge so people crossing at night could see their way, finally in October the lamp was installed and lit, to light the weary traveler on their weary progress to Fitzmaurice Street:</div>
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Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, October 18 1884</div>
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Interestingly, insurance agents, sensing a way to capitalize on the increasing popularity of gas, had a category of of insurance that covered "gas explosions". Gas lighting was all the rage in 1884, and advertisements promised "gas-lit" ballrooms, halls, shops (even billiard rooms in pubs) to lure customers. Smith & Jaye became Wagga's gasfitters in 1884 : </div>
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Above : from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser 29 November 1884</div>
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The gas lamp in Fitzmaurice Street was regularly vandalised by the yobs of the town (they would smash the glass panels in the lamp itself) and this behavior was called "larrikinism".</div>
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The year drew to a close, with Christmas being celebrated by local businesses offering the usual festive fare of toys, cards, and food, shops along Fitzmaurice Street getting into the Christmas spirit: </div>
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Other businesses in Fitzmaurice Street included Lorrimer and Martin, Dyring's, Corthorn's, W. Tatham's (next to the Australia Hotel) , and E. Rand (chemist). This image (below) from the State Library of New South Wales Mitchell collection, is from about ten years earlier, but it gives a good idea of what the street may have looked like around that time, a wide dusty street with buildings still being constructed on either side.</div>
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The Commercial Hotel ( current day Romano's ) is on the right hand side of the photograph and just beyond it you can see where Edward Rand the chemist (or druggist as he was known on the signage) was situated. </div>
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And as always, the friendly and helpful staff at the Wagga Wagga City Library can help get you started. </div>
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There is an increasing interest in the early days of the town of Wagga Wagga , and there is still a great deal to be done to piece together a detailed chronology of the life of the first streets as set out by Surveyor Townsend in his original plan. </div>
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The evolution of the town , as chronicled through the newspapers of the time, is fascinating to follow: businesses, court reports, advertisements, snippets of local news, are some of the pieces that make up the puzzle that was early town life. In the next few posts, I'll be looking at three years from the 1880s - 1880, 1884, and 1888, to give you just a little window into the bustling hive of activity that was Wagga Wagga in the late 19th century.</div>
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In 1880, there were coaches carrying mail, people and goods across the countryside. The Australian Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street was the booking office for the Royal Mail at this point in time. </div>
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Steamers also plied their trade along the river, and hotels were popular as offices for bookings, in this case the Pastoral Hotel in Fitzmaurice Street, or, as the advertisement below says, just ask the Captain on board the steamer (Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Saturday 6 March 1880).</div>
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There was concern about flooding eroding the riverbank and the impact of this in the town, and under the heading "Items of news" the writer expresses this worry of the weathering of the bank by "every freshet that comes down the river" (Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Thursday February 19 1880). A freshet was a flood from ice or snow melting and rushing down a river, thus causing damage from flooding, and the term was in popular use in America during the 1800s.</div>
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An editorial in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser on the same day in February calls on the Municipal representatives to impose sanitary measures on the residents and businesses in Fitzmaurice Street. Wagga Wagga as a town was reluctant to take on modern measures that would improve the health of the town and it was the job of the council at the time to implement the measures despite the unwillingness of the populace. </div>
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Another major event was the fire in the Fitzmaurice Street that destroyed the Criterion Hotel, the Mason's Arms, the Masonic Hall and other buildings on Friday the 15th of October 1880. </div>
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The fire was reported in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser on Saturday 16 October 1880 :</div>
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As you can see from the excerpt above, the damage done by the fire was extensive. A further detailed report was written in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser on Tuesday 19 October 1880, describing the injuries of firefighters and volunteers and details of insurance for all the people and businesses involved. Here is an excerpt from that article : </div>
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The fire was big news, and in subsequent days the response of the fire brigade was called into question: why hadn't they taken the fire truck to the river to get a steady supply of water, instead of the yard of the Criterion Hotel ? The Municipal Council of the time examined the matter thoroughly and it was decided that the "newly formed" fire brigade had done an excellent job in the circumstances. </div>
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From the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Saturday 30 October 1880 :</div>
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The new fire station was built in Newtown, which is probably more commonly known as South Wagga Wagga ( or as historian Keith Swan described it, "the area south of Wollundry Lagoon").</div>
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Businesses in Fitzmaurice street were many and varied, as were hotels. Although I can't cover everything here, a few businesses of interest were the IXL Furniture Arcade, Ye Chong Drapery and Grocery Store, W MacArthur Tailor and Clothier, and H J Williams , Family and Dispensing Chemist.The Masonic buildings, housed businesses as well as the Masonic Hall.</div>
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Although we may think of the 1880s as a time of difficulty and isolation in country areas like Wagga Wagga and it's surrounding districts, quite a busy social and cultural life existed in the town and recitals, concerts, and entertainments were held at the School of Arts and the Masonic Hall. People also held these events at different venues including people's homes and other shops. The Wagga Wagga Brass Band gave outdoor concerts, this one held by the light of the full moon on Thursday 9th of December, as seen by this entry from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser below:<br />
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As you can see by the advertisement (left) from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser Thursday 1 July 1880, entertainments could be a mixture of all sorts- singing, a form of play known as a farce that was mostly buffoonery with very little story to back it up, and in this case, ventriloquism , (it's easy to imagine the doll would have looked pretty scary) but these troupes were quite popular in the country towns.<br />
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Shakespeare recitals, literary recitals, musical concerts , or combinations of any of these sorts of entertainments livened up the evenings and the seasons were mostly ignored. If rain or bad weather stopped an event, it was merely postponed, until the weather was more amenable.<br />
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The development of the life of Wagga Wagga as a town as it unfolds through the years is absorbing to watch. Meanwhile, if you are interested in doing your own research Trove is a great place to start -and here is a link to Trove's online newspapers :<br />
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If you have any queries the friendly staff at the information desk at the library can help.<br />
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The history of farming in the Wagga Wagga district is extensive, so I have chosen three books from local history that cover some diverse facets of the farming industry.</div>
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<i><b>Heroes of the long paddock, </b>by Chris Anderson</i>, is a collection of interviews with drovers in regional New South Wales. Areas covered include Gundagai, Hillston, Deniliquin, and Howlong. Combining interviews, historical information, stories, photographs from the personal archives of the drovers and occasional poetry by the author, this book gives an insight into a rarely spoken about part of farming in Australia. </div>
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Just in case you didn't know, the long paddock refers to the public stock routes where drovers take cattle and sheep to provide food relief in times of drought. </div>
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<i><b>Dairying: from foundation to deregulation </b>by Des Cowley</i>, is a detailed history of the dairying industry in Wagga Wagga and the surrounding district and shows a very active dairy industry in Wagga Wagga. The first dairy established was at Orange Tree Point in East Wagga Wagga, right next to the Murrumbidgee River, in 1890. This dairy was destroyed in a flood in June 1891. </div>
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In following years there was an increase in dairying , with dairies and butter factories popping up in Ganmain, Cootamundra, Temora and Leeton, to name a few. </div>
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This history covers every aspect of the commercial dairy industry in the area from early years right through changes in dairy technology and it's impact, to the foundation of of the Murrumbidgee Dairy Products company to deregulation in the 1990s. Accompanied by black and white photographs and statistics.</div>
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<i><b>Australian woolsheds, </b>by Harry Sowden, </i>was originally published in 1972, with reprints through to 1980. Filled with beautiful black and white photographs of shearing sheds across Australia, with New South Wales well represented, including Lockhart and other towns in the district. The old Urangeline shed at Lockhart is a particularly stunning piece of work, showing the complex carpentry needed to construct shearing sheds during the heyday of the sheep station. </div>
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This year, the Wagga Wagga City Library was chosen to participate in a pilot project run by the State Library of New South Wales , to make our oral history collections accessible to the public via the online platform Amplify.<br />
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We had two collections, the Wagga Wagga floods 2012 interviews, and the 2WG Women's Club interviews, ready to be converted and uploaded to Amplify. On Tuesday 11 November , our very own Amplify collections were launched , with illustrious guests attending, including historian Sherry Morris (who conducted the floods oral histories) and James McTavish, who was the SES Regional Control Officer at the time of the floods, and much beloved by Wagga for his leadership and work during the crisis.<br />
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The tradition of the Amplify cookie (started by Orange Library at their Amplify collection launch, as one of the participating libraries) was observed, and everyone had an opportunity to try out the Amplify website.<br />
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Another star attendee was the articulate and witty Evelyn Patterson, who was in the unique position of being interviewed for both projects. Evelyn worked at 2WG during the heyday of the Women's Club and she also survived the 2012 floods (and had memories of other floods in Wagga Wagga from the 1950s onwards.) </div>
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The culmination of six months work behind the scenes, the Wagga Wagga oral history collections on Amplify involved library staff converting audio files, listening to hours of recordings, creating accurate summaries, finding photographs and resizing them to fit the software requirements, making records and collections in Amplify and then transferring all the data to these records to be published online. Two of our colleagues at the Riverina Regional Library made all the mp3 files and photographs available through the library catalogue, to complete the picture. </div>
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People from anywhere in the world, at any time, can contribute to Amplify by listening to and correcting the audio transcript in real time, online. You don't need to log in (although you can create a free account to record your editing) and there are instructions for listening, editing and correcting on every oral history. </div>
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The Wagga Wagga City Library is looking forward to making more collections available in the future- with such an easy and fun way to contribute to our collective histories, Amplify is sure to keep growing throughout the years to come.There are also many other interesting collections available, from the New South Wales State Library, and our project friends Orange Library, Wollongong Library, and Ryde Library. You don't have to confine yourself to the Wagga collections. </div>
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Left to right: Sherry Morris, Historian, and Claire Campbell, Wagga Wagga City Library Manager, at the Amplify launch, November 11, 2018</div>
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Do you have a family or local history story you would like to have a permanent record of? Maybe you have an elderly relative with a story to tell, or know a local character whose story you think ought to be preserved?<br />
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It's not as hard as you think - at the Wagga Wagga City Library we have some guides to help you get started. </div>
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<b><i>How to write and publish your family story</i></b> is a short and practical guide to preserving your family's story. Noeline Kyle starts with basic issues like what practical items you will need, how to arrange your information in an interesting and coherent narrative, through the legalities of copyright and publishing options. </div>
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Recording a person's history or story in their own voice in an interview is called oral history. <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Oral History Handbook </i>by Beth M Robertson covers all aspects of how to set about recording interviews , though technology has come a long way since this 4th edition was published, so anyone with a smart phone, tablet or ipad can make a very high quality recording without buying expensive equipment. This guide covers how to structure oral history projects, what kind of questions to ask, ethical considerations, how to write usage agreements, copyright, permission to publish, even the setup or arrangement of the location for the interview. </div>
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Lastly, if you are super keen, the library has a copy of <i><b>Keep it for the future</b></i>, published by the National Archives of Australia. This book has all the information you need to set up a small community archive, clearly and plainly set out, starting with why you might want to set up an archive, creating a policy for your collection, through to practical aspects like storage, preserving different types of records like tapes, CDs, and photographs, and what to do if flood or fire affects your collection. </div>
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-1663501784137573362018-09-30T00:52:00.000-07:002018-09-30T00:52:02.057-07:00Grave matters: resources in reference genealogyWhat is reference genealogy and what does it have to do with burial or cemetery records? We have had a few questions about graves and death records so here is some basic information.<br />
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Reference genealogy is a collection of reference works that cover local, national and international records. While both local studies and reference genealogy are "not for loan" collections, to be read within the library only, reference genealogy is is an open collection you can browse within the library.<br />
One of the most popular (if not THE most popular) sections of reference genealogy is the local area burial records.<br />
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Here is a selection of books from Reference Genealogy to get you started:<br />
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The Wagga Wagga City Library has 3 volumes of Dr Kok Hu Jin's works about <b>Chinese Cemeteries in Australia</b>. Volume 4 covers local area cemeteries including the Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery. There is an extensive glossary of names, a bibliography and a list of publications you might want to use in your research. </div>
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Detail : The grave of the Late Honourable Ling Mu Xian of Shen Keng. From Volume 4, Chinese Cemeteries in Australia p. 38</div>
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<b>The Old Melbourne Cemetery 1837 - 1922</b> by Marjorie Morgan was printed in 1982 and the presentation quality may not be as polished as some would prefer but this volume contains valuable information. It includes a short history of the cemetery, maps, black and white photographs, and a collection of inscriptions from the tombstones in the different denominational sections. </div>
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Above : detail, tombstone transcription from the Wesleyan section of the Old Melbourne Cemetery</div>
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Detail : epitaph from Bee Miles headstone, in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney NSW</div>
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The Wagga Wagga City Council also has an online searchable map of the Wagga Wagga Cemetery. If you are unsure of how to use this great resource, come into the library and we can show you how it works. While you're here you can check the cemetery records or maybe use the microfilm reader to check death notices you can't find online. </div>
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<strong>History of Bethungra: community and place</strong> by Terry Cowled and Graham Levett covers the usual aspects that local histories do and some others you don't expect, such as local flora and fauna. It's so well put together, including an index, end notes and bibliography, you can also browse the chapters without losing any of the substance. The photographs and maps all combine to make a really interesting read.ο»Ώ</div>
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detail: the Bethungra Hotel, also known as Hotel Shirley, circa 1950</div>
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A little history about a big subject, <strong>150 Spectacular Years</strong> is wealth of information packed into a small space. The origins of the School of Arts in 1859, in tandem with the Mechanics Institute, shows how the organisation was formed and then flourished into the 20th century. Changes in direction in the 1940s saw the School of Arts focusing on drama and music, with the last century's interests falling out of fashion. This slim volume contains posters, reviews, photographs and more, and the prose is beautifully written and very readable. ο»Ώ</div>
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detail: Jean Blamey and Terry O'Connell in Hedda Gabler, 1948</div>
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Historian Sherry Morris is foremost amongst Wagga Wagga's living treasures, and her books are always superbly researched and presented. <strong>Kapooka : from engineer's camp to the home of the soldier 1942-2016</strong> continues this seam of high quality and gives us a realistic look at how Kapooka has evolved from World War Two. Sherry Morris always seems to hunt out information or photographs that no-one else can get, making her books on even familiar subjects refreshing and suprising. ο»Ώ</div>
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detail: members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) on a picnic at The Rock</div>
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This beautifully written history covers the Horsley farming family in the Gundagai district from it's establishment in around the middle of the the nineteenth century to the current day. A wealth of charming family photographs combines with a literary writing style that provides an enjoyable read. This copy was kindly donated by the family and can be viewed within the library only.<br />
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Prolific medical and social historian Mavis Gaff-Smith has written a thoroughly researched history of the midwives of the towns along the Murray River, to the coast. This little known and undervalued but immensely important part of history is uncovered by Ms Gaff-Smith in all her works, a great many of which can also be found in the library's collections. </div>
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Janine Agzarian tells the story of her grandfather Charles George Bishop,who fought in World War One, after inheriting a wooden box with George's World War One postcards, photographs and documents. The author travelled to France to walk where her grandfather did, ninety years before, in the Great War.</div>
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In September this year, a statue of Jack Ryan VC will be unveiled in Tumut. Jack Ryan was awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions on the Hindenburg Line in September 1918. Jack Ryan organised a small group of men to counter attack the Germans, showing immense courage in a seemingly hopeless situation. The men with Ryan were Fred McAlister, Jimmy Marshall and Harry Klein, who were awarded Military Medals for their part in the counter attack.<br />
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Karen Kell, a member of the Jack Ryan Statue committee, is looking for relatives of the men, who would like to attend the unveiling in September. You can contact Karen and register your interest in attending, by email: JackRyanStatue@gmail.com . Karen is also looking for stories, photographs or any other information about Jack Ryan, Fred McAlister, Jimmy Marshall and Harry Klein to help fill out the story of their bravery under fire.<br />
Jack Ryan's life ended sadly- he had great difficulty after the war, coping with trauma suffered during the war. He died in Melbourne in 1941, of pneumonia. People did think of him and try to help, when they could, as evidenced by the following excerpt from the Tumut and Adelong Times in 1929:<br />
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The Wagga Wagga City Library has books on the Kangaroo March, and Wagga's (and the surrounding district) contribution to World War One. Here is a selection you may be interested in reading:</div>
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The story of how men in the country were recruited in World War One is detailed in this comprehensive study, which includes photographs, maps, popular enlistment song lyrics and images of postcards and posters of the time. The full details of Jack Ryan VC's courageous actions on the Hindenburg Line are here also. This edition is from 2006.</div>
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<b>Early days in Barellan and district</b> : compiled by V P Carroll, R G Sutton, C J Irvin ( Barellan Show Committee) circa 1975<br />
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This book consists almost entirely of extracts from Gow & Gow's Quarterly Gazette, which was a magazine/paper produced by George and Annie Gow of Barellan in the 1920s. George Gow was a station manager, then real estate agent, then stock and station agent, finally becoming a property owner in 1917. There is a brief history of Mr Gow and his family at the begining of the book, </div>
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Above : detail from Early days in Barellan and district</div>
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<b>Poppet heads and wheatfields : a history of Ardlethan and district, South-West NSW</b>, compiled by the Book Committee of the Back to Ardlethan Week Committee, edited by Roy H Taylor, 1985</div>
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This book covers nearby Mirrool Creek, Moombooldool, Beckom, Bygoo and Ariah and their agricultural beginnings as stations, as well as focusing on Ardlethan's story. The official start of Ardlethan as a village was in 1908. There were diverse businesses in the town's early days, including a brickworks - of which, according to the authors, there is little known about it's history- only the ruins remained. The genealogy of the London Inn is also mentioned.</div>
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Detail from Poppet heads and wheatfields : Charlie Freeman and family crossing the Mirrool Creek</div>
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As always, these books are available to view within the library - spend a few hours time travelling with these interesting local histories.</div>
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Above: from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, November 1907</div>
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The Wagga Wagga City Library local studies collection has a number of histories about our neighbouring towns, and Gundagai has a varied and quirky history that is super appealing. Itβs a great place to visit and naturally the Gundagai Library is the best place to start when looking for information on their local history. However if you would like to read up on their history before you visit, here are four books about Gundagai history to pique your interest. </div>
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<b>Gundagai Album , with an introduction by Peter Quartermaine</b></div>
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The photographs in this album were first discovered in the 1950s in a house in Sheridan Street in Gundagai. Originally in negative and glass plate form, the photographs were given to the National Library of Australia who reproduced them in this book. They estimated the photographs were taken between 1890 and early 1900s. The photographs are so lovely - a mixture of people and place that give a clear sense of Gundagai at this time.</div>
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Above : from A Gundagai Album</div>
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This is a good general history that divides Gundagai's history into different topics including floods, bushfires, the bridges, education, roads and transport and more. There is also the story of Yarri, the Indigenous hero who was a Wiradjuri man, who saved many people during the 1852 flood using a bark canoe. An entire chapter is devoted to the Dog on the Tucker Box story.</div>
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Above : detail from Gundagai : A track leading back, showing the Cobb & Co coach</div>
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Primarily a biography of Thomas Lindley, a convict sentenced to transportation to Australia in 1832. His first years were as a convict assignee and he was granted freedom in 1840. Married in 1844, to Hannah Sophia Anne Stewart, they settled in Yass, where Thomas Lindley became a publican- and this was just the start of a wide ranging career and life.</div>
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The Watermen of Gundagai was originally a study called <i><b>Old Gundagai Project - Conservation management plan volume 1 & 2</b></i>, researched and written by Brendan O'Keefe and Michael Pearson for the Gundagai Shire Council. Biographies of early townspeople were provided by Marcia MacIntyre. The most startling information for me was the fact that most of Old Gundagai was "almost entirely swept away in the 1852 flood" (p.1, chapter 1). It's hard to imagine the scope of the 1852 flood until you read accounts of what happened that night. </div>
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The Australian Defence Forces have a long history in Wagga Wagga. We have some great Royal Australian Air Force histories in the local studies collection, and here are four studies grouped around the cadet, technical, engineering and other service personnel experience.<br />
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Another comprehensive history of RAAF engineering and support staff apprentices, this time covering 1958 to 2008. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, anecdotes, and breakdowns of the different trade areas , it gives a real insight into their day to day life in these very important roles. </div>
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<b>Above the snowline by Denys Burrows</b> is classified as a children's book and it is set in the building of the Snowy Mountains Scheme era. It is written in the style of children's adventure stories popular in the 1950s and 60s, and does obliquely deal with themes of racism and sexism.More directly, the harsh, cold climate of the mountains throws up some unforeseen events (like a blizzard) that people need to deal with and work through to get to a happy ending.<br />
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<b>Sydney Royal: divertisement by Miles Franklin ( 1947)</b> is another children's book, written in a whimsical literary style, is about the Sydney Royal Easter Show, and has some hilariously accurate depictions of scenes still to be found at country shows. Miles Franklin calls it a "fairy tale". Hordes of tired and hungry people crowding into tearooms for a cuppa and a scone with jam and cream, the farm animal displays in corrugated iron sheds, the vegetable displays, the cake competition, the rides (somewhat tamer in the forties, with the Swiss Mountain ride simply being a huge slide), affectionately lampooned by Miles Franklin. </div>
The illustrations are by Nan Knowles, who was part of the Miles Franklin, Dymphna Cusack and Florence James cohort, and they are particularly fine (reproduced in black and white, though the cover is in color. This may have been due to leftover wartime restrictions.on art supplies ).<br />
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This collection of poems by Dame Mary Gilmore was first published in 1939, and our library edition facsimile is from 1989. This collection has some lovely pieces, including Wake not the sleeper, and this poem that seems to describe a World War One veteran:</div>
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Interestingly the subject material of this collection was seen to be pacifist in tone at the time. This little collection is well worth a read and is one of the lesser known of Mary Gilmore's works.<br />
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<b>Australia's Alps by Elyne Mitchell,</b> author of the beloved Silver Brumby books, was originally published in 1942, and is a collection of stories about her and her husband's trips into the Snowy Mountains. Reading these adventures written in a beautifully lyrical yet simple style, I am reminded of why I loved the Silver Brumby books so much as a child. Elyne Mitchell was a champion skier, rode and walked and skied the mountains, and ran their farm when her husband Tom Mitchell was interned as a POW in Changi, and was clearly a highly skilled person in every facet of her life.<br />
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<b>The History of Wagga Wagga Kangaroo Rugby League Football Club 1954 - 2010</b> <b>compiled and edited by Peter Aiken</b><br />
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An interesting start to this history has this particular club as first formed in 1924, though the period covered is from 1954 to 2010. Peter Aiken has meticulously gathered together facts, statistics and anecdotes (with many team photographs). The Ron Vaisey ring-in controversy of 1957 is also covered in some depth. </div>
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Mr Weeks kept notebooks during this period of turmoil and has used his first hand experience and material to great effect. Section one covers the story of the splintering of the various groups and section two presents copies of the original newspaper reports, so that people can cross reference the information. This is a serious yet readable account of the controversial issues surrounding local country Rugby League.</div>
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Rugby League luminaries Steve Mortimer and Greg Brentnall came through this club and are part of the colorful history presented here by Peter Aiken. Detailed accounts of significant games, personal anecdotes, and team photographs illustrate this very readable league footy history. </div>
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This guide to preserving historical shops has everything you need to know about saving ephemera or objects associated with shops and shopping. Illustrated with amazing photographs of bygone stores (and historical shops still active - the Niagara in Gundagai is one of the shops featured) it has practical advice on preservation, presentation, making statements of significance, and what to do if you want to keep the shop and business going. The NSW Heritage Office always produces well written and easy to understand guidelines on preserving heritage in its many forms. The potted history of shopping in New South Wales at the start also puts the subject in perspective.<br />
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Local exhibition catalogues are worth reading for a number of reasons, not the least being their insights into local artists work - this catalogue being a great example of that. The premise for this exhibition was seven Arabic odes from the seventh century, by seven authors, produced on textiles. The exhibition was created and curated by Sam Bowker of Charles Sturt University and brings together a wide range of responses created in multi media, soundscape, artist books , photographs, poetry and more. </div>
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This catalogue is really worth a look - for the broad sweep of artistic diversity alone. Both these books are available for viewing within the library, as they are part of the local studies collection.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715789911736353832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3514794635390704542.post-17339666406546296252017-09-29T22:31:00.000-07:002017-09-29T22:31:14.998-07:00We're here to help you : new family history guides <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wagga Wagga City Library recently purchased a range of up-to-date, concise guides to a wide variety of tricky family history problems. These small booklets offer straightforward advice with no waffle, no dithering on topics that cause issues for the modern day researcher.<br />
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Many guides, in the past, brought an inappropriately long-winded and literary tone to the subject making an already difficult job harder. The great thing about these guides is they set out complicated processes and ideas in plain language anyone can follow.<br />
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All of these guides are available for loan and, as part of the local studies collection, available for viewing within the library.<br />
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Here is a small selection to pique your curiosity :<br />
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Author Shauna Hicks has over 35 years experience working with historical records, archives and libraries, and brings that wealth of knowledge to helping you research family history. </div>
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In <b><i>Where do I start</i></b> Ms Hicks outlines the "golden rules of genealogy", how to search births, deaths and marriages online, military records and more. There is an introduction to searching overseas databases, and tips on how to actually start writing your family history as a compelling story.</div>
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The cost of researching your family history has been one of those subjects not often tackled. Ms Hicks addresses the issues surrounding the sometimes hidden costs involved with family history research and shows you how to minimise your expenditure. Topics covered include : not paying full price for certificates, planning your travel to cut down on costs, and whether or not you should use professional researchers. </div>
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The third title here by Shauna Hicks, <b style="font-style: italic;">It's not all online </b> shows you how to do real time research in the real world. Not everything has been digitised and the actual repositories of historical records can be a gold mine of information if you plan in advance. Ms Hicks covers how to use museums, local historical societies, and libraries to find the information you need.</div>
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You are probably already aware of how great Google is as an aide to family history research, but now here's a book confirming it's helpfulness. Helen V Smith sets out clearly how to use Google alerts, what search terms and tactics to use, and even how Google translate and other services you may not have thought of as relevant, can turn up some real gems.<br />
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Next time you are in the library, as a new researcher or someone already on your family history journey, have a browse of the many great titles available in this series.<br />
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I have recently had some very interesting queries about specific places in central Wagga
Wagga , which prompted me to think about some little places around the
district that have disappeared over the years, references to which I have often wanted to research but have hit the proverbial wall of no information. Sandy Creek is one of those intriguing local areas
that had a vibrant past that still lives in documents, newspapers and old maps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Wagga Wagga City Library has the minute book from the
Sandy Creek Presbyterian Church 1919 to 1940 as part of its local studies collection. The
minutes, written in ink and pencil, only take up half a plain black covered
exercise book. The minutes point to there being an actual building, a church, in Sandy Creek itself, but I have not been able to find an area on a map or a reference in a book that shows where the actual building stood. <o:p></o:p></div>
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conjunction with a Presbyterian church are in <b>Kengal Lion of the plains : the story of the Rock</b>,
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βIn 1906 The Rock was included in the new Parish of Lockhart
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As the little community in Sandy Creek progressed, the land holders agitated for a school for the area, saying that thirty children would benefit from this, and it was "four miles" to a school at The Rock, clearly a long way to travel in the days before easily accessible transport. It would have been a very hard walk at the height of summer, too. </div>
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from: the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Thursday 20 December 1900</div>
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In 1901, a local district luminary of the Best family who had owned the Sandy Creek station, died: <o:p></o:p></div>
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from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser, Thursday 31 October 1901</div>
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The Best family are well known as a major part of the local district history and the Best family graves are still in Truscott Drive, Wagga Wagga. George and Martha Best, the original Bests, were convicts, whose children became graziers and property holders in the district. The local historical connections between districts are endlessly fascinating and any research is always rewarding. </div>
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As with all searches for historical information, the
information, photograph or map location may or may not exist at this point in
time. Many people do expect historical information to be all accessible, all of
the time, but in reality this is often not the case. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If anyone has any information about the history of the Sandy
Creek community and/or the Sandy Creek Presbyterian Church, or any photographs of the area, let us know ! Drop by the Information desk at the library, or email wagga.local.studies@gmail.com</div>
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Happy researching π <o:p></o:p></div>
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