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Charlie Bucket
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Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« on: Saturday 04 July 09 06:57 UTC (UK) »
It can be a bit daunting, the prospect of correcting an entire article in this site. So what I do is go through an article and just correct any names that need it. These names will then come up in a search. If an article concerns an ancestor, I then correct the whole thing.

Fixing text is very easy—even I can do it!

Charlie.
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BURGESS (West Somerset)
TAKLE (West Somerset and Bristol)
QUICK (West Somerset)
STEAR/STEER (West Somerset)
KEEFE (Tipperary; Victoria, Australia; New Zealand)
sparrett
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 04 July 09 07:12 UTC (UK) »
That's really interesting.
If it is that simple, I will certainly do the bit withthe names if it helps in the future.

Sue
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Parrett:Woolwich,Newington,Bermondsey,Plumstead,Middlesex, West Ham.
Evans: Bermondsey.
Mason: Stepney, Sydney {Aust}
Disney:West Ham.
Cornish: Hull {UK} to Tasmania {Aust.} to Victoria {Aust}
Catchpole:
Sweeting:

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cando
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 04 July 09 07:14 UTC (UK) »
Have spent a lot of time correcting the text of family info...and there is lots more to go...hopefully someone will appreciate it one day Grin Grin

Cheers
Cando
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regross
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 July 09 04:55 UTC (UK) »
Hi,

like Cando I fully correct text relating to family and amend other names.  If everyone does a little bit then perhaps it will be doen in no time at all.

Robyn
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Abbott, Barnard, Clarke, Inward, Lanfear, Rutter,Spencer: Middlesex; 
Greenaway:Cornwall;
Edney, Godwin/Goodwin, Gullett, Hampshire;
Gullett: Devon:
Emms:39th Regiment of Foot 1810-1832
Gordon, Scotland;
Arnold, Morton: Ireland;
Davies:Wales; 
Olcorn:Cumberland;
Osborne: Staffordshire;
Harrington: Kent
deeiluka
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #4 on: Monday 06 July 09 04:20 UTC (UK) »
I've just done my first bit....once I worked out what keys on the keyboard you could use and what you couldn't!  Roll Eyes  Grin

Oh what fun correcting all the old German names......  Wink


Dee
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Steeles, Burton, Garrod - Norfolk
Bauer - London, France
Clarke, Tomblin - Rutland
Edwards, Coles, Smith, Nunley, Craddock, York, Linnell - Northants
Watts - Wiltshire
Ehmcke, Deimel, Appelkamp - Germany
Redwood -Devon, Essex
Blades, Babb- Surrey
Selway, Churchill, Chappell - Somerset
Watts - Somerset, Wiltshire
Button, Archer, Leach - Cambridgeshire

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sarra
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #5 on: Monday 06 July 09 05:33 UTC (UK) »
I've done my bit on several occasions - hope it is appreciated. Smiley Smiley
Sarra
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Gwenn02
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 07 July 09 00:00 UTC (UK) »
When I find a hit relating to my search I correct the online text and sometime texts beside  Smiley
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GILLIES (ROC/Applecross/..);   
MACDONALD  (ROC/Applecross/..);   
MACDONALD (INV/../..);   
MACRAE (ROC/Duirinish, Lochalsh/..);   
MCKENZIE (ROC/Applecross (Milton)/..);   
MCLENNAN  (ROC/Applecross/..);   
MCLEOD  (ROC/Applecross/..);   
MOFFAT CUL/Alston, Penrith/..);
JONES (Menzies Ferry, NZ, Monmoutshire, Wales)
ennael
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Re: Correcting Text in the Australian Newspapers Site
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 07 July 09 00:49 UTC (UK) »
I have just done my first one.

Leanne
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clark  aberdeen- nsw
wainwright  westminster -nsw
mcnab  argyll-nsw
mcdowall  qld
wafer  qld
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