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Australia / Re: Aberdeen NSW - history late 1860s to late 1870s
« on: Sunday 15 August 21 09:20 BST (UK)  »
Katharine
if you Google Aberdeen NSW historical society {don't forget the NSW as there are many Aberdeens in the world, it seems) - you get various references.  Or you could try Hunter Valley historical society.
It seems the University of Newcastle (NSW) has a 'Living Histories' section though that may not cover your time frame.   Or you could try Scone & Upper Hunter Historical Society - can't see an email address but they are on Facebook.
Dawn M

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Australia / Re: Death Notices in Newspapers
« on: Sunday 15 August 21 08:40 BST (UK)  »
Dunscore
I can also give you jpgs from THE AGE (Melbourne) for Rudolph BIERWIRTH - DN 29/11/1993 & 30/11/1993 plus Probate from 13 December 1993. Probate will give you his address; unfortunately Executors not family members, but solicitors.

No joy with Rosalind BIERWIRTH notice - I don't have access to 1983 of The Age.
As stated by Debra, you could get this from State Library of Victoria but they probably charge.
If you are located in NSW you can get it from SLNSW also but I believe their charge is something like $16.50 (though it may be more, now, as that was a couple of years ago).

Dawn M

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Australia / Re: Death Notices in Newspapers
« on: Sunday 15 August 21 08:15 BST (UK)  »
Dunscore
If you care to give me your email address, per Personal Message system, I can let you have a jpg for Helen PRESCOTT notice in Adelaide Advertiser.
Will go now and look for the others.  Cross your fingers.
Dawn M

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Australia / Re: Please help identify Australian WW2 "Special Forces" unit
« on: Sunday 15 August 21 07:09 BST (UK)  »
The NX number indicates that he lived / enlisted in New South Wales and served overseas.

Dawn M

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: medical
« on: Sunday 15 August 21 05:34 BST (UK)  »
As a matter of interest:
I had scarlet fever as a child, and then Rheumatic fever.  My mum used to say I had a "dicky heart" and I wasn't supposed to run and jump around like my friends.  (Needless to say, when out of her sight, I did what I wasn't supposed to!)
I was later told I could expect to be in a wheelchair by the time I was 45.
I'm now almost 40 years past that, and have yet to buy my first wheelchair  :D  :D

Dawn M

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: John's surname
« on: Sunday 15 August 21 04:53 BST (UK)  »
A late contribution  - I read it as Scotchman

Dawn M

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Technical Help / Re: Cloud back up - Which do you recommend?
« on: Sunday 11 July 21 01:01 BST (UK)  »
I've been using Dropbox for years.
Had one hiccup ages ago, when somehow some files ended up in their Events section; luckily I found and retrieved them all.
The first 2G is free which is a lot of text files but I don't know how many photos that would hold.
Have not looked into costs after the 2G.
Dawn M

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Staffordshire / Re: Beginning to think my ancestors were impervious to being photographed!
« on: Sunday 11 April 21 13:24 BST (UK)  »
In the 1920s I think not many people would have had a camera, especially if they were not 'well off'
Then again, some people just don't like having their photo taken!

Dawn M

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Technical Help / Re: Help! Windows 97 to 365
« on: Thursday 19 November 20 02:53 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Michael
That worked with one of my Hotmail accounts but not the other  ???
And not at all with my ISP account.   ???

However, just yesterday I got connected to the NBN (in Oz, supposedly super quick National Broadband Network ???) so maybe that's why.
Also, I had to 'dustbin' each item separately, it didn't want to know about clearing it all at once like on normal Hotmail.
But it's an advance!   :)

Dawn M



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