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Australia / Minimum Voting Age? In 1926...
« on: Friday 10 October 14 00:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I have a fellow who was on the electoral roll in 1926 ... age 18. What was the minimum voting age back then? This was in Queensland.

From http://www.aec.gov.au/About_AEC/25/theme1-voting-history.htm in 1973 the minimum voting age was lowered to 18... but does not say what it was before that date .. possibly 21?


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The Common Room / Errors in Reports
« on: Thursday 28 August 14 01:30 BST (UK)  »
I've been reading 'Australian-built aircraft and the industry' by Keith Meggs. In Vol 1 book 1 page  225 he says
"Such journalistic rubbish by people with no interest or background in aviation research does a deal of disservice to the work of true historian, to which such journalists never refer, and those that seek the truth in later years. Justification and apologise here is no excuse for such gross inaccuracy, and editorial justifications and apologies (as to 'incorrect dates') are of only use to those researchers, in fifty or so years, who happen to see that particular issue and correction. Unqualified journalists trying to write history, without the depth of knowledge and awareness to do justice to it, are a blot on our society and on all aspects of media presentation. Their equivalent would a restaurant having the waiter or the doorman prepare an epicurean dinner for its customers."

Nice .. could leave out the the 'unqualified'!  ::) As you can see, feelings can run quite high on this subject. And my quotation probably contains errors  :P  ! I've come across a number of places where he mentions errors and then states what happened sometimes with the justification/evidence. 

I have at least 3 'errors' in press reports of my fathers history. Two of those can be explained by the need not to 'alarm the public' during WW2. The other I have a hand written note by someone who was there and appears in the press report, it states that the correct position was explained to the press and yet they chose to present a lie, no war at the time either.

So my practice is if (when) I come across an error (lie) - I cannot ignore it as that would alow it to be presented as truth, present it and then refute it preferably with evidence and more than one source if possible.

Any advice on how to deal with errors ? In some cases there is no way to correct the error, nor should there be - it is history but not the truth.  ???

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Dublin / Long + Lowham 1700-1800s
« on: Monday 09 September 13 03:22 BST (UK)  »
I've a gggrandfather by the name of Samuel Long (of course there are 3 by the same name at the time, mine in Sydney, another in South Australia, and probably another in Newcastle NSW.. at least that is what I think, still isolating them out) - died in Sydney in 1897. He had an Aunt whos death made the Sydney papers in February 1869, Mrs. ANNA LOWHAM, in her 110th year, "by the Church, the Church of England Registry of Swords". So by guess work the death would have been some 6? months earlier (mail/papers by ship) say June 1868 ???, possible birth 1757/8?  :o.

I've yet to peruse Samuels' death certificate here, but Annas' death may have made the papers there in Dublin? I've tried http://www.irishnewsarchive.com .. no result.  Any ideas?

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Staffordshire / William Greatbatch - Lawers/Solicitors Cerk - Penkhull Terace, Penkhill ~1857
« on: Wednesday 24 April 13 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I'm after this Greatbatch - not a potter! He had a Daughter in 1857 - Mary Alice 16 Oct 1857.

So Marriage ~ 1850s? Birth 1830? Father & Mother? .. Siblings? ...

I've looked in the census but found potters .. not a cerk.. Is there a local paper of this time/place that I can look up for marriages/births/ possibly legal profession listings?

Thanks..

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