What’s happening in Wagga history circles this week, the headlines of The Daily Advertiser 25 and 50 years ago and on this day from around the world.
November Guest Speaker – Stephen Burns
November 15, 2014 by ·
Stephen Burns is author of the book “Once, a Splendid Coin” which is the story behind the image of the Merino ram that was first struck upon the 1938 Australian Shilling.
The Prosecution Project
November 1, 2014 by ·
The Prosecution Project at Griffith University is investigating the history of the criminal trial in Australia. They have started by digitising the registers of Supreme Court cases that are available in most jurisdictions. These record the names of accused as well as their offences and the outcomes of the trials. From this base data, extended […]
This Week in Local History – November 1
November 1, 2014 by ·
What’s happening in Wagga history circles this week, the headlines of The Daily Advertiser 25 and 50 years ago and on this day from around the world.
Ian Hodges presenting at Museum of the Riverina
October 31, 2014 by ·
Group bookings more than welcome for a FREE talk at the Museum of the Riverina’s Botanic Gardens site on Saturday, 8 November, 10:30am. Between 1915 and 1919 hundreds of Wagga men who had served in the Great War came home. Many who arrived before the Armistice bore obvious and debilitating wounds, but none who had […]
Local History – a case study
October 30, 2014 by ·
Suzanne Upton, an archivist working in Public Access at State Records set out to research the town of Dalgety to demonstrate the types of records you might find when undertaking local history research.
Carrington Albums in Wagga
October 30, 2014 by ·
We had a rare treat in Wagga today with a display by NSW State Records of three of the renowned “Carrington Albums”
CSU Regional Archives Presentations 30th October – Change of Venue and Update
October 23, 2014 by ·
Just a quick reminder, update and change of venue for the upcoming SRNSW and Summer Scholar presentations on Thursday 30th October beginning 12 noon.
CSU Summer Research Scholarships
October 23, 2014 by ·
To promote use of the CSU Regional Archives collection and to make a contribution to the study of local history, the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society (WW&DHS), in partnership with the CSU Regional Archives, is offering a Research Scholarship for a student to work on a designated project at the Archives. Applications close 21st […]
Copyright in Australia & New Zealand
October 23, 2014 by ·
James Tanner who blogs as Genealogy Star provides some useful information and links relating to copyright in Australia and New Zealand.
