While in Hobart I have been spending a lot of time in the ‘History Room’ at the State Library. This is where researchers can retrieve items from the state and national archives that are held in Hobart. In my book I want to include stories of soldiers from each state in Australia and also look at their pre-war experiences, hence my Tasmanian research. As usual I am encountering … [Read more...] about Searching Catalogues Effectively: National Archives of Australia
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My Mother the Computer Programmer
My mother did the traditional thing when she married in 1963. She left work to raise children. She did housework and in her spare time enjoyed embroidering. She even exhibited her embroidery. But underneath this conventional exterior my mother did things differently. Mum decided to complete year twelve when I was a baby. Her mother-in-law approved of her studying. “She was … [Read more...] about My Mother the Computer Programmer
Review: A Long Way Home
Do you remember becoming separated from your parents by accident as a child? That moment when you realised that you could not find your parents and were lost in a strange place was terrifying. You may have been rooted by fear, or madly dashed around. You probably called out for them in between sobs. Perhaps you have lost one of your own children. My husband recalls the … [Read more...] about Review: A Long Way Home
Thistle Thoughts
Today I was inspired while weeding. This was not the dainty weeding that one does in a household garden bed. No, one afternoon on my Christmas holidays I spent the afternoon with the rest of our family pulling thistles out of an infested paddock on my brother’s farm. When I wasn’t pulling thistles I was chief thistle spotter and bag puller. As you can see from the photo we … [Read more...] about Thistle Thoughts
Significant Historic Australian Education Collections – Deakin University, Geelong
While working on the Teaching Reading in Australia project I had the opportunity to work in some of the best archives in Australia for the history of education. These archives are significant repositories of Australian history. Some don't get the attention they deserve, others are well recognised but their education collections are little known. In this, the first of a … [Read more...] about Significant Historic Australian Education Collections – Deakin University, Geelong
