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Break O’Day, later called Corindhap, featured in Shot for Gold: the murder of Thomas Ulick Burke on the Woady Yaloak Goldfield – a fascinating reconstruction from many original records of this murder which resulted in two executions. Details are now part … Continued
Geelong Hospital features in the latest additions to the Geelong and District database with the index of the book Visions & Realities: a history of the Geelong Infirmary & Benevolent Asylum by Dr W R (Roy) Lang. It also includes … Continued
The latest additions to the Geelong and District database and web site include the index to the Investigator journals for the years 2010-2012. It also includes the index to the next part to the book – Pioneering Days: a woman’s life compiled by … Continued
The latest additions to the Geelong and District database and web site include the first part of the index to a new book – Pioneering Days: a woman’s life compiled by the Colac & District Family History Group. The group … Continued
The latest additions to the Geelong and District database and web site include a very special file donated by Thelma Birrell. It is from the diaries of Augusta BOSTOCK [1833-1920]. The diaries have not yet been indexed in the Geelong … Continued
I can’t believe that it’s more than two years since I was asked a simple question – is it Sparrovale or Sparrowvale Farm? The sign on the gate is Sparrovale – the sign on the road is Sparrowvale. It would … Continued