… time with loved ones and to reconnect. Delving into the Library’s oral history collection, it’s clear that the simple pleasures of a picnic have brought joy to generations of Australians. From taking the family on a beachside or mountainside picnic to falling in love on a picnic … involve picnics. Ronnie Gauci migrated to Australia from Malta with his family when he was a child. Growing up in Sydney in the 1950s and 1960s, his …
… including manuals of Japanese Army training schools and books on the history and ethos of the Japanese Army. There are many biographies of the Japanese Royal Family and leading figures in Japan and Western countries, Chinese and … works. It is strong in military works, biographies of the Japanese Royal Family and leading figures in Japan and Western countries, Chinese and …
… The Clifford family of Chudleigh, Devon, were a cadet branch of the great medieval family of Clifford, who came to England at the time of the Norman Conquest. … members, it is broad in its coverage: Greek and Latin classics, ancient history, British history, local history, European history, heraldry, …
… pre-1950s era. The house, built by Herbert Porter, was located behind the family business and was occupied by the Porter family from 1910 to 1997. From 1919 onwards, after Herbert died during the … heritage provides evidence of meticulous record keeping from family history to household management and to records of the pastimes the family …
… by the Irish government, contain a wealth of information for investigating family history and convict transportation, and provide a fascinating glimpse of … names – you never know what convicts and crimes could be hiding in your family history. Not sure where to start or need some tips to solve a convict …
… The Newspapers and Family History team answer thousands of enquiries each year, sent to us from all … found on the civil register. You might have one of these cards in your own family treasure box , perhaps nestled next to a lock of hair from a first …
… It was transferred in 2002-3. Sievers bequeathed to the Library his family portraits, photographs, manuscripts, letters and books and they were … Personal papers The Sievers Collection contains an important group of family papers, including portraits and photographs, extending from the late … work in the German Foreign Office in 1918-33, and papers on family history annotated by Johannes Sievers. There are also letters and a large …
… by material in other Library collections, including Pictures, Oral History and the printed collections. Catalogue search tips In addition to … (Sir) Herbert Read and T. S. Eliot. His papers include letters written to family whilst he was a soldier as well as correspondence and other material … (Sir) Herbert Read and T. S. Eliot. His papers include letters written to family whilst he was a soldier as well as correspondence and other material …
… – Anna Funder Harry Peters – formerly Hermann Ludwig Pollnow, known to his family as Mutzi – was born in Berlin in 1920. As a teenager, he fled … despite the odds, is one that has been lived countless times throughout history and continues to be a common human experience. Harry’s particular … the hybrid narrative non-fiction form, Scholfield-Peters investigates her family history and seeks to share an ethical historical account of Harry’s …
… a national heroine. Petra investigated how Kartini’s writings and personal history are being reinterpreted in Indonesia since the fall of President … of the patient, the doctor and those witnessing the procedure, such as family, medical students or newspaper journalists. She used medical casebooks … of the patient, the doctor and those witnessing the procedure, such as family, medical students or newspaper journalists. She used medical casebooks …