… by a growing interest in the newly federated Australian nation’s own history and heritage, but also because the buildings of Sydney’s early … characters working, conversing and recreating. Part of the famous Lindsay family of artists and writers, Lionel was a pioneering Australian art …
… Newcastle region. It had previously been in the ownership of the La Trobe Family, having been bought by Charles La Trobe, the son of the Lieutenant … Joseph Lycett: Governor Macquarie’s convict artist , Newcastle, Hunter History Publications, 1997 First posted 2008 (revised 2019) … An album of 20 …
… They may have people who are able to come and share their knowledge of the history and tradition of their country’s and/or Polynesian culture with your … This could be as simple as asking "how do you celebrate a birthday in your family?" Have students collate the results and identify commonalities and any … at all. Ask students to think about the things they do with their family that might be unique. Note: This exercise is a prompt to enhance …
… government in Australia by Alan J. Ward (2014), combines constitutional history and political science to compare all nine of Australia's political … on the 9th of May, 1988 [picture]. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT British Royal Family  : official website of the British royal family, including information on Australia's head of state - the King. …
… pathway into understanding some significant moments in Australian history’.  For her 2023 National Library Fellowship, Alice set out to produce … Graduate School of Education. She has published books on French social history and Australian and US educational history, and recently has been … from birth through to the time of our interview: childhood, schooling, family relationships, first jobs, study, travel, parenthood, or not working …
… Alexander Dalrymple, while in 1937 the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam purchased his collection on British social, economic and political history. He supplied many of the books in the huge library of the US … of Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford. MS 1458 Papers of the Townshend family (1688–1797). The bulk of the papers comprise official documents, …
… are extensive. They date from 1897 to 1971 and include his letters to his family, general correspondence, diaries, notebooks, job applications, … E.W.P. Chinnery in the Northern Territory , Journal of Northern Territory History , no. 15, 2004, pp. 21-33 Gray, Geoffrey, There are many difficult … William Pearson Chinnery, Government Anthropologist , Journal of Pacific History , vol. 38 (3), Dec. 2003, pp. 313-30 West, Francis, Chinnery, Ernest …
… page. The parish map provides references essential to requesting a history of title search from LRS. For example, the portion number 45 allotted … please contact your local lands department for further advice. Tags: Family history and genealogy Geography Image Parish of Booroomba, County of Cowley , …
… Webinars' playlist. Transcript  Robert Hindley: Hello and welcome to Family History for Beginners. My name is Robert, and I'm one of the Family History reference librarians here at the National Library of …
… Massy has prepared the following essay, sharing more information about the history of this curious little creature. The Monaro grassland earless dragon … the world. Fortunately, with the help of scientists, landholders like my family are implementing ecological grazing practices. At our farm, we also …

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