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Pioneer Register of New England
From First Settlement to Federation
Published by Armidale Family History
Group Inc. in 2003. Features of the Register include: biographies of c.
1300 early settlers from all over New England 108 selected photographs
an introductory paper, They Called New England Home, written by
the late Dr John Ferry a map of New England especially drawn for the
Register by Mr. Peter Chambers, Curator, Armidale Folk Museum the map
shows early pastoral runs and stations, roads, railway lines and old
coach roads, the latter as in 1895 a bibliography of publications about
New England's places and people an index to pioneers, their parent's
names where provided, and spouses contact addresses for family and local
history groups in New England. Published in A4 format with 375 pages,
the Register is available from Armidale Family History Group Inc. for
$40 plus $15 postage. It may also be purchased directly from the
Research Centre in Kentucky Street, Armidale, during opening hours.
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Another book about Australian soldiers
in Word War II Borneo By' KEVIN SMITH, ESCAPES and INCURSIONS
tells in authentic and close detail the stories of the perilous
adventures and dreadful ordeals of ninety attempted escapes, some
successful, by desperate Australian prisoners of war in Borneo 1942 to
1945. For more detail on this excellent book please use our
download link.
This is a companion volume for the
author's self-published BORNEO: AUSTRALIA'S PROUD BUT TRAGIC
HERITAGE(1999), which sold out at just under 3,000 copies and of
which the Australian War Memorial's senior historian declared, it "
shines with integrity" Bruce Ruxton found 'BORNEO' one of the
most comprehensively researched accounts of the Borneo captivity. It was
used by Bryce Courtenay as a source for his novel "Four Fires".
The newspaper of the National RSL reported that the author reveals
command and control with a thorough knowledge of his subject as he
writes in a competent and authoritative manner. For further details of
this earlier 1999 book see: http://users.northnet.com.au/~helkev.
ESCAPES and INCURSIONS (2006) reflects similar qualities. Tom
Pledger (former POW on Ambon), an early purchaser, describes it as one
of the best stories he has read about WWII and similar comments are
flowing in from other personal mail order readers around Australia.
Contact: Dr Kevin Smith, P.O. Box 440, Armidale NSW 2350 Phone: (02)
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From Baron to Battler
The story of Dr Christian Schrader
and his family including the 1873 diary of Ludwig Schrader
This book by Caroline Gaden is the
story of Dr Christian Ulrich Detlef Schrader and his family who arrived
in Australia in 1853. It gives an insight into the family and their home
in Denmark and Germany; it looks at their days in Port Macquarie; it
looks at their close connections with the Waugh family; it follows the
family to Walcha; it looks at what fortunes befell them when they left
Walcha. Centrepiece to the story is the diary of second son Ludwig,
written from 1873 to 1874. Ludwig's eloquent writings recount the battle
to develop the farm, build a stone house at ?Holstein? near Walcha and
cope with life in the bush. Incorporated into the story are brief local
histories of some of the places where the family lived and the search
for 'Montana, the home of Constanza and Phillip. Also included are
extensive family trees and maps and photographs. The book is indexed and
there are footnotes and endnotes where appropriate. Only a few copies of
the book remain. The author Caroline Gaden is married to Dr Schrader's
great great grandson. She has spent many years meticulously researching
and documenting the family. She is a science graduate and has
postgraduate Diplomas in both Education and Local and Applied History.
Further details may be obtained by contacting the author by email at:
cagaden@iprimus.com.au
Turnbull Lives And Letters
A family
history researched and written by Robyn Crosslé, (née Turnbull)
Self-published, Strathmerton, Victoria, 1994 Printed by Waterwheel
Press, Kyabram, Victoria, Australia Cost: $50, includes postage and
packaging within Australia A biography of James Douglas Turnbull, his
wife, Esther Rathie, and their ten children, Scottish selectors and
pioneers of Guy Fawkes and Ebor, near Armidale, N.S.W. in 1884. James
was born at East Middle Farm, near Hawick in Roxburghshire in 1833,
whilst Esther was born at Hassendeanburn, also near Hawick, in 1844 As
well as the Turnbull and Rathie families, other surnames of interest
include Andison, Anderson, Beattie, Campbell, Clyne, Cooper, Cunningham,
Gilder, Gore, Kerr, McIntosh, Oliver, Riddel, Sclater, Siddins,
Stephenson, Taylor, Waldie and Winn. Features of this 352 page book
include: Scottish genealogy and background of family members from the
parishes of Burnfoot, Minto, Cavers, Kirkton, Southdean and Castleton in
the County of Roxburghshire Local histories of Guy Fawkes and Ebor, as
well as of the districts in Victoria, Australia, where James and Esther
farmed from 1852 - 1883: Mount Prospect (near Creswick), Leichhardt
(near Bendigo) and Kotupna (near Nathalia). Maps, photographs (incl.
four pages in colour), documents, sketches and family charts 160 family
letters written from India and Scotland between 1856 and 1921 The book
is fully referenced and indexed and has an extensive bibliography
Turnbull Lives and Letters was awarded Equal Second Prize in the
Alexander Henderson Award in 1995. This Award is given annually by the
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. in Melbourne, for the
best family history published in Australia during the previous year.
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