Springtime Fame

 As spring is on our doorstep we are sharing a spring story in today's post. Was the youth who carved his name on a tree a budding genealogist who wished to leave a permanent reminder of his time at Lake Macquarie for future generations?

(As this image is rather fuzzy it has been transcribed below)

1932 'CARVED HIS NAME ON A TREE!', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 28 October, p. 6. , viewed 03 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165944043

CARVED HIS NAME

ON A TREE!

"NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH"

SAYS S.M.

Now, had it been a heart, with

two names, especially as it is

springtime, he might have been

let off with a smile.

But the magistrate apparently

considered carving one's name on

a tree a form of egotism that could

not be entirely overlooked.

"You are not sufficiently fa-

mous to have your name carved

on trees," said Mr. Harrison, S.M.

at Teralba Court, when admonish-

ing a youth who pleaded guilty to

"maliciously damaging a tree, the

property of the Lake Macquarie

Shire.

Trove Tuesday - Bushrangers in Lake Macquarie

Following are two reports re bushrangers in our area. Even back in the 1840s the newspapers didn't always get their facts straight.

1840 'LAKE MACQUARIE.', The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), 24 October, p. 2. , viewed 25 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28652693

1840 'NEW FROM THE [?]. (From various Correspondents.) LAKE MACQUARIE.', The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), 24 November, p. 2. , viewed 25 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12866686

Reminder - We'll be Zooming on Saturday

The link to join the meeting has been emailed to members and will also be available from our Private  Member's Discussion Group on Facebook. 

Delving in a Directory

For this week's post we delved into the Magazines and Newsletters  category on Trove. 

The Newcastle city and country almanac & directory : with farm and garden calendar for 1889 contains much valuable information for researchers about early residents in settlements and towns in what is now the Lake Macquarie Local Government area. 

N.S.W. :, The Newcastle city and country almanac & directory : with farm and garden calendar R.C. Knaggs & Co, Newcastle viewed 18 August 2021 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2977812080

The index page of this directory gives an indication of the breadth of information it contains. 

In this post we are highlighting just a few descriptions of local towns and villages but, as this work is digitised and available on Trove, it can be searched to find other local information.

In response to the Lockdown

 In response to the current lockdown in our region, at our Committee Meeting yesterday, our Group's Officers made the following changes to our program. Our Annual General Meeting has been postponed to 16th October  and our August monthly meeting will be presented via Zoom.

Trove Tuesday - Hartland's Hall

A dive into the newspapers category on Trove provides an insight into the activities of community members in Holmesville. Many of these activities took place in Hartland's Hall.

Educational Tournament

1907 'HOLMESVILLE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 15 June, p. 3. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133870387

Patriotic Committee - Welcome Home

1918 'HOLMESVILLE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 20 April, p. 3. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138148432

 Pensioners' Meeting

1936 'HOLMESVILLE', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 29 May, p. 4. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139242245

Church Fundraiser

1927 'HOLMESVILLE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 31 August, p. 7. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135599042

New Year's Eve

1907 'HOLMESVILLE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 5 January, p. 2. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136603999

Sunday School

1928 'HOLMESVILLE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 16 May, p. 8. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137668968 (Follow link to read remainder of long article)

Choir

1926 'HOLMESVILLE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 18 June, p. 4. , viewed 10 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138164926

Trove Tuesday - New Collection on Trove

Our favourite free online newspaper archive Trove recently announced that a collection of Jewish newspapers from Australia had gone online in its collection. A major benefit of this collection is that it covers the years from 1971-2020, a longer period than many other publications available on Trove.

In today's post we will highlight some of the posts from that collection that mention Lake Macquarie locations and people.

1976 'Family Notices', The Australian Jewish Times (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1990), 25 November, p. 23. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263295266 

1990 'Old country homestead', The Australian Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 1990 - 2008), 19 October, p. 7. (Business & Property), viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261597260

2007 'After seven years... a bar mitzvah in Newcastle', The Australian Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 1990 - 2008), 31 August, p. 10. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article262905456

1925 'Sydney Notes', The Australian Jewish Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1920 - 1933), 26 March, p. 13. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261020956

2001 'AROUND THE SHULES First naming ceremony in 27 years', The Australian Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 1990 - 2008), 13 July, p. 29. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article262909991

1975 'Family Notices', The Australian Jewish Times (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1990), 30 January, p. 21. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26322707

1922 'ESTHER KAHN AND PUPILS.', The Australian Jewish Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1922 - 1931), 30 November, p. 9. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article260891192