Trove Tuesday - St Joseph's Convalescent Home

 St Joseph's Convalescent Home in Morisset is mentioned several times in Trove. 

Worker injured at the home.

1935 'WORKMAN INJURED', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 9 February, p. 8. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136851313

The following poem was published in 1938.

1938 'Rest Home by the Lake Side.', Catholic Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1932 - 1942), 7 April, p. 14. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146422894

Former Chaplain passes away.

1941 'Of General Interest', Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), 22 May, p. 6. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172192002

An obituary for one of the residents

1945 'OBITUARY Two Senior Members of the Little Company of Mary', Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), 19 January, p. 9. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167786883

Obituary for a resident.

1946 'Father Hilly Dies In Retirement', Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), 10 January, p. 5. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146485510

In 1947 plans were put forward to use the property as a Boys' Home.

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1947 'NEW CATHOLIC TRAINING CENTRE FOR SUB-NORMAL BOYS', Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), 25 December, p. 1. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146600513

Film of activities at the boys' home.

1952 'NEWCASTLE', Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), 3 April, p. 10. , viewed 08 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147083371

Is this property still standing? Is it still owned by the Catholic Church?

Two Returned Veterans of The Great War to have their Honour and Dignity restored.

Thanks to Gary Mitchell for permission to share his Facebook post here on our blog.

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Great news! 2 returned veterans of The Great War to have their Honour and Dignity restored.

Private Albert Henry Moffitt, 35th Battalion (bomb thrower, Reg No-1175), also known as Albie, timber getter and telegraph linesman from Cooranbong, New South Wales and Wilson Street, Carrington, N.S.W. and 113 Fern Street, Islington, N.S.W., father of three (Harry or Henry A, Clarence S and Frank K, 1 male deceased), was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery on the 16th August 1948, age 55. CATHOLIC 2-38. 100.

Admitted to hospital June 1917, suffering from deafness.

No headstone.

Wooden cross erected - 25.9.2018.

I submitted an application to DVA November 2021 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, and this was accepted January 2022.

Younger brother Silvester (Reg No-7286, 1st Battalion, born 1894, Morisset, N.S.W., died 1961) also resting at the cemetery in a marked grave. CATHOLIC 3-83. 25.

Younger brother Peter (Reg No-7287, 1st Battalion, born 1896, Mandalong, N.S.W., died 1948) also resting at the cemetery next to Albert in a marked grave. CATHOLIC 2-38. 102.

Private John Henry Stokes, 18th Battalion (Reg No-3673), farmer from East Branxton, New South Wales, was laid to rest on the 2nd July 1939 at Old Section, Branxton Catholic Cemetery, Station Street, Branxton, N.S.W. Row D, Plot 83, age 65.

Wounded in action - 4.8.1916 (GSW leg, slight).

Admitted to hospital 23.12.1917 (diarrhoea), 5.2.1918 (diphtheria), 24.2.1918 (scabies), 7.3.1918 (not stated), 24.3.1918 (trench fever, slight).

Many thanks to Helen Scott for the notification.

No headstone.

Wooden cross erected - 12.12.2021 with Helen Scott and husband, Piper Joe Royston and Branxton RSL sub-Branch member Cath Harvey.

I submitted an application to DVA December 2021 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque to be placed at the gravesite, and this was accepted January 2022.

I will post photos when gravesites complete.

Lest We Forget.

Santa at Lake Macquarie

The newspapers at Trove report on many of  Santa's visits to the Lake. Following are a few of those articles.

1922 'MORISSET.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 4 January, p. 3. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140989494

1936 'BELMONT', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 23 December, p. 9. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134675893

At Swansea

1949 '£105 Cheque For Swansea R.S.L.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 December, p. 6. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134167631

1939 'TERALBA', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 22 December, p. 2. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135447823

1951 'SANTA CLAUS', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 18 December, p. 5. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140340240

1951 'In Brief . . .', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 November, p. 5. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140339961

1953 ''Santa Claus' For Toronto', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 11 November, p. 9. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140296757

1953 ''Santa Claus' For Toronto', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 11 November, p. 9. , viewed 22 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140296757

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

Trove Tuesday - Morisset people at rest

 A simple search on Trove for Cemetery Morisset returns results of varying lengths that include facts about  deceased persons' families. 

1915 'MORISSET.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 22 January, p. 16. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166927848

1915 'MORISSET.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 24 September, p. 8. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166928144

1918 'MORISSET.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 18 April, p. 14. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166853686

1920 'COORANBONG.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 23 September, p. 10. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166832682

1921 'MORISSET.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 25 August, p. 10. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166827522

1926 'Morisset.', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 1 July, p. 15. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161109967

1934 'News From the North', The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate (NSW : 1906 - 1954), 11 May, p. 4. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166951713

1940 'MR. WILLIAM RATCLIFFE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 12 October, p. 9. , viewed 08 Jun 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132797955