Trove Tuesday - Obits tell family stories

Some obituaries published in local newspapers are veritable gold mines of genealogical information. The following articles snipped from Trove tell of the lives and families of former Speers Point residents.

1922 'SPEERS' POINT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 3 January, p. 5. , viewed 20 Jul 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140995143

"SPEERS' POINT" Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) 15 May 1926: 3. Web. 20 Jul 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138164614>.

1920 'SPEERS' POINT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 May, p. 7. , viewed 20 Jul 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138821307

1921 'SPEERS' POINT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 13 July, p. 8. , viewed 20 Jul 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141071880

1922 'SPEERS' POINT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 3 January, p. 5. , viewed 20 Jul 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140995143

Trove Tuesday - Citizens of Eraring

 This week we remember some former citizens of Eraring.

1937 'Family Notices', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 5 July, p. 9. , viewed 06 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134940496

1940 'MR. T. JOHNSON.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 5 June, p. 10. , viewed 06 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133580694 

1942 'OBITUARY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 19 January, p. 4. , viewed 06 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140419788

1945 'OBITUARY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 December, p. 4. , viewed 06 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134374306

1954 'Family Notices', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 May, p. 2. , viewed 06 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134662399

Trove Tuesday - Natives of Scotland

November 30th, St Andrew's Day, is Scotland's National Day. Many early arrivals in  the Lake Macquarie District had roots in Scotland. 

The following eleven persons from our area were recorded in the newspapers on Trove as being a "Native of Scotland. If these images are difficult to read you can access the articles from the links that follow each clipping.

These articles contain many gems of information for descendants and family historians.

Mrs Grace Bower of Toronto

1908 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 28 November, p. 2. , viewed 01 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135608496

Trove Tuesday - Percy Pickles

After reading an obituary for Percy Pickles I wondered what else I could discover about this chap's life. 

1943 'OBITUARY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 10 September, p. 4. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133411897

Local newspaper articles from Trove give us an insight to the life of Percy, a chap whose alliterative name caught my attention. 

1895 'ACCIDENT AT THE PACIFIC COLLIERY.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 22 February, p. 5. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133352347

1901 'FENNELL'S BAY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 26 February, p. 7. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138481140

 Continue to read this lengthy report here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138481140

1921 'TERALBA POLICE COURT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 26 November, p. 10. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139927336

 

1933 'FOUR FIRES IN DISTRICT', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 13 April, p. 7. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165339438 

 

 

1934 'Brevities', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 27 March, p. 4. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166240961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1943 'Family Notices', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 26 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133414830