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?

Trove Tuesday - Lake Macquarie

 Traipsing through Trove last night I came across this poem, published in 1948, written by 11 year-old Janice Hughes of Speers Point.

1948 'Lake Macquarie', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 29 June, p. 4. , viewed 12 Jul 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134316232

Gulls noon-day dinner in Carey Bay - April 2020

Trove Tuesday - Found in the Magazines

 For today's blog post we looked into the Magazines and Newsletters category at Trove. While we usually turn to the Newspapers category for our research we may also find mentions of local people in the other categories on Trove.

This first article from Oliver McDonald of Warner's Bay was found in the children's section of a magazine. As well as giving an insight into the character of this lad the article contained some pertinent genealogical information.

1924, 'PICCANINNIES’ PAGES', The Australian woman's mirror The Bulletin Newspaper, Sydney viewed 15 December 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-418827863

Poet, Ian Healy, was published in the Bulletin in 1956.

1880, 'NIGHT, LAKE MACQUARIE', The bulletin John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, Sydney, N.S.W viewed 15 December 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-694118147

H J Bear shared a rare photo in 1934.

Australian Geographical Society & Australian National Publicity Association & Australian National Travel Association. 1934, 'STICK INSECT', Walkabout Australian National Travel Association, Melbourne viewed 15 December 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-754967776

In 1992 the Bush Fire Bulletin recounted the story of Simon Holder, the Little Boy Lost. For  clearer image of this story go to :http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-292126442

Bush Fire Council of New South Wales & NSW Rural Fire Service. 1978, 'Little boy lost', Bush fire bulletin Bush Fire Council of N.S.W, Sydney viewed 15 December 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-292126442