Committees at the Lake

The Lake Macquarie Family History Group is one of many volunteer organisations in our local government area. These organisations which provide much needed support to members of our community are organised and managed by committees of interested and committed community members.

In our Trove Tuesday post today we look at some of the people and organisations that have been active in our community in the past. Perhaps some of your ancestors served on local community committees.

1938 'LAKE MACQUARIE', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 11 November, p. 9. , viewed 19 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132838608

1943 'Lake Macquarie Forms Repatriation Committee', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 7 October, p. 2. , viewed 19 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133410856

The remainder of the next long article can be read by following this link http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134051606

1888 'Lake Macquarie.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 24 March, p. 2. , viewed 19 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134051606

1929 'BOOLAROO', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 13 February, p. 7. , viewed 19 Oct 2021, 1929 'BOOLAROO', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 13 February, p. 7. , viewed 19 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134711815

1954 'Committee To Tend Trees', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 23 December, p. 5. , viewed 19 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134093888

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 - Volunteers

 In today's post we remember the work  of volunteer fire fighters in our community.

1928 'HARD FIGHT', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 9 November, p. 7. , viewed 20 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163975291

1933 'VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 14 January, p. 3. , viewed 20 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165328816

1936 'Newcastle', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 6 November, p. 5. , viewed 20 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166544573

1951 'Fire-fighters Praised At Valentine', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 November, p. 4. , viewed 20 Apr 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140339921