Family History
Saltwater in the Ink: Voices from the Australian Seas by Lucy Sussex
This book covers a selection of sea‐diaries, amateur newspapers and letters from the 1800’s and covers the sea voyages. Many immigrants had little else to do on the ship, beyond childcare and other domestic tasks, for on the ships they did not need to work for their food, so many took up their quill pen. They
could be called Victoria blogs.
Researching Your Family History with Victorian land Records. AIGS
This book describes types of records and time periods, gives source locations and basic research principles.
Write Your Life Story: How to Organise and Record Your Memories for Family and Friends to Enjoy. 4th ed., by Michael Oke
This book takes you through the whole process from thinking about it to starting to write, then once it is
finished; there are suggestions for how you want it presented and options for publishing your words.
Getting the Most Out of Findmypast.com.au by Rosemary Kopittke
Subscriptions to online history and genealogy research sites are not cheap so it pays to know how to use them most effectively. Getting the most out of findmypast.com.au includes many examples and tips on how to achieve the most from your searches.
How Did They Get Here?: Arrivals after 1924 by Cora Num
Topics covered include: Using the National Archives of Australia resources, passenger records, naturalisation records, alien and internee records, Hamburg passenger lists, FamilySearch, child and youth migration schemes, online newspapers, Google books, Trove, finding ships' pictures, pictorial databases, Immigration Photographic Archive and Welcome Walls.
Family History on the Cheap by Shauna Hicks
'Family History on the Cheap' examines a broad range of topics including family sources, whether someone has already researched the family, when to use professional researchers, how to obtain discounts, what sites are free, how to plan and organize your research and how to maximise research results from your trips to archives and libraries. An Australian book
What Was The Voyage Really Like? A Brief Guide to Researching Convict and Immigrant Voyages to Australia and New Zealand by Shaun Hicks
Many of us wonder what the actual voyage was like and there are numerous resources that can be used to compile a detailed account of the voyage and what our ancestors would have experienced during the trip. Passenger lists outline who was on the ship ‐ how many people and how many births and deaths occurred on board. There may also be health officer's reports and other ship reports to be found in the Colonial Secretary's correspondence in the various State Archives.
Vietnam Remembered: Updated Edition. Ed. Gregory Pemberton
This thorough account is the whole story of the Vietnam conflict, covering Australia’s foreign policy, national politics, and social attitudes. It contains an updated Roll of Honour of those who served in the Vietnam War.
Local History
North Ringwood Uniting Church Fifty Years: 1960-2010
City of Knox Historical Street & Road Names by Ray Peace
(Covering Bayswater, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Knoxfield, Lysterfield, Rowville, Scoresby, The Basin, Upper Ferntree Gully, Wantirna and Wantirna South)
The Yarra Valley Historical: A brief look at early life in the valley and outer eastern suburbs during the mid 1800s to the 1900s.
Valley of hidden treasures : exploring the Warburton Highway 2010
A community volunteer publication featuring the Warburton Highway tourism highlights.
Yarra Junction: A Pictorial History compiled by Val Smith
Cheers, Maryanne
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