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Arriving under protection. Janice Cooper "A story about early women immigrants, this one centres on some under the Bounty scheme."

State Library Qld newsletter incl.

Charlie's War Book Launch, Cake the podcast

National Library of Australia (N.L.A.) Nov. newsletter

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Meet the ‘Courageous Kids’ by reading an extract from each story on our website.

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Outback Family History

The Larkinvillians – Milly Soak – an oasis in the desert

W H J Carr-Boyd: Explorer – Prospector – Raconteur

Murder and Suicide at Nannine –

Smithsonian

The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aztecs

How Princess Diana's Death Transformed the Royal Family

See the Face of an Inca Teenager Killed in a Ritual Sacrifice 500 Years Ago

Drayton Hall: Where People Fought for Freedom & Fostered Self-Sufficient Communities

Sealed French Love Letters Read for the First Time in 265 Years

Declassified Cold War Satellite Photos Reveal Hundreds of Roman-Era Forts

Before He Rose to Power, Adolf Hitler Staged a Coup and Went to Prison

Watch the Trailer for 'Masters of the Air,' Steven Spielberg's Long-Awaited Follow-Up to 'Band of Brothers'

Filmmakers Stumble Upon 128-Year-Old Shipwreck in Lake Huron

Modern Medicine Traces Its Scientific Roots to the Middle Ages

JStor Daily

A Centennial Celebration of Spring and All

Maps, Power, and Identity A History of Garbage

The Care of the Dead: A Reading List Yay for the Youth Hostel!

The Unusual, Unexpected Erechtheion

The Long Shadow of Adelbert von Chamisso

Atlas Obscura

The Scam Houses a Con Artist Built Resurrecting Germany’s Mite Cheese ‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign (in Wisconsin)

The World’s Greatest Dictionary Collection Plautilla Nelli’s 'Last Supper' Imperiled Native American Sacred Sites S.K. Pierce Mansion

A Dangerous, Deadly Stone The Big Fish Supper Club A Pink Pond

How Do Electric Eels Mate? Brain and Rose Soufflé

The Evolution of Canned Food The World’s Only Ventriloquism Museum Cats Now Roam Where Caesar Was Murdered

The Palace of the Winds India Descend Into a Blue Whale

World's Largest Chile Pepper Inside a Spaceship House

The Optical Trickery of Lake Sørvágsvatn ‘Wine Cathedrals’

Explaining New Jersey’s Italian Accent Need Ideas For Dinner?

The Feast That Preceded The First Thanksgiving The Triadelphia Bell

A Heroic Horse Phraya Nakhon Cave Does That Rock Have a Face?

This Was Paul Revere’s Capture Site A Restaurant Celebrating Indigenous Heritage Giant Origami Sculptures in the Desert

Where’s the Spiciest Place in the World? Scotland’s Oldest Tartan

The Mother Vine (est. 400 yrs old) The Mystery of the Painted Fish

Leftover Star Wars Sets A Pie for Every American State

French-Fried Turkey Breast

PODCAST Dolly Parton’s Dreambox PODCAST The Tiny Bread Box PODCAST A Mysterious Arizona Sinkhole PODCAST How a Dutch Bar Provided Refuge

Always Interesting

Pauline Conolly The Magnifying Glass 🔍 THE OXFORD MURDERS – A REVIEW

The Legal Genealogist Sixty years ago today

Humoring the Goddess Faerie Paths — Stones Fred Danziger

Mikey the Spirit Guide? Clark Sorensen Faerie Paths — Faerie Dances Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Graham Franciose

I Can’t Believe I Still Do It Precious Lovell Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Alex Pardee

Anne Young Susan Augusta Chauncy at Dunolly January 1866

Ann Jane and F J Cross at Sebastopol

Jennifer Jones The Earl Grey Orphan Emigration Scheme

Shauna Hicks Diary of an Australian Genealogist: My Genealogy Weeks 16 Oct - 17 Nov 2023

Deep in the Heart of Textiles One Warp, Six Variations

allenrizzi The Wren Whisperer

Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland #OTD in Irish History | 20 November:

Reviews

Theresa Smith

Book Review: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Pre-Release Book Review: Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly

Better Reading

A MEGA Drop of New Podcasts...

Podcast: Bryan Brown on His Legendary Career, from Acting to Writing LISTEN HERE

Podcast: Trent Dalton on Finding Light in the Darkest of Places

LISTEN HERE

BE Better Podcast: Kaz Cooke on Menopause LISTEN HERE

Podcast: Antony Loewenstein on the Escalation of the Israel-Palestine Conflict LISTEN NOW

Podcast: Chris Hammer on Journalism, Crime and How His Writing Has Evolved LISTEN HERE

Podcast: Robyn Davidson on Trekking Across 1700 Miles of the Australian Outback LISTEN HERE

Podcast: Rachelle Unreich on the Brilliant Life of Her Mother

LISTEN HERE

Book of the Week: The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper

Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly READ MORE

Penguin Books Australia

An Unlikely Prisoner Sean Turnell READ A SNIPPET

Unruly David Mitchell START READING

Peggy & Molly LOOK INSIDE

The Corsican Shadow Dirk Cussler TAKE ME THERE

and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 17th Nov 2023, Poor Law Unions, Treaty of Versailles, The Poppy Lady, What skulls told us, world's oldest pyramid, underground dungeon, mystery of a gravity hole, earth crater used to train astronauts, podcasts, great blogs, book reviews, museum of censored art and a whole lot more..

Feel free to share, the title is the link..

https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2023/11/friday-fossicking-17th-nov-2023.html

Headlines of Old

"FAMOUS" CONVICTS Trove Tuesday 21st Nov 2023, difficult times, yet some did prosper..both with their standing in the community as well as succeeding financially. I, like many others, have convicts in my family tree who became respected citizens in their new lives…Feel free to share… the title is the link…

https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2023/11/famous-convicts-trove-tuesday-21st-nov.html