MERRY MONTH OF MAY MOVIE THEME

COURTESY OF CASSMOB
Merry Month of May Movie Meme

The way it works is this:

• Copy the questions I've listed here and add your responses - short or long as you please.
• The image is from Pixabay and free to use so share away. 
• Link back to your post in the comments.

Guest blogger is HRH.

Here are the questions:

1. What’s the earliest movie you can remember:
    

The Breaking Point with John Garfield  at the Savoy Clayfield  1950

2.  Where did you go to the movies (place or type of venue):

The first theatre was the Sun a suburban theatre in Cairns  where I did my prep 1 and 2 in 1949, but I can’t remember any movie I saw there, but I can remember that I ate my last chocolate there ….an OK crunchy bar complete with cockroach!!!…..probably why I can’t remember the movies!

3. Did you buy movie programs:

Yes,  for the big films late 1959 to mid 1960’s..
Ben Hur,  South Pacific ..my first experience with 70mm at the St James Albert St Brisbane, plus lots of others

4. Did you take in food and drink (and what did you like):

Bought peanuts and a drink at the theatre. Mum would give me 2 shillings to go to the matinees. 1penny each way in the tram,9 pence admission, 6 pence for a packet of ETA salted peanuts and a soft drink for 7d.

5.  Movies of your teenage years:

Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Regent cinemascope & 4 track) 

South Pacific 70mm St James,

The Blob Wintergarden,
Reach for the Sky - Odeon Queen St., 

Psycho Wintergarden, plus 100’s of others. 

Used to see 1 to 2 films per week minimum

6. Do you remember how old you were when you went unsupervised:

13 with Gil Walcher to the Tivoli Albert St opposite City Hall. We saw The Creature Walks Among Us plus the first release feature The Purple Scarf, with Tony Curtis.

7. Mischief you got up to in the movies:

Nil Perfectly behaved at all times. My mates were the noisy ones….dropping bottles on the cement floor and they would roll down to the front, plus popping the potato chip bags…..very embarrassing!

8. Did you watch movies at home:

Yes..to this day

9. What was your favourite movie to watch at home:

The one of the moment is The Heart of the Sea in 3D

10. Do you prefer to watch movies at home or at the cinema:

I have only been to the cinema twice in the last 3 years, but watch a movie at home on my cinema virtually everyday.

11. Does your family have a special movie memory:

The Glen Miller Story at the Annerley Theatre 

12. Movies you fell in love to/with:

Heaps

13. Favourite romantic movie theme music:

Laurence of Arabia  Odeon

14. Favourite musical movie:

South Pacific

15. Which movies made you want to dance/sing:

Most Musicals

16. Do you watch re-runs or DVDs of old movies:

All of the time

17. Do your children/family enjoy the same movies:

Some of them

18. What’s your favourite movie genre now:

Arthouse -  to movies that suit the oldies

19. Did you read the book before or after the movie:

Very rarely read any book of a movie 
Battle Cry after the movie 

20. Which did you enjoy more, the book or the movie:

The book by Leon Uris

21. What’s the silliest movie you’ve seen (silly funny or silly annoying):

The Great Race  - Well filmed but bl**** stupid !

22. Pet hate in movies:

None really, except for some spy movies and some of these movies made for ferrels.

23. A movie that captures family history for you:

I like family sagas e.g. “Legends of the Fall” , “The Notebook” etc.

24. If you could only play 5 movies for the rest of your life, what would they be:

South Pacific, 12 O’clock High, The Al Jolson Story, Psycho, Laurence of Arabia, 

Mrs. Henderson Presents

25. Favourite movie stars (go ahead and list as many as you like)

From John Garfield, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Rachel McAdams, John Wayne, Kenneth Moore, Leonardo DeCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Kate Winslet…. plus many others.

FRIDAY FOSSICKING July 10, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* CATHOLIC PARISH REGISTERS ARE ONLINE..

There are numerous posts about this... some of the best are as follows..

 Are You Going Green? 

Great suggestions by Cassmob

The Irish Times

Family Search  
one to remember if you can't get online

Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives 
you might be surprised what record transcriptions have been donated here..

* LOOKING FOR CHURCH OF IRELAND REGISTERS? 
 See here...

* CREW LISTS OF THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY 1915

 Tuesday 30 June 2015 – we’re very pleased to announce the launch today of Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy – 1915, a collaborative project between the National Maritime Museum and the National Archives highlighting the contribution of the Merchant Navy in the First World War.

For the first time ever, all the surviving crew lists of the British Merchant Navy from the year 1915 have been transcribed and the information made available to search online for free. These crew lists contain the details for around 39,000 voyages, including the names and personal details of over 750,000 seamen.  (Courtesy of The Genealogical Society of Qld)

* SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA

 Here (Courtesy of Liz Pidgeon)  Do have a look at all the other collections available..

* FIND MY PAST

Over 96,000 criminal petitions (HO 18 & HO 19)

Judges' reports on criminals, 1784-1830 (HO 47)

British Army, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1881-1920

1831 census from St. Julian's parish, Shrewsbury, England

AUSTRALIA DAY CHALLENGE 2014: C’MON AUSSIE... Geneameme

She's done it again...the ever busy, ever creative Cassmob, alias Pauleen, has set us an Australia Day Challenge...

 She has given us a set of 26 questions to answer or gloss over as we will... Let's see how I go...





CLIMBING THE FAMILY GUM TREE

AUSTRALIA DAY CHALLENGE 2014: C’MON AUSSIE







(c) Photo by Crissouli


My first ancestor to arrive in Australia was... as far as I know...

Robert Hobbs, immigration in Sep 1791 on the ship "Active"



I have Australian Royalty (tell us who, how many and which Fleet they arrived with):

Robert Hobbs (see above), Bridget Heslin/Eslin Sep 1793 on the "Sugarcane"

 Others to be added

I’m an Aussie mongrel, my ancestors came to Oz from:

Ireland, England, Wales, Greece, 

Did any of your ancestors arrive under their own financial steam?

 Yes, several including my Greek grandfather, Theodore H.  Catsoulis, who arrived on the "Kurfurst" in 1904.

How many ancestors came as singles?

I'm going to be vague here, and in some of the other questions for now,  as I need to be able to check the exact details. There were quite a few singles, mostly my Irish ancestors.

How many came as couples?

Some of my British ancestors, including  Swadlings.

How many came as family groups?

Swadlings from UK, one lot that come to mind arrived on the "James Pattison"

Did one person lead the way and others follow?

 Yes, with regards to my Greek grandparents... my grandmother, Chrisanthe Catsoulis nee Coroneo, followed my grandfather, but I've been unable to find just when as yet... after 1904 and before 1910 I would think.

My Dillons also followed Michael Dillon, who it appears was the first to arrive in Australia, though he moved back to Ireland. I think John (Jack) was next... sadly he was killed here in an accident. Molly (Mary) McDermott, their sister arrived here next, as a young widow of Gerard McDermott, who was killed in WW1. She remarried later to Tom Foley.   The next was my grandmother, Bridget Teresa Dillon.

What’s the longest journey they took to get here?

From Ireland I would think. I haven't checked the length of the journey.

Did anyone make a two-step emigration via another place?

 More or less, as Bridget Dillon was travelling to Australia with her sister, Susan Dillon, and they stopped over in New Zealand, where Susan decided to stay, as another brother, James, was already living there. Bridget was very close to Molly, so she continued to Australia.

Which state(s)/colony did your ancestors arrive?

Western Australia and New South Wales

Did they settle and remain in one state/colony?

They mostly ended up in New South Wales.

Did they stay in one town or move around?

Few stayed in the one area, nevertheless town. My Greek grandfather, then my grandparents tended to move a bit more than most, though my maternal grandfather did also. The former moved from Sydney to Grafton, to Whiporee, near Casino, to Bellingen, to Aberdeen, then to Urunga. The latter moved wherever the sawmilling was in his early days.

Do you have any First Australians in your tree?

 Not that I know of in a direct line, but, yes, through marriage.

Were any self-employed?

Many of them were, mainly cafe owners and farmers.

What occupations or industries did your earliest ancestors work in?

As above.

Does anyone in the family still follow that occupation?

Not now.

Did any of your ancestors leave Australia and go “home”?

 Only my Great Uncle Michael Dillon, who returned home to work the family farm.

NOW IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU

What’s your State of Origin?

New South Wales

Do you still live there?

No, I'm almost a Queenslander now, having lived here since I was 12.

Where was your favourite Aussie holiday place as a child?

Anywhere my parents decided to take our truck, with a tarp and beds and all on the back. Our holidays weren't that often, and were mostly to visit relatives.

Any special place you like to holiday now?

I do like going back to Urunga, but I'm happy to just get a break... it's been quite a while.

Share your favourite spot in Oz:

As above, but I love Mt. Tamborine and the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales... 

Any great Aussie adventure you’ve had?

 Not really, the closest we've come to that was a 6,000km driving holiday when my husband took long service leave.  

What’s on your Australian holiday bucket list?

I've always wanted to go to Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory... I've been to a lot of the rest, though would be happy to revisit. Norfolk Island is also on the list.

How do you celebrate Australia Day?

Quietly in the main... if we have done anything, it's been a get together with friends. The only year we really celebrated was when our daughter and family returned home after living overseas for some years... now that really was a day of celebration!

If you would like to participate, please let Pauleen know at

Australia Day Challenge 2014: C’mon Aussie