FRIDAY FOSSICKING 28th August, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

* Murderers, prostitutes, mothers and paupers..now that I have your attention...

Victorian female prison registers online for first time

* Associated Press makes one million minutes of historical footage available on YouTube

http://www.ap.org/content/press-release/2015/ap-makes-one-million-minutes-of-history-available-on-youtube

* The Kokoda Track | Australians in World War II | The Pacific War | Milne Bay | Japanese landing and defeat at Milne Bay

http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/milne-bay/japanese-defeat-at-milne-bay.php

* Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue

http://www.amightygirl.com/women-heroes-of-world-war-ii


* From the Loft .. of the Justice and Police Museum  (thanks to Sandra Green)

http://blogs.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/justice/index.php/page/32/

* Historic Ennis Collection, including McMahon .... Display Clare Museum

http://clareherald.com/2015/08/gallery-historic-collection-goes-on-display-at-clare-museum-5675/

* BRISBANE OPEN HOUSE BUILDINGS LIST RELEASED

Buildings List

* Geelong Hospital Nurses Reunion 50 years... Can you help?

http://geelonganddistrict.com/2015/08/28/geelong-hospital-nurses-50-year-reunion-can-you-help/

* Thinking of self publishing? Perhaps Lulu can help

www.lulu.com

* FIND MY PAST

A petition from Nelson, New Zealand, after the 1843 Wairau Incident

Updates to our Irish newspaper collection, including 8 new titles

Browsable electoral registers from Manchester, England, 1832-1900

Hospital admissions and deaths from Derbyshire, England, 1892-1913

Heroic hounds

* ANCESTRY Free access to all UK records 28-31... N.B. Please read the conditions

http://www.ancestry.com.au/cs/alluk2015?irpid=55537