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Chinese in Ballarat and Market gardens. Land selections now at PROV. Page 7

What is your knowledge about this photo? Do you know what it is called? Do you know the difference between a pall bearer and a coffin bearer? see page 9

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Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc Information

PO BOX 1809 Published February, Bakery Hill Mail Centre May, August and 3354 November COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2013 - 2014

Presedent: Graeme Reynolds Research : Jennifer Burrell Secretary : Carol Armstrong Library/Projects: Betty Slater Treasurer: Neva Dunstan Link Editor: Carmel Reynen

Contact phone number for Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Inc 0467 241 352

Membership

Single Membership: $25.00 Family Membership: $35.00 Overseas Membership: $25.00 Membership year from 1 July to 30 June (half price after 1 January until 30 June) The Society’s Library is housed in the Australiana Research Room Library 178 Doveton Street, North Ballarat Room open for Members 5 to 7pm Friday Nights Certain books from our collection are able to be borrowed by our members for up to 2 weeks. September Meeting is Question and Answer Night, What do you want to know?

Visitors are most welcome to meetings held at the Ballarat Library in Doveton Street on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm No meeting December or January.

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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR! Brazil and European countries are also checking in on us. Please let us know if there is So another quarter has again disappeared and something you believe we may be able to add I present the August 2014 edition of Link to to our web site for interest to Genealogists. you. I again hope it has something of interest for you in its pages. Also our Facebook & Twitter pages continue to be popular and if you are wanting reminders of Of course I am already looking for some what BDGS is doing or when we have meeting interesting pieces to go into the next edition be sure to come in and follow us. There is a which is of course the Christmas edition. Do link from the web page. you have any family traditions for Christmas? We did when my father was with us, and today August meeting will be the Annual General I attended my Uncle’s Funeral and the big Meeting and nominations will be called for standout what his Christmas tradition. office bearers and positions. We are always looking for people to be able to help out with In this edition you will see the society has research, projects and many other things that gained more publicity and a grant to go toward need to be done. a large project we have running for the WW1 centenary. What did you Mother, Grandmother We have had a busy year this year and it does do while her loved one/s were at war? Do you not look to be slowing down in any way as we know how the family coped and did they continue to grow and add more resources. participate in the war effort at all. Did she work where normally the men were the ones who bought in the income and did the tasks. Do you have letters, diaries or photos that would INDEX contribute to this great project letting the future generations know how the people at President’s Report Pg 4 home coped with the war. Ballarat Hospital Records Pg 5 WW1 The Home Front Pg 6 See what you have missed at meeting with our Chinese in Ballarat Pg7-8 guest speakers. Beth Kicinski and Gary Pall or Coffin Bearers Pg 9 Snowden who were both very interesting Guest Speakers Pg 10 speakers. Diggers 10 Commandments Pg 11 Research Pg 12-13 Do you know the difference between a Pall The New Banner Pg 13 Bearer and a Coffin bearer. This was a New Members Pg 14 question posed on Facebook with interesting results, see page 9 for further information. Disclaimer The web page has become very popular and The Ballarat and District Genealogical Society we have found there are people from all over Inc. does not hold itself responsible for the the world looking at it. The usual, England, accuracy of statements or opinions expressed by America, Ireland but then there are some from authors of articles published

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President’s Report

In early June, Ms Catherine King, MHR advised that the Society’s application for a grant in the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program Commemorative Grant had been successful. Naturally, the Society is very pleased to accept this significant support. The project will identify and, where possible, provide some demographic information on the people of Ballarat and district who were involved in voluntary work to support the war effort. In addition, similar information will be identified for workers involved in local industry where the production was completely requisitioned for the war effort. Establishing a list of names to be researched commenced during early 2013. A group of hard- working members has made an inroad into the task ahead to expand the information of these people. This enthusiasm and work is greatly appreciated. Please contact the Society, if you would like to help? If you have information about or a photograph of a voluntary worker or an employee in an industry where the production was requisition for the government in the war effort, the Society would be most interested to hear from you. The Ballarat Heritage Awards recognised the long-standing, innovative and broad-ranging work of the Society and its members to present detail across new media. The new website www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au went live in early May. Key information is continually being added and brought across from the previous site. The site provides a re- vitalised brand for the Society with increased opportunities arising from the advances in technology. The work has taken time and much effort but I am sure that members and the public will find the site attractive and of great use to their understanding of family history and research. The website development and its current phase to the end of June encouraged the Committee to submit the work in the Local History Awards. Joan Hunt, a Life Member of the Society, recently represented the Society in a focus group activity developed by Public Record Office of Victoria to gain broader public views on facets of the programs delivered by PROV. The Society continues to appreciate Joan’s enthusiasm and work to enhance family history and allied areas. The August Link normally contains a summary of the reports adopted in the Annual General meeting. That meeting will be held in August. An appropriate summary will appear in the November Link.

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BALLARAT LINK Page 5 President’s report cont: Ballarat’s long-running Auld Lang Syne exhibition of Scots influences in Australia from the First Fleet and Federation, which closed in late July, may have whet an appetite to view some other exhibitions. Art Gallery’s The Great War –a graphic legacy closes on 24th August. Some other that come to mind are – Shrine of Remembrance’s Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War, runs from 4th August to 12th October, shrine.org.au Melbourne Museum’s World War1: Love & Sorrow from 30th August. museumvictoria.com.au Chinese Museum’s Chinese ANZACs : Chinese Australians and World War One, closes 19th December.

Ballarat Hospital Records

These have been transcribed and an index is available on microfiche in the Australiana Room of Ballarat Central Library. When this was compiled it was deemed inappropriate to record the cause of admission. So while valuable information can be obtained, such as birthplace and how many years in Victoria, the medical complaint will not be mentioned. Once you have obtained the admission date you might find a report in the

Ballarat Base Hospital Admissions Register The Ballarat Courier Monday 11 October 1897 1857-1913 (on microfiche) The following were treated at the Hospital on Name, Age, Address, Married or Single, Occupation, Saturday and yesterday:- Isabella White, Hunt street, Religion, Admitted, Discharged, Relieved/ dislocated elbow, caused by a fall while at play; Convalescent/Dead, Birthplace, Yrs in Victoria, Norman McVitty, Service street, lacerated finger, Recommender. caused through being caught in the wheels of a chaffcutting machine. The Ballarat Courier Saturday 9 October 1897 The following were treated at the Hospital The Ballarat Courier Tuesday 12 October 1897 yesterday:- Alice Rogers, Bridge street, crushed Clarence Smith, aged two years, who resides with his fingers, caused through being caught in the rollers of parents in Havelock street, was treated at the a mangling machine; Rees Jenkins, Latrobe street, Hospital yesterday for a broken arm. The injury was lacerated wounds on the hand, caused by several caused through the little fellow falling from a chair lumps of reef falling on him; Alfred Davis, Raglan on which he was standing. street, incised wound on finger, caused by tripping and falling on a piece of glass; William Timms, Joseph Francis Carroll, the young man who escaped Cardigan, scalp wound, caused through being from the Hospital several weeks back while suffering thrown out of a cart; Henry Girdwood, Doveton from dementia, and who jumped from the parapet street, wound on the head, caused by falling into an of the bridge crossing the railway line at Queen engine pit at the Phoenix Foundry; and Robert street, breaking his thigh and wrist, remains in bed I McKay, Main road, strain of the muscles, caused the accident ward at the Hospital. Carroll's mental while lifting a heavy weight at the North Woah Hawp condition shows very little improvement, and at mine. times he is very unruly and difficult to manage. It will be some weeks before he will be well enough to be removed from the Hospital.

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6 June 2014 WW1 The Home Front Members of our Committee meet Katherine King to discuss the grant for support to find and tell the stories of Women supporting the war efforts. L-R Jennifer Burrell, Betty Slater, Katherine King and Barb Harris. for more information and how you can help go to http://ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ ballarat-history/gallery-303-308 Or please contact us as per page 2

A $4,500 grant from the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program will enable the Ballarat & District Genealogical Society to tell the stories of civilians who supported Australia’s war effort during the First World War.

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King said the funding would support the research and online publication of a database that focuses on role of civilians who keep the home fires burning.

“The Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program supports projects that commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian servicemen and women in the First World War,” Ms King said.

“What is often forgotten when we reflect on our nation’s military history, is the people that are affected by the war back at home – the families and the children of our service personnel.

“This project aims to tell their stories and in particular the important role of local women from the Ballarat region who played a key part in the war effort.

“These roles included: fund-raising for the provision of comforts for troops; assisting volunteer organisations such as the Red Cross with the supplies to assist wounded, imprisoned or the missing; enlistment activities; and work in the local mills and factories to produce clothing and printed materials.

“Not only did these women deal with the consequences of war back home but their efforts during the Great War saw them break down the barriers, which lead many Australian women to take a principal role both domestically and abroad in the Second World War.

“I’d like to acknowledge the work of Ballarat & District Genealogical Society for their dedication and commitment to this important project.

“Thanks also to the members of local Anzac Centenary Grants committee for their expert advice and assessment of applications for funding from the program.”

Anyone with information is asked to send it to [email protected] [email protected] or go to the society's website at www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au

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From our Web Page Chinese In Ballarat http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ research/chinese

Chinese Villiage on Golden Point : Gold Monument Panel Llandberris

It has been estimated that in 1859 there were 10 000 Chinese on the Ballarat Diggings. This meant that by the end of the 1850s about one in every four citizens of Ballarat was Chinese. There are many young people in Ballarat today who would be fifth generation of goldrush Chinese immigrants. They were overwhelmingly from provinces around Canton and were concentrated in several ‘protected' camps in the Ballarat East area. Early copies of the Chinese newspaper have survived and are in the Ballarat Library.

In his History of Ballarat (1870) W B Withers says, ‘To that excellent police officer, Sergeant James Larner, the public owes a good deal for his kindly and persistent attention to the miseries, and his energetic opposition to the vices of the Chinese. In a return to the Government last year (1869) the sergeant estimated the number of the Chinese population at 1501, and classified them as follows:- 266 storekeepers, 550 miners, 120 hawkers, 250 gamblers, 5 publicans, 15 butchers, 100 thieves, 15 brothel keepers, 150 gardeners, and 30 half-Chinese children.’

Indeed, Sergeant James Larner became very familiar to us as his name occurred so frequently in the Ballarat East Petty Sessions court records, often in cases involving Chinese. There are 363 entries in this index for Chinese names beginning with ‘AH’ which was a Cantonese term of respect loosely used as the English equivalent of ‘Mr’. Government officials often misinterpreted the names of Chinese immigrants and in this index there are variations in spelling for what would appear to be the same person. Chinese names of two or three syllables such as PO QUONG and AH HEN TAM have been entered as they were recorded in the court books as family names but people who are familiar with Chinese naming patterns would realise that the short syllables in many cases indicate both family and given names in reverse order. In later years as non-Chinese given names appeared they have been entered as surname and given name, for example AH TONG Bridget and WHY FOOK Margaret. These names may indicate a non-Chinese wife. Names such as AH CHAN Thomas and AH OU Tommy, may indicate sons of mixed marriages.

The charges brought against groups of Chinese suggest periodic raids were made on their camps. ‘Running a lottery’ was a common offence at the time. The recurrent charge of ‘placing obstacles in the creek’ suggests the damming of watercourses for alluvial gold mining or perhaps for market gardens. ‘Setting off fireworks in a public place without permission of the local authority’ was also an offence and was probably associated with one of the many festivals.

There was often friction between the Europeans and the Chinese and indignant letters and petitions were submitted to the Council by neighbours complaining that they were often driven to distraction by the tormenting drums and gongs played far into the night. The court books show that in cases where Chinese were victims of assault the penalties were generally lenient if upheld, but the reverse was true for a Chinese with ‘no home or abode’ who was sentenced to six months in prison.

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News from PROV re the Chinese gardens in Ballarat

We are excited to announce that the Ballarat and Ballarat East Town Allotment maps have been digitised and are now available for viewing online at prov.vic.gov.au To access maps and locate those of particular interest to you just follow these steps: Grab a pen! Click on the 'search within a series' function. In the series field enter VPRS 4771 and enter a keyword for the area you are looking for, for example 'Chinese gardens'. You will receive a range of results based on your key word search. You will then be able to view or download a PDF of the map you’ve requesting by selecting open in Adobe Reader Click here to access Series VPRS 4771 Ballarat and Ballarat East Town Allotment Survey Plans

Image: VPRS 4771 P2 record 222 - Survey of Chinese Gardens

Panoramas of Ballaarat, M Harris, and J Burrell, Harris House of Photography, 1998 p 16 Tells about John Alloo’s Chinese Restaurant on Main Road, Ballaarat, famously recorded by goldfields artist, Samuel Thomas Gill. The goldrush immigrants called their new land Gim Shan, the Golden Country. Like other miners they made the transition from alluvial mining to deep lead quartz mining. The Woah Hawp Canton mine in Regent Gully,

Vermilion and Gold : Vignettes of Chinese Life In Ballarat by Lionel Welsh, Banyan Press, Tasmania 1984 This book tells the stories of several Chinese, including Ah Chow, owner of a gambling house; Ah Lung, the maker of butterfly kites; Ah You, the burglar; and Ah Poo the Chinese detective who was Ballarat’s own Charlie Chan. These names appeared in the Ballarat East Court of Petty Sessions but more research would be required to establish that they were the same people.

Fading Links to China – Research Online Ballarat's Chinese Gravestones and Associated Records 1854-1955 by Linda Brumley, Lu Bingqun & Zhao Xueru, originally published by the History Department, University of , 1992 Truly amazing scholarship based on the burial records and headstones in the Ballarat Old Cemetery, cross referenced with other primary records such as BDMs and inquests. This team has managed to make sense of records in vernacular Chinese dialects, 'official' Cantonese and English mangling of the spoken and Chinese section Ballarat New written word. Cemetery Photo Jennifer Burrell

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Pallbearers or Coffin Bearers?

The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Wednesday 18 August 1915 In the article to your left you will notice that this lady had both Pallbearers and coffin bearers. So what is the difference? Most people will tell you they are one and the same but are they? This raised an interesting conversation on Facebook with interesting findings.

There has been a recent shift in lingo when it comes to funeral-related terms. This is mainly because of society's desire to distance themselves from terms that are potentially unpleasant. Headstone has become Grave Marker, Funeral has become Celebration of Life, Hearse has become Funeral Coach, etc, etc. So why the shift from Pallbearer to Casket Bearer? In reality, this term is changing due to a term that is no longer relevant. A pall is a heavy cloth that once draped over a casket and is still in rare use today. The term pall is still used to refer to a covering in the figurative sense, such as "a pall of suspicion" It once was that there were men designated to carry the pall to the place of rest, and these were true pallbearers. The men carrying the casket were known simply as bearers (usually four) and four others acted as relief on "long hauls", they were under bearers. (Habenstein, Robert, and William Lamers. The history of American funeral directing. 1981, 1981. 234. Print.) Usually the men were prominent in the community or within the family. Today it is not unusual to see females act as bearers especially those closely related to the deceased. The number of bearers can range from four to ten, though space can become quite limited. If more than ten are selected, half may be used from the funeral venue to the hearse, and the remaining from the hearse to the grave site. FAQ: What is an Honorary Pallbearer? An honorary bearer is a person that the family wants to make special mention of, but that does not actually carry the casket. Sometimes honorary bearers sit in a designated place for the service or may wear a boutonniere. So If your ancestor had both at his or her funeral you will know who exactly did what. Taken from http://funeraryramblings.blogspot.com.au/2010/01/pallbearer-or-casket-bearer.html

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Ballarat Ballarat Cemetery WW1 & Soldiers Project District Industrial Heritage

Gary Snowden: Story of the Anzacs and new The Ballarat & District Industrial Heritage book to be launched 2015 Project is and initiative of the University of 'They Served Their Country's Call' Ballarat and the Sovereign Hill Museums Gary had suggested to the Cemetery Trust that Association. they have a walk through the cemetery to show Beth Kicinski, content and design manager of some of the stories of soldiers who had either this site, https://bih.federation.edu.au/ died and were remembered on family graves, index.php/ or those who came back and are now buried at Ballarat_and_District_Industrial_Heritage_Proje Ballarat Cemetery. ct spoke at the BDGS general meeting about this The idea was to have about a dozen soldiers to project and what it can do to assist family show on the walk but he quickly realised there historians. were many buried or remembered in Ballarat There has been a lot of research in finding all and it would not be fair to only show the few. of the industries in Ballarat and what their Not having before shown an interest in history, function is, what they produced and how many genealogy and never having put pen to paper, it employed and a lot of other information that Gary now has a book to be published and adds to the rich history of Ballarat & District. launched in 2015 about the heros of WW1 They are producing an on line Wiki and are featured in the cemetery. very articulate in the information placed there as it is thoroughly researched for accuracy. Gary spoke of some of the men and women he In undertaking the Ballarat and District. had studied and also some of the lettering next Industrial Heritage Project aim to restore the to their names. significance of sites, events, objects, people and businesses to the living memory of Ballarat's population. It is hoped that this will enhance the sense of community identity and lead to opportunities for successful education and tourism initiatives. The easiest way to find this page is to google Ballarat Industrial Heritage project or you can use the address/ link above to start searching. If you know where your ancestor worked this may be a place to find out more about the work they did. Ballarat Link Edition [email protected],au

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The Diggers Ten Commandments

The State Library of Victoria was reported (Ballarat Courier 12 June 2014 p.7) to be interested in purchasing a document, The Diggers’ Ten Commandments. This document circulated the goldfields prior to 1860. It has been described as light-hearted and humorous but also conveying a fait go for all. The published section of text is – 1. Thou shalt have no other claim but one. 2. Thous shalt no make to thyself any false claim nor any likeness to a mean man by ‘jumping’ one whatever thou findest on the top above, or on the rock beneath. 3. Thou shalt not go shepherding before they claim is worked out, thou shalt not take thy money, nor they gold dust to the gaming table in vain. 4. Thou shalt not remember what thy friends do at home on the Sabbath day. 5. Think more of thy Gold and how thou shalt make it fastest than how wilt enjoy it. 6. Thou shalt not kill thyself by working in the rain neither shall thou kill they neighbour’s body by shooting him, except he give thee offence. 7. Thou shalt not grow discouraged and think of going home before you hast made thy ‘pile’ because thou hast not ‘struck a lead’ nor found a ‘nugget.’ 8. Thou shalt not fossick out specimens from they mates’ pan and put them in thy mouth. 9. Thou shalt not ‘blariskite’ about new ‘rushes’ to they neighbour that thou mayest benefit a store-keeper who hath a store with provisions tools and swags he cannot sell. 10. If they neighbour have his family here and thou shalt love and covet his daughter’s hand in marriage, thou shalt lose no time in seeking her affection; and when thou hast obtained it, thou shalt ‘pop the question’ like a man The press item refers to three additional commandments that appear in the six page letter. The handwritten original is simply introduced with the sentence – “I am a digger, who wandered from my native home and came to sojourn in a strange land.”

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Research BURGESS, DENNISON, MUIR & SHEPHERD. ELLIS Henry. I expect to visit Ballarat in October Researching family history and have four 2014 and hope to find out more about my families who lived in the Ballarat area. ggfather. Travelling to Victoria in Oct. I have birth dates Born 1842 christened Surrey UK, 1861 Arr and death dates, but not much else. John “Anglesey” Port Phillip, daughter Ethel Jeanne Cort SHEPHERD was a Publican in 1880 in b1869 Ballarat, Mary Louise (my gmother) Ballarat. No idea which Hotel. Please let me b1871, Grace Margaret b1874 Ballarat, Dewdney know the best way to go about tracing these b1876 Ballarat. families. I wish to find more about where the family lived, and what Henry did to earn money. CODY/COADY. Ggfather CODY (Edward) Edmond d1870 in a mining accident. He fell HEENAN/HENAGHAN John & Margaret nee down a new mine shaft called a “Jump UP”. KELLY. Can you help in anyway? Chn Edward Arrived Ballarat latter part of 1851, m 1856 b1848, Patrick b1854, Martin b1858, Margaret Mary CARSON Who died 1872. Chn possibly 4 b1862, Thomas b1863. There may have been a boys and 2 girls went into care. We would be daughter born around 1850, but I do not have a most grateful if you could assist. name. John & Margaret wered married in Dublin in 1848 before setting sail for Australia. COHEN Sophie. Researching mother’s Desperately trying to find name of ship they ancestors. Discovered marriage of Sophie came out in, also one they went to New Zealand COHEN TO Albert AUSTIN from Buninyong. on probably around 1864/65. When did they marry and any connections to his descendants. HOPTON Abney Windsor. Any information at all in relation the Abney Windsor HOPTON. Believe COTTEE Spencer Milton b29 Sep 1863 Ballarat. he was a miner in the Ballarat Region COTTEE Timber Merchants at Bakery Hill. Spencer may have been Postmaster at HUNTER family. Lived in Ballarat 1900’s. Any Ballarat. information would be appreciated. COX William Nicholas & his wife Ellen. Lived in LINDSAY Madeline Elizabeth Selina (nee BANKS) Sebastopol during 1867-1874. Would like to born FOLKES. Her parents were John George know more about William’s employment as a FOLKES AND Sarah BURGESS. She was born in miner. Eldest daughter Mary Ellen died age 2 London, England, Jun 1838. Married Joseph in Sebastopol (which Cemetery?) 4 other chldn Ferguson BANKS , Aug 1856, Carisbrook, Vic. born while in the area also. Catherine Anne Married George Lindsay Oct 1870 at Scarsdale, 1867, William John 1869, Nicholas James 1872 Vic. Hoping you can help me to understand and Thomas Walter 1871 – did they attend why/what she and her family were doing in school? They were in Moonta SA by Aug Ballarat. 1874. Ballarat Link Edition [email protected],au

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LUPLAU. Do you have any information at all relating to Inuk Pavia Luplau Janssen’s time in Ballarat. MADDEN Rita (Rheita). Birth or marriage certificate required. Born Sebastapol 29 Mar 1916. She grew up in a convent. Married Joseph Henry Parkinson 26 May 1951. Any other information available. MAHER Denis (b abt 1844) & Catherine (Witherow) MAHER (b abt 1846). Variations of WITHEROW/WIDIRO/ WIDERO,/WITHEROE,/ WOODROOFE / WOODRUFF. I would like any information about this pair that you can find from their time in Ballarat producing their substantial offspring. RUSSELL John. Died 18 Mar 1877, aged 48, buried in Smythesdale cemetery. BDMS show only one John RUSSELL died in 1877, but he is buried in Melbourne. His wife was Jessie. Her DC names him as Samuel Myles Russell, but he appears as John on their children’s BCs and DCs. My John Russell went to the Snake Valley area in the mid-late 1850s, was a storekeeper (known as firm of Russell & Forrest in 1866). Birthplaces of children variously listed as New Banner Bulldog, Carngham, Illabarook. He was on the For a number of years Ballarat & District Carngham District Road Board in 1863, a Genealogical Society Inc have had a banner that Councillor on the Council of Riponshire (1865), helped to make us stand out at shows and events gazetted Deputy Electoral Registrar for the we attended. This Banner was blue in colour with Mount Misery division of the Grenville district the grass tree logo and our name and some (1868) and Councillor in the Grenvilleshire contact details. Council 1869). Surely his death must be registered somewhere? This is now the new banner, which is now in line with the newly launched web site and showing SMITH Rubina (Robina). 1853-1929. Born some of the wonderful old scenes of Ballarat Ballarat, Died: Marrickville, Married Thomas where many of our ancestors walked and were TEWART 1841-1915. Possible they had 10 part of. children, where were her parents from? This banner is much bigger than the old one and SULLIVAN Frederick Leonard and younger will stand out at public forums in a cheerful yet brother George. Believes they were resident professional guidance to the Ballarat & District in the Ballarat Boys Home in 1887. Where can Genealogical Society’s position at public events. a photo or address be obtained? Ballarat Link Edition [email protected],au

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Margaret Wills Ballarat 3350 Ethel Lillis Buninyong 3357 Oliver Guthrie Donald 3450 Marion Andrusiak Frankston Sth. 3199 Yvonne Horsfield Ballarat 3354 Susan Goodbourn Ballarat West 3350 Pamela Woodward Ballarat 3350 Merinda Hewat-Cameron Crows Nest NSW 2065 Catherine Dickson Daylesford 3460 Gwen Levey Cheltenham 3192 Paul Klein London N195QW, UK BALLARAT EAST PETTY SESSIONS Series VPRS 290/P, 1858-1921. ISBN 978-0-9751359-4-5 http:// Members Only www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ Microfiche reader available to borrow. DEV2014/images/pettions_boxshot.jpg - VIC BDMs - VIC Pioneer Index The above CD is equivalent to the - Ballarat Old & New Cemeteries information on both Microfiche below. - Consolidated Cemeteries (Ballarat) (the Microfiche are still available) - Ballarat Base Hospital Admissions Ballarat East Petty Sessions, Series VPRS - Consolidated Schools (Ballarat) 290/P, Part 1, 1858-1889.Ballarat East Petty Audio Tapes of guest speakers also available to Sessions, Series VPRS 290/P Units 28-73, borrow please contact [email protected] or all Part 2, 1890-1921. 0467 241 325 Price: Price: AUS $30 plus $5 postage & FROM THE LIBRARY handling. Use of society computers located in the library Australiana Room are for research only and should Ballarat & District Genealogical not be used for accessing your email. Society Inc. P.O. Box 1809, Ballarat Mail Centre, Vic 3354, Australia Email inquiries to... [email protected]

BALLARAT PETITIONS

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CEMETERY TOURS

! Ballarat Old Cemetery Corner of Creswick Rd and Macarthur St 1 and 2 hour tours available. Eureka graves and Jewish Section tours. 1 Hour Sunday afternoon tour requires a booking at the information ! centre. Ballarat New Cemetery Corner Lydiard and Norman St 1 and 2 hour tours! available. ! Tours are also conducted: - During the Begonia Festival ! - On request for School Groups !- During Eureka Week ! BALLARAT CEMETERIES CD Tours are conducted throughout the year but preferably Included on the CD are current maps of the Old not during the winter months. and New Cemeteries showing location of the various Costs are $10 for Adults and $7 for concession and children. For further enquiries please contact Neva Dunstan sections. A total in the order of 130,000 of records will on 03 5330 7005. be now accessible in a searchable database available on CD including 70,000 for the Ballarat New Cemetery ANCESTRY.COM (1867-2005 plus headstone transcriptions and 25,000 Is available on library computers, bookings are required and cremations for the Ballarat Crematorium 1958-2005. should b e made at the library desk. Orders for the Ballarat Cemeteries Index CD can PLANNING A VISIT TO BALLARAT? be made with a payment of $49 plus $6 postage and handling directly to the Society or the Genealogical Do you think you may need help with our material and equipment? Please contact a librarian in advance so that Society of Victoria at Level B1, 257 Collins Street arrangements can be made to have one of our members Melbourne Victoria 3000. available for assistance or email Jennifer Burrell at This can also be ordered on line at http:// [email protected] or call 0467 241 352 www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/about/ballarat-indexes- ! for-sale RESEARCH OFFICERS needed to assist a great For a modest donation the B&DGS research team team of volunteers who answer the queries can take digital pictures of headstones on request. sent to them. If you have an area you believe Enquires to [email protected] you have experience in a particular area ! contact [email protected] Ballarat Link Edition [email protected],au BALLARAT LINK Page 16!

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