Tag Archives: Brisbane

Trove Detective: WW1& WW2 Matron Grace M. Wilson

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Explorers Tree

The Face of Australian War Nursing Have you found the option to search for Illustrated Articles in Trove’s digitised newspapers section yet? It’s on the left hand side of the basic search results with the options to refine your search … Continue reading →

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John F. O’Reilly: Thanks to the National Archives of Australia

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Explorers Tree

Patience and Perseverance Rewarded. Among the newly scanned records from the National Archives of Australia (NAA) is this photo of John F. O’Reilly, the Superintending Engineer for the Postmaster General’s Department. Recently I had requested information or a photo from the … Continue reading →

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Trove Detective: John F. O’Reilly’s Family Notices.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Explorers Tree

Looking Back with Hindsight Now that I have discovered so much about John and Maude O’Reilly it’s hard to look back and remember how much family history research has changed over the last decade or so. The internet has it’s … Continue reading →

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Trove Detective: Maude O’Reilly, A Talented Artist

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Explorers Tree

Trove: An Australian Treasure Trove is an extremely valuable resource and it’s free, thanks to the National Library of Australia. The digitised newspapers may need editing but if we all do a little when we visit it helps everybody. It … Continue reading →

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