Finding My Australian Grandfather
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Finding My Australian Grandfather
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Author : Douglas Johnstone
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2017-01-10
Finding My Australian Grandfather written by Douglas Johnstone and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with Family & Relationships categories.
My paternal grandfather was an Australian soldier injured during the First World War. He met my grandmother whilst convalescing in Leicester, they married and had two children. Unfortunately, my grandfather found it difficult to settle in England and after ten years returned to Australia taking his three year old son with him. My grandmother would not go with him and remained in Leicester, pregnant with my father. She never saw her husband or eldest child again. This was all I knew about my grandfather, apart from his name, Thomas Johnstone and his son was named Archie. On the one hundredth anniversary of the start of the First World War, I determined to track him down, to find out who he was and whether the family story of him was true or not. This is the story of my search and the amazing discoveries I made, which would give me a greater insight into my ancestor’s past and the repercussions the First World War had on them. It would take me half way around the world and bring heartache and joy. It is a story that will inspire you to look into your own pasts because the First World War touched everybody’s life and the lives of their future generations. It is only now that people feel they can ask how the war affected their ancestors and to discover the truth that the people, who experienced it, were unable to talk about it.
Grandfather Was A Policeman
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Author : Mollie Bentley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Grandfather Was A Policeman written by Mollie Bentley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Police categories.
History based on a series of articles that appeared in 'Western Ancestor', the journal of the Western Australian Genealogical Society, under the title 'Searching for Ancestors in the Western Australian Police Force'. Using an anecdotal style, the author traces the development of policing in Western Australia from its establishment in 1829 to the close of the 19th century. Includes a bibliography, a location index and a name index.
An Australian Story
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Author : Kay L. Fielden
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-03-20
An Australian Story written by Kay L. Fielden and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book features the importance of families, particularly the roles played by women, spread over 5 generations. Throughout the book there is a focus on mother/daughter relationships, and the strength of the women involved. The five generations written about were actually known to me, some of the tales I witnessed, others were relayed to me by various great great grandmothers and grandmothers. The work demonstrates how subtle the strength and power combination can be in women, and how women can be instrumental in bringing about change whilst seeming to be powerless. My work also brings together the family cohesion within my family, the memories and tales of things which would be lost and forgotten otherwise. The book is about the family of which the author is very proud, many of those written about contributed greatly to the formation of this nation and much of those contributions were made without praise or comment, like my great grandmother and her two sisters fighting as suffragettes against huge odds so that women could obtain equal franchise, and using their power on the home front to assist them in achieving this wonderful thing, or my Uncle Wal’s work as Paddington (NSW) ‘s mayor and his quiet humility as he got on with the job for twenty-five years. Throughout the book there are many references to other quiet achievers from my fierce great great grandmother to my own children, 5 generations of daughters later. Thus the work symbolises many true blue Australian families, whose tales have not yet been told, and yet illustrate the very fabric of Australian society, and makes popular reading.
Searching For The Secret River
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Author : Kate Grenville
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011
Searching For The Secret River written by Kate Grenville and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Searching for the Secret River is the extraordinary story of how Kate Grenville came to write her award-winning novel, The Secret River. It all began with her ancestor Solomon Wiseman transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life who later became a wealthy man and built his colonial mansion on the Hawkesbury. Increasingly obse...
The Australian Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870
The Australian Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with categories.
Locating Australian Literary Memory
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Author : Brigid Magner
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2019-11-22
Locating Australian Literary Memory written by Brigid Magner and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-22 with Literary Collections categories.
‘Locating Australian Literary Memory’ explores the cultural meanings suffusing local literary commemorations. It is orientated around eleven authors – Adam Lindsay Gordon, Joseph Furphy, Henry Handel Richardson, Henry Lawson, A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson, Nan Chauncy, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Eleanor Dark, P. L. Travers, Kylie Tennant and David Unaipon – who have all been celebrated through a range of forms including statues, huts, trees, writers’ houses and assorted objects. Brigid Magner illuminates the social memory residing in these monuments and artefacts, which were largely created as bulwarks against forgetting. Acknowledging the value of literary memorials and the voluntary labour that enables them, she traverses the many contradictions, ironies and eccentricities of authorial commemoration in Australia, arguing for an expanded repertoire of practices to recognise those who have been hitherto excluded.
Welsh Yeomanry At War
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Author : Steven John
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2015-08-03
Welsh Yeomanry At War written by Steven John and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-03 with History categories.
Soon after the outbreak of the Great War, following many years of part-time soldiering as cavalry troops on home defense duties, the members of various British Yeomanry regiments were asked to volunteer for overseas service. In 1916, officered by well-known members of the landed gentry, two of the Welsh Yeomanry regiments, the Pembroke Yeomanry and the Glamorgan Yeomanry, were amongst many who embarked for foreign service for the first time ever in their history. Spending the next twelve months in Egypt during the campaign against the Senussi tribesmen, the two regiments merged to form the 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan Yeomanry) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which joined the 74th (Yeomanry) Division to take part in the historic offensive into Palestine that ultimately led to the liberation of the Holy City of Jerusalem after 400 years of Ottoman rule. In May 1918, after two years of hard campaigning in the Palestinian deserts, the 24th Welsh embarked for France with the rest of the 74th Division, joining the Allied forces in the victorious 100-day offensive against the Germans. Welsh Yeomanry at War sheds new light on the battalions almost forgotten campaign in Palestine, which saw many of its troops killed and buried in the Holy Land, and also tells the enthralling story of its short but arduous period in France.
Growing Up African In Australia
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Author : Maxine Beneba Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Black Inc.
Release Date : 2019-04-02
Growing Up African In Australia written by Maxine Beneba Clarke and has been published by Black Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Literary Collections categories.
I was born in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. My dad was a freedom fighter, waging war for an independent state: South Sudan. We lived in a small country town, in the deep south of Western Australia. I never knew black people could be Muslim until I met my North African friends. My mum and my dad courted illegally under the Apartheid regime. My first impression of Australia was a housing commission in the north of Tasmania. Somalis use this term, “Dhaqan Celis”. “Dhaqan” means culture and “Celis” means return. Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather’s poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House- hopping across the suburbs. Being too black. Not being black enough. Singing to find your soul, and then losing yourself again. Welcome to African Australia. Compiled by award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, with curatorial assistance from writers Ahmed Yussuf and Magan Magan, this anthology brings together voices from the regions of Africa and the African diaspora, including the Caribbean and the Americas. Told with passion, power and poise, these are the stories of African-diaspora Australians. Contributors include Faustina Agolley, Santilla Chingaipe, Carly Findlay, Khalid Warsame, Nyadol Nyuon, Tariro Mavondo and many, many more. ‘A deeply moving and unforgettable read – there is something to learn from each page. FOUR AND A HALF STARS’ —Books+Publishing ‘A complex tapestry of stories specific in every thread and illuminating as a whole ... The wonderful strength of this anthology lies in the easily understood and the never imagined.’ —Readings ‘In the face of structural barriers to health care, education, housing and employment, the narratives in Growing Up African are tempered with stories of deep courage, hope, resilience and endurance.’ —The Conversation ‘Growing Up African in Australia is almost painfully timely. It speaks to the richness of a diaspora that is all too often deprived of its nuances ... Lively, moving, and often deeply affecting, it is an absolute must-read. FOUR AND A HALF STARS’ —The AU Review
Frank Leslie S Sunday Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Frank Leslie S Sunday Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with categories.
Includes music.
Alcatraz Versus The Scrivener S Bones
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Author : Brandon Sanderson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-03-07
Alcatraz Versus The Scrivener S Bones written by Brandon Sanderson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The evil Librarians strike again - proving that late returns can be deadly! Alcatraz Smedry is back with a bang - infiltrating the Library of Alexandria, looking for his not-dead-after-all father and discovering a strange golden sarcophagus that might hold the key to his amazing talent for breaking things. Oh, and his best friend Bastille's come along too - for evil-Librarian-bashing purposes, of course.