Blogs I Follow
- Ancestor Chasing Kerryn’s blog about her Upper Edi and Essendon family members
- East Clare Emigrants
- Empire Called and I Answered – blog A blog about participants in WWI who had a connection to Essendon or Flemington
- Empire Called and I Answered – database Database of Essendon or Flemington participants in WWI
- Genealogists for Families KIVA microfinance
- George Griffith's NZ Goldrush Adventure
- InfoLass A blog by Liz Pidgeon, librarian with the Yarra Plenty Regional Library
- RHSV News News from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- Sepia Saturday
Tag Archives: Wangaratta Hotel
“Scenes of riot and debauchery” – Dr Murphy’s letter
Dr Francis Murphy was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1809 to public servant Francis Down Murphy and Mary (née Morris). He trained in the medical profession in Cork, Trinity College, Dublin, and London qualifying as M.R.C.S., in 1835. The next … Continue reading
1856 politics Wangaratta style
The political and social alignments of the early residents of Wangaratta have long fascinated me. Who socialised or was in business with whom, was an indicator of town and sometimes family dynamics. While there were clearly divisions in Wangaratta, they … Continue reading
Trove Tuesday – Wangaratta 1863 – Part 3
Following on from the last Trove Tuesday we continue reading an account of Wangaratta published in the Ovens & Murray Advertiser (O&MA) in January 1863. As in all Australian cities, the public-houses of Wangaratta are a prominent institution, six in number; … Continue reading
Conversations with Grandma 