Category: Northern Territory

Abundant Genealogy: Week 8: Fanfare and tribute for my genealogy libraries

1 March, 2012

Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog, in conjunction with Geneabloggers, has a new series of weekly blogging prompts for 2012 and the theme is 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy . The topic for Week 8 is Genealogy Libraries: Genealogy libraries (and dedicated departments in regular libraries) are true treasures in the family history community.  Tell us … More Abundant Genealogy: Week 8: Fanfare and tribute for my genealogy libraries

Never rains but it pours: Historical talks in Darwin

27 February, 2012

It’s not just the weather in Darwin where it never rains but it pours. Over the past week we’ve had a flurry of diverse historical and genealogical talks. Today I’ll focus on the historical talks. On Saturday 18th February the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory, with support from The Northern Territory Archives, hosted a … More Never rains but it pours: Historical talks in Darwin

The Bombing of Darwin 19 February 1942: the 70th anniversary

17 February, 2012

Darwin is in a flurry of activity this week as the city commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942. Although it’s said that the event was little known in Australia’s history perhaps it’s more accurate to say that it was a good example of war-time “spin”…perhaps understandably in the … More The Bombing of Darwin 19 February 1942: the 70th anniversary

Happy Christmas to all! Christmas lights celebration Darwin 2011

25 December, 2011

Happy Christmas to all my readers wherever you are. I wish you health and happiness today and lots of wonderful genealogy discoveries in 2012. Today I’m sharing with you some photos from our drive around Darwin and Palmerston looking at the Christmas lights. This display in Leanyer was the first we saw and was gorgeous….kids were … More Happy Christmas to all! Christmas lights celebration Darwin 2011

The Navy is in town: The Old and the New: HMB Endeavour and HMAS Darwin

1 August, 2011

The Navy was in full-profile in Darwin town this long weekend. We missed the Keys to the City ceremony on Saturday but went with a daughter and small grandsons to see the HMAS Darwin on open public display yesterday. Although it was hot and at times slow, we had a great time seeing over the Australian Navy’s … More The Navy is in town: The Old and the New: HMB Endeavour and HMAS Darwin

The glories of Renner Springs: travelling south mid-June

30 July, 2011

Well those who’ve ever been to Renner Springs will find that description to be rather strange, but having said that, we saw some beautiful things when we overnighted on our way south recently. Where is Renner Springs? Well it’s about 820kms south of Darwin down the Track or Stuart Highway. Not much there except the … More The glories of Renner Springs: travelling south mid-June