Jennifer Jones on the Tracking Down the Family blog wrote the post today Hot Weather 1889 #TroveTuesday. I thought it was rather interesting that she chose articles about Hot Weather, since here in Victoria we are experiencing a cold snap. I decided to see if there were any articles on Trove about a cold snap… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Cold Snap
Category: Trove Tuesday
Trove Tuesday – John Porteus
While I have been able to access the Ancestry Library Edition from home, I’ve been concentrating on the branches of my family from the UK, US, and Canada for the last few months. I felt I had been neglecting the Australian branches of my family, so I decided to work on my 3x Great grandfather… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – John Porteus
Trove Tuesday – The Two Alice Lavers
I was recently researching the descendants of my ex-husband’s 2x great grandparents, Thomas Laver and Eliza Hooton, and found some articles about two Alice Lavers, who both died in 1929. The first Alice Laver was Alice Winifred Laver. Her relationship to my ex-husband is: This is the article for Alice Winifred Laver. GIRL FATALLY BURNED… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – The Two Alice Lavers
Trove Tuesday – Robert James Clement
I knew from the inquest entry on the PROV (Public Record Office Victoria) website that Robert had drowned, and I knew from the death index that he died in 1936, but when I searched for articles for him using “Robert Clement” for the year 1936 nothing came up, so I then tried Clement drowning (still… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Robert James Clement
Trove Tuesday – Electrocution Tragedy
I have recently been researching the descendants of my ex-husband's 2x great grandparents, Hans Hansen and Catherine Marshall, and found the following articles about the death of Harold John Gilbert. Harold's relationship to my ex-husband is:
Trove Tuesday – Suffocated in Cot
I am currently researching the descendants of my ex-husband’s 2x great grandparents, George Willis and Anne Marshall, and came across these article about Albert Raymond Treloar. INFANT'S DEATH, Suffocates in Cot. In the City Morgue yesterday the Coroner (Mr. D. Grant, PM.). held an inquiry into the death of Albert Raymond Treloar, three months, who… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Suffocated in Cot
Trove Tuesday – Snakes were real
I forgot about this yesterday, so my post is late this week. I was recently working on the descendants of my 2x great grandparents Alfred Docwra and Mary Scott, and came across these articles for one of their descendants, Gwen Gilchrist. I’ve only shared the first two articles – there were 31 articles for Gwendolyn… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Snakes were real
Trove Tuesday – Cyril Frederick Haslam
FOUND IN GARAGE Charge of Breaking-in “PRETTY DRUNK” Alleged to have been found underneath a car in the garage of Motor Vehicles, Ltd., soon after mid-night on April 21, by the police, who had entered the garage through a gaping hole in the plate glass window, which had previously been broken by a brick, Cyril… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Cyril Frederick Haslam
Trove Tuesday – Sylvia Maud Featherstone
While I was researching Sylvia, I came across these articles about her death BICYCLE OUT OF CONTROL BOOLAROO WOMAN KILLED Miss Sylvia Featherstone, aged 24, of Boolaroo, was fatally injured when she was thrown from her bicycle at Speers Point late on Monday afternoon. The young woman was riding her bicycle down an incline in… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Sylvia Maud Featherstone
Trove Tuesday – Maurice Latimer
I came across this article while researching Maurice Frederick Samuel Latimer. COMPLAINT OF BLACKMAIL Insurance Agent’s Story Detectives are inquiring into a report made by Mr. Maurice Latimer, insurance agent, of Dendy street, Middle Brighton, that he was blackmailed by a man representing himself to be a constable, whom he met on the St. Kilda… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Maurice Latimer
