Category Archives: Queensland

Scrutinizing Passenger Lists: Missed anything?

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By Dr Jennifer Harrison. How exciting it is to finally identify the ship on which our forebears sailed from Europe to start new lives in Queensland!  Taking the next step by consulting the actual passenger list and sharing the voyage with an ancestor, often proves even more informative. How many, both new dabblers or quite experienced researchers, really consider the listing and scrounge all the information available on each Queensland passenger record.  Many deplore that we do not share the … Continue reading

Treasures in the Trove – October 2015

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The Middle Eastern sun beat down on my head, its powerful warmth seeping through my shoulders, stinging my nose and cheeks.  My eyes were continually adjusting to the glare as I walked row upon row, line upon line, of the graves lying in the British Military Cemetery on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus.  The imposing entry gates are made of wood and the local limestone that is sometimes a yellow cream or dusty pink hue depending on the time of day and … Continue reading

Go Queensland!

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Queensland Day celebrations are part of Queensland Week, which focuses on the state’s history and development, the people of Queensland, and their achievements. 6 June is Queensland Day.  It commemorates the day Queen Victoria signed documents granting Queensland the right to its own representative government. Queensland was a self-governing colony from 1859 to 1900, and became one of Australia’s founding states on January 1, 1901 on Federation.  Queensland Day has officially been celebrated since 1981. In 2009 as part of … Continue reading