So many stories of ancestors and relatives are mentioned in the newspapers of the past. During April 2020 for the A - Z blog challenge, I am listing the types of stories or information I have found in newspapers with examples for each letter of the alphabet. My clippings include a variety of articles about relatives of my children's ancestors.
An Aircraft Accident
This article refers to John Dominic Galvin, my beloved father-in-law. He had been selected for pilot training in 1936 at age 18 and graduated from Point Cook in Victoria in December of 1937. This incident occurred just 6 months later. John went on to have a distinguished flying career during World War II. My first flight in a light aircraft was piloted by him many years later in 1969. |
| 1938 'AEROPLANE CRASHES', The Picton Post (NSW : 1907 - 1954), 27 July, p. 2. , http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112772056 |
EXCITEMENT AT DOUGLAS PARK
Unusual excitement prevailed at Douglas Park last Wednesday after noon, when a R.A.A.F. Hawker Demon plane crashed in a paddock there. The machine was badly smashed, but the occupants, Pilot Officer J. D. Galvin and Aircraftsman Godden, escaped practically uninjured. After striking the
telephone wires running across the paddock the machine struck a tree and was held for a moment in mid-air. The tree gave way under its weight, how-ever, and the plane with its occupants crashed to the ground. The pilot and the aircraftsman scrambled out with braises and slight cuts.
This was a lucky escape as another article retelling the incident reported that "Since the beginning of last year, [ed.1937] Hawker Demons have crashed eight times, five men having been, killed and six injured."
Advertisement for an Auction
An advertisement listing the household goods of my husband's paternal great grandmother Catherine Galvin appeared just a week after her sudden death in 1923. It is interesting that the goods are listed as belonging to her estate without mention of her husband.Catherine Josephine O'Neill had arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1884 with her mother and sisters aboard the "Ashmore." She and John Patrick Galvin were 25 when they married at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Adelaide in November of 1892. Their household goods were dispersed in this auction.
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| 1923 'Advertising', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 23 March, p. 14. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64185463 |
THIS DAY (FRIDAY), at ELEVEN.
AT 11 DANBY STREET (near Public School),
off HENLEY BEACH ROAD, TORRENSVILLE.
ESTATE of MRS. C. GALVIN. deceased.
J. A. SANDO & SON
are instructed to sell —
SIDEBOARD. D.R. SUITE.. Hallstand. Carpet,
Tables, Chairs, DINING SUITE Extension
Table, Couch, Sewing Machine, BEDROOM
SUITE, BEDSTEADS, Stretchers, Bedding,
Duchess Pair, Toiletware, Chest of Drawers,
Linoleums, DRESSER, Kitchen Utensils,
Sagasco GAS STOVE, Copper, Tubs, Garden Tools, Ducks, Fowls, &c.
Hilton or Henley Car to Fisher terrace.
This advertisement gives me an idea of the contents of their house and suggests that her husband John Patrick then moved into alternative accomodation. Electoral rolls of the time confirm this move.
The names of the immigrants and the person who had paid the deposit for that immigrant were listed below. Michael Galvin is listed with his sister Biddy (Bridget). The complete passenger list sourced at the NSW archives reveals that Michael was a baker from County Galway.
This Michael Galvin is my children's 3 x Great Grandfather. He married Bridget Crotty in April 1865 at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney.
Other matters to be found in newspapers for the letter A - Appointments to Government postitions, Agricultural details about a district.
Next post B - Building the Background
This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin
AT 11 DANBY STREET (near Public School),
off HENLEY BEACH ROAD, TORRENSVILLE.
ESTATE of MRS. C. GALVIN. deceased.
J. A. SANDO & SON
are instructed to sell —
SIDEBOARD. D.R. SUITE.. Hallstand. Carpet,
Tables, Chairs, DINING SUITE Extension
Table, Couch, Sewing Machine, BEDROOM
SUITE, BEDSTEADS, Stretchers, Bedding,
Duchess Pair, Toiletware, Chest of Drawers,
Linoleums, DRESSER, Kitchen Utensils,
Sagasco GAS STOVE, Copper, Tubs, Garden Tools, Ducks, Fowls, &c.
Hilton or Henley Car to Fisher terrace.
This advertisement gives me an idea of the contents of their house and suggests that her husband John Patrick then moved into alternative accomodation. Electoral rolls of the time confirm this move.
Arrivals
Taking a step back further in time, the arrival in Sydney, NSW of the "Lady Milton" was noted in June 1862 with a list of passengers. |
| 1862 'Advertising', Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), 30 June, p. 6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60477551 |
The names of the immigrants and the person who had paid the deposit for that immigrant were listed below. Michael Galvin is listed with his sister Biddy (Bridget). The complete passenger list sourced at the NSW archives reveals that Michael was a baker from County Galway.
This Michael Galvin is my children's 3 x Great Grandfather. He married Bridget Crotty in April 1865 at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney.
Other matters to be found in newspapers for the letter A - Appointments to Government postitions, Agricultural details about a district.
Next post B - Building the Background
This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin
Digitised newspapers are terrific for finding out details of our forebears’ lives. Glad your father in law survived to fly another day.
ReplyDeleteHoping to interest my children by just providing short snippets of lives, but will need to do something more in depth for prosperity.
DeleteLove your thematic approach. Pertinent Practical examples for fellow genies.
ReplyDeleteMy Great Great Grandfather arrived in Australia on the Lady Milton in 1858.
ReplyDeleteFuture generations will need to look to Facebook, rather than newspapers, for information about their ancestors. I have made note in my Will to change my Facebook page to public after my death!
It is amazing how many of those ships did the journey multiple times given the length of the voyage.
DeleteThat”s an interesting idea re Facebook.
Isn’t Trove a gift to family historians...hard to remember what research life was like before it...so many stories unveiled.
ReplyDeleteLucky for me I only started family history research after I retired and by then I was well acquainted with Trove.
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