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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2014!
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY... not filtered by licenseTHE WOMEN IN MY LIFE Funnily enough, the first woman in my life was my Motherat the very early stages of my life, I knew no otherShe was my...
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2014
In Memory of all our Irish AncestorsHappy St. Patrick's Day!I have chosen just two amazing women to feature. Our Irish ancestry begins with Bridget Heslin/Eslin/Haslin, born 1766 in Dublin, who was...
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ANZAC DAY...2014
As children we proudly marched on ANZAC DAY, bearing wreaths if we were among the lucky few chosen to do such an important task. It was a very special day for many of us, we knew our family stories...
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OLD MELBOURNE PICTURES!
OLD MELBOURNE PICTURES...50s signaling device for pedestrians 1923 Ford Ambulance Altona Explosives Pier AlexandraGardens looking up towards Flinders St railway station 1940 Mountford's parking...
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PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY TO TIMES GONE BY
An introspective journey into American history. Miss America 1924 Helen Keller Meeting Charlie Chaplin Leather gloves worn by Lincoln to Ford's Theater on the night of his assassination. Blood...
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HAUNTED POVEGLIA ISLAND IN ITALY
A NIGHT ON THE HAUNTED POVEGLIA ISLAND IN ITALYRemains of the past ... the laundry in mental asylum with old washing machines on Poveglia Island. Picture: Ella Pellegrini Source: Supplied IT wasn't so...
View ArticleSIR NICHOLAS WINTON GAVE SO MANY THEIR MOMENT IN TIME
SO, WHO IS SIR NICHOLAS WINTON?Every now and then a story about a particular person just takes your breath away.. today, I felt that way, through tears, as I read of the story of this amazing man. You...
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BELATED 3rd BLOGIVERSARY!
I can't believe I missed it, but I did, I really did...I thought I knew the actual date, but it seems that it was hid......den ...from all the dates I have to know..Sorry, yes, I really am, but here,...
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VALE CATHERINE CROUT -HABEL
CATHERINE, you know I had to say something..It is with great sadness that we, her friends and fellow bloggers and genealogists, recently learnt of the passing of our friend, Catherine Crout -...
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100 YEARS AGO..THE WORLD STOPPED...
THE DAY THE WORLD STOPPED..…and held it's breathhoping that time would stop and peace would resume..It was not to beand would not be that way againfor five long years.So much heartache, tragedy and...
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AMAZING NATURE
Every now and then you come across something that is too good not to be shared...Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula Simia)Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)Naked Man Orchid (Orchis Italica)Hooker's Lips (Psychotria...
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ROMANCE OF AUSTRALIAN PLACE NAMES
Australian place names can often confuse those not familiar with them, but there is a certain romance about many of them...Thanks to the wonderful resources of TROVE (http://trove.nla.gov.au), I was...
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NO WORDS NEEDED
NO WORDS NEEDED... JUST CLICK ON LINK BELOW PICTUREhttp://www.etv-hellas.net/videos/2014-03-05.html
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SAVE WAVERLEY CEMETERY !
SAVE WAVERLEY CEMETERY!The iconic Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, NSW The first interment took place here in 1877..there are over 83,000 interments.. over 50,000 monuments..the site covers approximately 40...
View ArticleSTITCHING HISTORY FROM THE HOLOCAUST
Thank you for your patience, this video may take a few moments to uploadThis is a wonderful story that took the imagination, the care and the persistence of people who believed that this should...
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SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS - GENEAMEME 2014..
in the public domainSO THIS IS CHRISTMAS - GENEAMEME 2014 Thanks to Sharn... click on link above to read others...1.WHAT KIND OF CHRISTMAS DID YOU HAVE AS A CHILD?Christmas for us has varied a lot...
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
GREAT EXPECTATIONSIt was just a little cardboard star. It fell out of a box when I was putting away the Christmas decorations. Nothing too remarkable, silver one side, plain cardboard the other, or at...
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OUR FASCINATING WORLD
The lava lake of the continuously active volcano Erta Ale, EthiopiaWhere the Great Wall of China endsA geyser right before eruptionBavarian town of Nordlingen built in a 14 million year old meteor...
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ANZAC DAY...2014
As children we proudly marched on ANZAC DAY, bearing wreaths if we were among the lucky few chosen to do such an important task. It was a very special day for many of us, we knew our family stories...
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