Trove Tuesday - Pusells Gazetted

I haven't done any serious searching for my Pusell line on Trove since the Government Gazettes came on line. For this TroveTuesday post I decided to go looking.

The Pusell mob got quite a few mentions some of which I'll share here . The earliest is for a land lease in Rockley, NSW for my convict ancestor,  James Pusell.

James Pusell and his wife Maria Tucker who were my Great-Great Grandparents had a lot of children to feed!

1875 'Apprehensions.', New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930), 14 July, p. 208. , viewed 24 Sep 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article252088065

My Great-Grandfather, James Pusell, found himself in a similar situation. 

1891 'Apprehensions, &c.', New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930), 4 November, p. 374. , viewed 24 Sep 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article251638923

Great-Uncle Bill also found himself on the wrong side of the law.

1913 'First Offienders Discharged under Crimes Act of 1900.', New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930), 19 March, p. 130. , viewed 24 Sep 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article251644528

It seems as though Great-Uncle Dick wasn't faring too well in 1920.

1920 'IN BANKRUPTCY.', Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), 3 September, p. 5275. , viewed 24 Sep 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224610884

These few snippets demonstrate the value of using Government Gazettes for family history research. These references have provided contemporary confirmation of Names, Places, Dates and Activities of my ancestors.

Trove Tuesday - Passport Applications

This morning I submitted an application for a new passport which I hope will be approved. I took a look at Trove to see under what circumstances others had had applications refused. I think everything in my application is in order so I should expect a delivery in a few weeks time.

1983 'Clyne fails in passport application',The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 1 January, p. 4. , viewed 02 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116440338

1920 'PASSPORT REFUSED.', The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931), 10 April, p. 14. , viewed 02 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127390240

1927 'FALSE NAME', Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 23 February, p. 5. , viewed 02 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195186005

1933 'APPLICATION FOR PASSPORT',Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950), 2 September, p. 7. , viewed 02 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94890913

Family History Talks - Hornsby Library

I have received notification from my mate, Neil Chippendale, at Hornsby Library, about the next Family History talk to be held at the Library on Wednesday 22nd February at 6:30 pm.

The topic UK Criminal Records will be presented by genealogist, Jeremy Palmer, at the Library in George Street, Hornsby. The cost of thei lecture is $5.00 and includes a cuppa and a cookie.

These talks are quite popular and book out quickly so to nab a place please phone:  02 9847 6614

Further information is available from Hornsby Local Studies phone: 02 9847 6807.

On May 4th (time to be advised) I will be presenting a talk at the library "Trove - Access Australia's Treasure Online" in which I will give an introduction to the Trove website, show how family historians can use it as a genealogy resource and make contributions to enhance the resource.

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