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25.01.2022 On Saturday 6 June 10.00am to 5.30pm Th Society of Australian Genealogists will be hosting a virtual conference showcasing 19th and early 20th century migration to rural Australia and how SAG can support your own related research. There are breaks between presentations and recordings will be available to all who register. The presenters are: Angela Phippen (country life), Lorraine Purcell (Hill End, life on the goldfields), Bill Phippen (spread of the railways), Eric Kopittke (German migration and settlement in regional Australia) and Ruth Graham (researching country areas with the SAG). Bookings can be made directly through SAG. (https://sag.org.au/event-3822018) The program is available on their website at https://sag.org.au//A/Events/LostInTheCountryProgramv2.pdf

25.01.2022 I have undertaken to share this petition with those who are interested in retaining the site on Mt Panorama in Bathurst for full community use, not just for a go-kart club. It has historical significance for Bathurst community as well as the local indigenous. Contact me for a copy of the history of the site.

25.01.2022 A great place to visit after June 1.

25.01.2022 Unfortunate but essential in the current climate. By May 2021 we will be ready to welcome all our interstate visitors to the celebrations as well. Please message me if you would like to be added to the mailing list for updated planning.

24.01.2022 This may be of use to people if they have aboriginal ancestors.

24.01.2022 Do something practical in your isolation. Check out your photos.

24.01.2022 Come & see Sharon’s work, and check out the new Hill End Family History Centre next door. Our volunteers will be waiting for you!

22.01.2022 A big day in Hill End 148 years ago. Imagine the excitement! Was your ancestor part of it all?

22.01.2022 Hill End is ready to welcome back the visitors!

22.01.2022 We tend to think of the Holtermann collection of photos as just relating to Hill End but photographers Beaufoy Merlin and Charles Bayliss also photographed many other parts of NSW and Victoria. The following article demonstrates just a snippet of this work. - a bit of background reading for your isolation Sunday! http://www.pittwateronlinenews.com/Photographers-Of-Early-P

22.01.2022 Pack your bags and head West. Youll get a warm reception. Just pack the winter woolies!

21.01.2022 Here's Christmas sorted!

21.01.2022 We will remember them....

21.01.2022 Further reading for consideration

20.01.2022 Bertha Parry was born on 27 July 1886 at Hill End, New South Wales, second surviving child of Scottish parents, Lloyd Davenport Parry, surgeon, and his wife Annie, ne McCormack. Dr Parry practised in Hill End in the mid - late 1880s. She was nominated to be remembered in the Pillars of Bathurst in 2019.

20.01.2022 Sick of reading and writing your family story? Take a break and listen instead, These following were just a few suggestions for podcasts from the latest RAHS newsletter. History Lab https://historylab.net/s3ep0-the-laws-way-of-knowing/ The team at the Australian Centre for Public History and 2SER Radio have returned for a third season of their award-winning series. This season explores the intersection between history and the law, delving into the fascinating histories of ...informal wills, fortune telling, forensic science and the authenticity of signatures. The Eleventh https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-eleventh/ The Eleventh is a new ABC podcast that relives the events that led to the Whitlam Government dismissal on 11 November 1975 an extraordinary moment in Australias political history. Myths of War https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/myths-of-war/ Historian Mark Dapin tackles some of the biggest misconceptions of Australian military history, examining their origins and why they have been misremembered into the present.

20.01.2022 Here are a few more items to keep you busy on your family history journey - take advantage of a lack of other distractions.... 10. Update your family tree. Take some time to update your family tree whether its on your computer or online. Have you made any new discoveries? Have new documents to add? 11. Timelines. Create a timeline for an ancestor you are researching now or an ancestor you want to research.... 12. Revisit (virtually) your grandparents. Have you researched your grandparents? If they are still around, set up a session on Skype or just ring them to have a yarn. Check what records are you missing? What social history can you add to their lives? Work on writing some short narratives/stories about their lives. 13. Create a timeline for your life. For many of us, someday we will be an ancestor. Do your future family genealogist a favour and create a timeline for your own life. Add vital record events, milestones, and historical events that had meaning for you. 14. Start a journal. We are living in a unique historical period, document it now by starting a journal. Then look at how you can add to your journal with newspapers, photos, and emails from family.

19.01.2022 Still got time on your hands? Then check out the amazing selection of webinars available on the State Records website. Learn about what records are available there and the best way of using them to get the most information for your family history. You can also register for upcoming webinars as well. https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars

19.01.2022 We have arranged for a wreath be laid on behalf of the Gathering Group in memory of all those servicemen & women from the district that fought in the various conflicts. Lest we forget....

18.01.2022 Great news for a school turning 150 this years....now if all those kids who enrolled in 1870 could see what is going on in their school now, theyd be turning cartwheels!

18.01.2022 Not Hill End, but not too far away.

17.01.2022 A few more ideas to help you get through the isolation period. No excuse for getting bored during this time! 15. Digitize! Have old photocopies from library visits when you first started your family history? Digitize those, organize them on your computer and then throw them away. You should never throw away original or hard to replace records but digitized copies from records like the census, which is found only could be saved to your computer. 16. Take your genealogy to Face...book. Have you identified Facebook genealogy groups to join? Now is the time to do that. 17. Identify blog articles to read. Bloggers do such a great job of reporting on methodology, new record sets, and case studies. 18. Work on a Research Plan. Now is a good time to consult library and archival catalogues and your family tree and come up with a research plan.

17.01.2022 A new way of looking at the town...

15.01.2022 Time to start thinking about your next trip to Hill End....

14.01.2022 Great news, at least it is now under way. We live in hope!

14.01.2022 The State Library of NSW has some excellent online material to keep you busy with your family story. Make a contribution to their Diary Files and let the world know how you coped in this new world order, in 100 years time. Youre living history. This can add to the collective history of Hill End as well.

13.01.2022 Here is todays isolation project...Just like Trove but worldwide and full digitization of thousands of books to be read or downloaded for pleasure of research. Lots of good Australian material here too. Free for a month at least. https://www.timeout.com//this-national-emergency-library-i

13.01.2022 If you had planned a trip to UK to chase up the ancestors in the archives, this may save you a trip. Free access now available- go for it! Post your success stories on our Facebook page.

13.01.2022 This link to Hill End was discovered when we published the index of soldiers from the area covered in our book, Golden Diggers, on our website. We are proud to have been part of the process.

12.01.2022 Our new Family History Centre opens 11am - 4pm Friday 2 April in the old Northeys building in Clarke Street. When in the area drop in and say "hi". Open over Easter & the School holidays, 11am - 4pm. It will be staffed by volunteers so if you have the time and inclination join our dedicated team. Contact Lorraine for more details. ([email protected])

11.01.2022 Late notice but if you are in the area, we'd love to see you there.

11.01.2022 A worthy tribute.

11.01.2022 We are looking for some assistance for the school history. Can you help please?

11.01.2022 For those who may have Aboriginal ancestors, the following link to the RAHS research tools may well be of some interest and use. Happy hunting. https://www.rahs.org.au/aboriginal-family-history-nsw/

09.01.2022 These books can be purchased through our website too. Check out https://www.heatgg.org.au/publications/tales-bridle-track/

07.01.2022 Trying to keep your distance from everyone else while we wait out COVID-19? Stuck at home as you self-isolate? Now is a great time to focus on genealogy. Over the next few weeks Ill post some ideas for you to consider as you fill your days with indoor activities. 1. Establish Your Personal Learning Plan. why not think about a personal learning plan for the next few months. Perhaps register for upcoming webinars or review old ones that you may have missed. Then study the han...douts. Explore the suggested websites, seeking out the books in the bibliographies, and jot down notes for future reference. 2. Scan! Its a good time to pull out some of those photos you have been meaning to scan and start. You could even watch webinars while you do it! 3. Upload photos to the Cloud. Use this time to share and store your photos (especially those that you just scanned). Upload them to whatever makes the most sense to you, an online tree attached to specific ancestors, Facebook album tagged with descendants, FamilySearch Memories collection, or a cloud storage website like Dropbox etc. This list has been adapted (with thanks) for local use from an article on the Legacy Family Tree site written by Gena Philibert-Ortega, an author, instructor, and researcher.

07.01.2022 Writing the wrongs! Heard this on ABC radio today - William Tipple Smith has been recognized as the first discovered of payable gold in NSW (at Yorkeys Corner - Ophir. Hear the 20 min podcast here:https://www.abc.net.au//focus/william-tipple-smith/12621314

07.01.2022 More will be revealed over the next few days...we have secured Northeys store building in Clarke Street for our Hill End Family History Centre. Daphne and I are delighted and grateful to National Parks for this opportunity. Opening Friday 2 April.

05.01.2022 As we approach Anzac Day this could be of interest to those with ancestors in the military.

05.01.2022 It’s HERE! Hot of the press. "STRIVE WITH HONOUR" The long-awaited 150-year history of Hill End Public School. Just in time for that Christmas present for the person who has everything too. Get your copy outside the Hill End General Store 24 Carrot Café on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th December between 11am and 2pm. $40 ... Cash preferred ( but we will take credit cards) Otherwise, Message or call Lorraine on 0408117784 to make arrangements to collect your copy in Hill End in the next few weeks. See more

05.01.2022 Hill End & Tambaroora residents...United for Anzac Day.

05.01.2022 Still stuck around home ? Once you have done your cardio workout for the day head to the china cabinet or the old trunk... 19. Document an heirloom. Have a family heirloom or something you hope will become an heirloom? How about taking some time to photograph it and explain its provenance? Explain what it is, what its importance is to your family, its history and where it should end up when you are no longer around. Consider long term solutions including family members willing to inherit it or a possible donation plan. 20. Take a virtual trip to your ancestral home. Sure, you might not be able to travel right now but we are so lucky to be able to access places virtually. How about using Google Maps or Google Earth, HistoryPin or even What Was There ? To access historical maps and images.

04.01.2022 Was just alerted to this. Hope we havent missed it.

03.01.2022 A whole weekend ahead to try out some more family history related activities. 5. Take a 2nd look at existing newspaper resources such as Trove, which are constantly being updated. Make sure you look at all the little details and check various versions of the same newspaper articles. Sometimes not everything is included in every article. Read them all. 6. Search WorldCat. Have you used WorldCat, the worlds library catalog? Take some time to enter a keyword that is meaningf...ul for your family history such as Hill End or Tambaroora. Take some time to search by your ancestors place of origin to find local history books. 7. Search ArchiveGrid to become familiar with manuscript collections in the place your ancestor lived before coming to Australia. 8. Search Trove for the more places your ancestor may have lived before going to the goldfields. Go through each listing to see what resources you havent used and then make a list of what you need to check. That should keep you busy for a while...

03.01.2022 The Hill End & Tambaroora Gathering Group are proud to announce that our Hill End & Tambaroora Local Historians, Harry Hodge & Brian Hodge have been inducted as Pillars of Bathurst for 2020. Bathurst Mayor Bobby Bourke gave an address online to announce the Living Legends and Pillars of Bathurst inductees for 2020. "While we arent able to acknowledge their achievements in person this year, we will be back next year to recognise them alongside the 2021 inductees." Harry Hod...ge (1904-1973) Brian Hodge (1930-2018) Alfred Harold (Harry) Hodge and his nephew Brian Colin Hodge were instrumental in recording the goldrush and later periods of Hill End and Tambaroora history, based on their personal and family memories and meticulous scholarly research in the Mitchell Library. Their exemplary work forms the basis for subsequent research by family and local historians. Harry, born in Hill End, committed forty years to researching the history of the district, culminating in his trilogy, The Hill End Story (1964, 1965, 1972), together with a guidebook for visitors. In 1971, Harry Hodge was awarded the MBE for his valuable contributions to historical research, notably in the Hill End district. Brian Hodge was equally prolific as an historian, publishing six local history books, beginning with Valleys of Gold: The Goldfields Story 1851-1861, Book I (1976), soon followed by a second volume, Frontiers of Gold (1979). His final book was Golden Hill End (2009). Both Harry and Brian followed successful careers in teaching which took them away from Hill End, but they returned whenever possible to their roots. Together with their books, they have left a rich trove of manuscripts and research notes that will prove to be a wonderful legacy for future historians. They now join an impressive line-up of local notables who have been recognized with this honour. Among them are the Golding sisters (Feminist sisters), Joe Yates (Bush Musician), Thomas & Joseph Wythes (Publicans of Hill End), Hal Eyre (Political Cartoonist), Selina Anderson (Political Activist), Jean Belette (Modern Art Pioneer & Teacher), Mew Chip (Chinese Miner & Market Gardener), Harriett Beard (Businesswoman & Miners Friend) and Annie Bertha Parry ( WW1 Nurse)

02.01.2022 A simpler way to track down the final resting place of ancestors in Rookwood cemetery.

02.01.2022 Now is your chance to read and have your say. Information meetings are being planned but written submissions will also be accepted.

02.01.2022 Sheenas new venture - well worth listening to, cant wait for the following podcasts. All you wanted to know in one spot.

01.01.2022 Here is the opportunity to find out what it is all about, after reading the draft versions. A good opportunity to be involved and have your say in a positive manner.