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25.01.2022 Traces have a sneak peak for you all! Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a snippet into Where Shadows Have Fallen The descent of Henry Kendall, written by Adrian Mitchell.

24.01.2022 Diving into Traces Edition 11, contributor Kelli Schultz uncovers the life of her great-uncle Christian Henry Schultz, during the first World War. Head over to the Traces blog, to follow her journey in discovering her family history.

23.01.2022 You all loved the photograph of the young girls with their pet kangaroo recently, so here is another! In this photo, taken on 11 June 1901, a young girl stands in the backyard of 10 Campbell St, Surry Hills, NSW, with presumably her pet kangaroo. The photo is part of the Demolition Books, created when the council began taking photographs of condemned buildings in 1900, apparently at the instigation of the City Building Surveyor, R H Brodrick. Most of these buildings were dem...olished. ID: A-00036220 : City of Sydney Archives and History Resources

21.01.2022 It's a special birthday with Gould Genealogy! During September, Gould Genealogy is inviting historians to come and celebrate with them. For the whole month they have special offers, discounts and a huge giveaway! In total they have almost $5000 worth of giveaways. These include vouchers, subscriptions, Historic data on USBs, archival storage products, jewellery and genealogy software.... Head over to their website to check out the giveaways on offer!

20.01.2022 Have you subscribed to our monthly newsletter? It's packed full of tips and hints to help with your genealogy research as well as a few interesting stories to satisfy your love of Australian history. It's also the new home to our book giveaway, and where you'll find all the details on how to enter. ... We’re excited to tell you that our competition is now open to all newsletter subscribers. Interested in receiving more Traces value? Sign up before 10 June for your chance to enter our next giveaway. https://loom.ly/vdA2twU

17.01.2022 Happy Friday Traces reader! It's time for our weekly Friday Book Giveaway! This week's chosen book is from our friends at Wakefield Press: "Where Shadows Have Fallen - The descent of Henry Kendall", written by Adrian Mitchell. Henry Kendall was once regarded as Australia's finest poet, compared favourably with Wordsworth. His poetry was romantic, sentimental in its celebration of the Australian bush he loved. But he was more Henry Lawson than John Keats: a self-pitying wife ...deserter, cadger and drunkard. And it ran in the family. In this intriguing work of literary investigation, celebrated author and historian Adrian Mitchell delves deep into Kendall's storied life and uncovers a dark past that casts new shadows on his legacy. He discovers that this habitually self-effacing poet had good reason to keep himself and his family out of the limelight. This is the true story of Henry Kendall, his parents and his grandparents - and he had every reason to dread it being made public. To enter: Like the post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: "Who is your favourite Australian poet?" Entries close Monday 5 October 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 7 October.

16.01.2022 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.... We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. -John McCrae Lest we forget.

13.01.2022 Welcome back to yet another Friday Book Giveaway Traces readers! This week's spotlight book is Pendragon - The life of George Issacs, colonial wordsmith written by Anne Black, all thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press. When the colonial writer George Isaacs died in Adelaide on Valentine's Day 1876, he was quickly dispatched to the West Terrace Cemetery and buried without pomp. His grave was unmarked by a stone, his memory damned for posterity by the obituary soon publishe...d in the South Australian Register labelling him 'a thorough Bohemian'. Such was the end of the overlooked author of the first novel published in South Australia. Despite the availability of rich primary sources, his significance has been overlooked until now. As an inaugural study, Pendragon: The life of George Isaacs, colonial wordsmith contributes a valuable strand to the knowledge of Australian colonial literature. On a more intimate level, it is a paradigm of a colonial scribe - a case study of one immigrant's struggles to live as a writer in colonial Australia. To enter: Like this post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: "What would you like to see in the new edition of Traces." Entries close Monday 21 September 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 23 September.

13.01.2022 "Located in Longford, Tasmania, is one of the most historically important farming properties in Australia: the Woolmers Estate. Well preserved and maintained, with a wealth of artefacts, the estate remains one of Australia’s best glimpses into colonial history and life in 19th-century Tasmania." To read more about the Woolmers Estate, head over to the Traces blog!

12.01.2022 Edition 12 of Traces is finally here! To those with a hard copy subscription, your edition will be delivered shortly! If you have missed out on securing a print subscription, click down below to secure your own digital copy of Traces ... http://subscribe.tracesmagazine.com.au/index.aspx Happy reading

11.01.2022 Traces Edition 12 is here! Print subscriptions will be delivered shortly and digital access is available now! Happy reading

11.01.2022 Discover compelling photos from the collections of Sydney Living Museums and NSW State Archives in the exhibition A Thousand Words, now on at the Museum of Sydney. Explore new creative works and add your own response. Our friends at Sydney Living Museums are giving you the chance to win a double pass to the exhibition in its last week at the Museum of Sydney (last day Sunday 22 November). For your chance to win email [email protected] with ATW Traces giveaway in the subje...ct heading and answer the following question: What date range do images in the exhibition appear from? Find out more: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/exhibitio/thousand-words

11.01.2022 "From its humble beginnings as a meat market in 1880, the Meat Market has become one of Melbourne’s main hubs for art and culture. Until 1874, the City Meat Market (where the current Queen Victoria Market is now) was where meat wholesaling took place. A group of butchers created their own Victoria Meat Market on Elizabeth Street to sell their wares, and quickly outgrew their space." To continue reading about the Melbourne Meat Market, head over to the Traces blog!

09.01.2022 "Prior to World War II, nursing was the only service role available for women. Manpower shortages, and pressure from women’s lobby groups finally brought about change in Australia. During 1941, new auxiliary services exclusive to women saw thousands join. By the end of the war more than 66,000 women had served." Head over to the Traces blog to read more of "Women work for victory in WWII".

08.01.2022 Our friends at Forty South have announced the winners of the biennial Van Diemen History Prize! The winning stories will feature in Issue #100 of Forty South magazine, in addition to The Van Diemen History Anthology 2020 (publication estimated mid 2021). Head over to their website to see the full list of winners and finalists: https://www.fortysouth.com.au/the-van-diemen-history-prize-

07.01.2022 These days, what you wear is less determined by the rules of society regarding age. Our lovely reader, Elizabeth Cutler, was kind enough to let us share these wonderful photos of her father, Kevin Moloney, and his mother, Elsie. They are taken two years apart. In the first picture, taken in 1938, you can see Kevin wearing shorts and long socks. Then, just a couple of years later he is wearing trousers and a jacket. These changes in dress were used to mark the passage from b...oy to young man. Skirt length and the putting up of hair were some strong signifiers of changes in a girl's age, especially prior to the fashions of the 1920s. Can you think of other items of clothing that communicated a change in age or circumstance?

07.01.2022 A popular novel in our November Friday Book Giveaway, is back with a little snippet! Thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press, here is a sneak peek into Long Flight Home, written by Lainie Anderson.

06.01.2022 Welcome back to yet another Friday Book Giveaway Traces readers! This week's spotlight book is 'The Queerest of Crimes - Early Accounts of Criminal Activity in Australia.' written by Roy Maloy. The Queerest of Crimes is a true crime collection of biographies that delves deep into the biographies of people who will be remembered because of their use of gender. Some were brave, and some were intrepid. They were sometimes evil and other times it was simply necessary, but in all ...cases they came in contact with the law. To enter: Like this post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: "What is the strangest crime you've heard of in Australian history?" Entries close Monday 12 October 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 14 October.

05.01.2022 Here's a little fun for your Friday Can you tell us you are a genealogist, without telling us you're a genealogist?

05.01.2022 Happy Friday Traces readers! Welcome back to our weekly Friday Book Giveaway! This week's spotlight book is "Dreams They Forgot" written by Emma Ashmere, all thanks to our friends at Wakefield Press. Two sisters await the tidal wave predicted for 1970s Adelaide after Premier Don Dunstan decriminalises homosexuality. An interstate family drive is complicated by the father's memory of sighting UFOs. Two women drive from Melbourne to Sydney to see the Harbour Bridge before it's ...finished. An isolated family tries to weather climate change as the Doomsday Clock ticks. Emma Ashmere's stories explore illusion, deception and acts of quiet rebellion. Diverse characters travel high and low roads through time and place - from a grand 1860s Adelaide music hall to a dilapidated London squat, from a modern Melbourne hospital to the 1950s Maralinga test site, to the 1990s diamond mines of Borneo. Undercut with longing and unbelonging, absurdity and tragedy, thwarted plans and fortuitous serendipity, each story offers glimpses into the dreams, limitations, gains and losses of fragmented families, loners and lovers, survivors and misfits, as they piece together a place for themselves in the imperfect mosaic of the natural and unnatural world. To enter: Like the post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: "What is your favourite place you've visited in Australia?" Entries close Monday 28 September 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 30 September.

04.01.2022 A wonderful scene from the fascinating SBS documentary series 'Australia in Colour'. We love the 1940s fashions! Did you watch the series?

03.01.2022 Welcome back to yet another Friday Book Giveaway Traces readers! This week's spotlight book is 'Surviving Mother Nature's Tests - The effects climate change and other natural phenomena have had on the live of our ancestors', written by W.Wayne Shepheard. A special thanks to our friends from Gould Genealogy for donating the book for our giveaway! Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests' directly relates many of the situations observed in nature to the lives of families who experience...d or endured them, primarily over the past several centuries. Family historians will appreciate that natural events had wide-ranging effects on generations of people - especially in consideration of how people sought to obtain the basic necessities of food, shelter and employment - as well as influencing changes to political, economic and societal situations. Information presented here will also be of interest to those who want an introduction to the causes and effects of climate change and its impact on the environment and human habitats of the past. The book summarises different natural phenomena, the time periods in which they occurred and explanations of how people survived the particular tests imposed on them by Mother Nature. To enter: Like this post, tag a friend and tell us in the comments section: "What is the most interesting piece of information you have discovered, when researching your genealogy?" Entries close Monday 19 October 5pm AEST. Australian entrants only. Winner will be announced via Facebook on Wednesday 21 October.

01.01.2022 Who's ready to start researching their family history? The University of Strathclyde offers a world leading online Genealogical Studies Programme designed to help you with your family history journey, whether you are a beginner or at a more advanced level. Check it out!