Persons of interest...

Australian vaudeville, Rev F. A. Marsh, Philo-Semitism in Cromwell's England, Washington Territory pioneer Alonzo M. Poe, and the Darjeeling tea industry to 1947 - 'strangers in a strange land'.

10 August 2018

A book you should read - Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India

Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India by Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book turned out to be mor...

16 May 2018

What are my top six posts?

Here’s the latest countdown… Number 6 Joseph Swan: engraver, publisher and supporter of the arts . One of my more respectable...

02 May 2018

The search for William Romulus Powe's father

For a long time, I’ve tried to find the ancestry of my ancestor William Romulus Powe. Finding William Romulus Powe - ‘WRP’ – in the firs...

26 April 2018

Farrells in the Family and some Riverina Rogues

At last, I’ve begun to learn more about the Farrells in the Family… What follows is based on notes jotted down on pieces of paper follo...

23 January 2018

Australia Day: when would you like it?

Do we need to change the date of Australia Day? Fifty-six per cent of Australians don't mind when it's held, just so long as th...

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Leon J Lyell: Providing historical and family history research and editing services. Tell me what you'd like. Email: leonjlyell@gmail.com

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