New site for old Australian newspapers

[Mary from Italy]

This Australian newspaper site, which has just been posted on GR, looks very promising indeed:

NLA Australian Newspapers beta

The OCR program doesn't produce very good transcriptions, but the original images can be viewed.

[Mary from Italy]

Libby, if you're around, there's a report of the Clarke v Dunsford divorce case - do you already have the details?

[wulliam]

This looks excellent - thanks for the link...now I need to wait for them to scan more papers in!

[Mary from Italy]

This page shows the current coverage:

NLA Newspapers - About

[samesizedfeet]

Thanks Mary, thats brilliant

I've already found the reported existence of a new rellie I've never heard of before...

NLA Australian Newspapers beta - article display


Now I just need to find out exactly where Charles Stetson Musgrove has hidden himself

[Christine in Herts]

Thanks. Haven't found anything yet, but it's promising.

Christine

[samesizedfeet]

ooooooooh - it lets you update the text if the text recognition software has got it wrong

[Mary from Italy]

Yes, I think that's a really good feature of the site.

[samesizedfeet]

Yes!!!!1 Finally, proof that the ships owned by my Rennoldsons were contracted for teh transportation of convicts to Australia

Hobart Town Gazette.

FRIDAY, January 2.

SITTING MAGISTRATE

REV R. KNOPWOOD, M.A.

Ship News.- Arrived on Saturday
last the ship Sir Godfrey Webster, Capt.
Rennoldson, with 180 male convicts.
She left England the 4th September, and
touched at Teneriffe on her passage.

[Mary from Italy]

There are a couple of references to him captaining the same ship here:

http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/alpha/captain/r/94.htm

[samesizedfeet]

cheers Mary - not seen that site before either

[Mary from Italy]

There are a couple of ship's masters called Rennoldson here too (David and Joseph):

Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters

[samesizedfeet]

David is one of mine, well, he's the illiegitimate son of one of an uncle

Joseph was eventually a shipbuilder, not yet worked out the link.

They're all from Newcastle so there's probably a link somewhere but the records in the 1700s don't name mothers and as they're all in shipping it's impossible to tell who is who

[Uncle John]

I found a 1917 article about the ships built for the Melbourne gold rush. The OCR was not very good though. I could read the original article OK.

[Harrys mum]

Libby, if you're around, there's a report of the Clarke v Dunsford divorce case - do you already have the details?

Not from that site, Mary. Off to have a look.

If you've opened another can of worms, you might like to take a long holiday somewhere. I know Merry will.

[Harrys mum]

Mary........didn't have anything I didn't know.....but why would that make the Maitland Mercury??

It's not even a city paper.

Back to have another squizz.

[Jeanie with one n.]

Many thanks for this Mary. You always have great links. Have found details of a convict called Thomas Brewerton.
Very interesting.
Jeanie

[ftfmk]

Digitisation of Australian newspapers

An initial beta test site is now available from the National Library of Australia at NLA Australian Newspapers beta

[Uncle John]

Mary from Italy told us about this yesterday. The thread is currently on page 2.

[KiteRunner]

Wow, there are a lot of entries for "shipping arrivals / departures" mentioning my relative who was a ship's captain! It would take me hours to look at them all!