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03/09/2025

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24/08/2025

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10/08/2025

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31/07/2025

Big day today, It’s official. Signed at 8:10am. It was even on tv. Don't forget that tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule (aka... new name, META) where they can use your photos. Don't forget the deadline is today!!!
Hold your finger anywhere in this message and “copy” will appear. Click “copy”. Then go to your page, create a new post and place your finger anywhere in the empty field. “Paste” will appear and click Paste.
This will bypass the system….
He who does nothing consents

According to the show 60 Minutes:
Just in case you missed it: a lawyer advised us to post this. The violation of privacy can be punished by law NOTE: Facebook Meta is now a public entity. Every member must post a note like this. If you do not publish a statement at least once, it will be technically understood that you are allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in your profile status updates.
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT I DO NOT GIVE MY PERMISSION FOR FACEBOOK OR META TO USE ANY OF MY PERSONAL DATA.

07/05/2025

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24/04/2025

Sharing this wonderful post written by Mary Metcalf:

There is another aspect of World War Two service of which some may not be aware. On this eve of such an important commemoration for so many who lost their lives, and for those long after affected by their war time service, I cannot help but feel in a slightly different category from so many of my friends. My late father was deemed to be "essential personnel" in the 1940s, being a fat lamb producer on the Darling Downs and also an "owner tractor driver". In this situation he was "enlisted" into the Civil Constructional Corps to help the war effort. Sadly I knew none of this until I became a researcher. It appears he worked on the secret Leyburn base for the "Z" Forces based there, grading the airstrip there and at Eagle Farm and other essential duties, as his family lived on "Strathane" which abutted the airfield, and his father was therefore able to advise on flood levels on the Condamine. Some years ago now a special medal was awarded for those who were commandeered to work in the CCC, and I had to jump through hoops, proving my lineage through the National Archives of Australia and Honours Section to collect the posthumous medal on Dad's behalf. Now I understand why Anzac Day was not remembered in the same vein as so many other families. Ours was a family who did not follow the same rituals as others. For anyone not aware of the website Ozatwar well organised by military historian Peter Dunne, there is so much reading to be found on so many aspects of Australia's bases in military conflicts. If I were to tidy out my overflowing study cupboards, I may just find the actual medals therein. How many of us wish our families were still living to pose all the questions that now come to our minds! On my husband's side, his von Stieglitz grandfather and four great uncles all enlisted in WW1, and all returned safely. Rod's grandfather, Frank, along with a younger brother Aubrey, each signed a Deed of Attestation to change their names to "Thomson" while fighting with the AIF on the Western Front. The other three brothers were posted to stations of war where a name change was not as vital. So Anzac Day means various memories depending on their relatives' service.
"Lest We Forget".

23/04/2025

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THERE are 104 of them . . . so far. Moree RSL Sub-Branch members believe there could be another 150. Possibly more. Volunteers have these past few weeks been busy at Moree Cemetery, identifying and acknowledging the gravesites of World War 2 returned service personnel. To commemorate Anzac Day, smal...

03/03/2025

Things are starting to ramp up - with another busy week of 🌳sleuthing and more satisfied new customers and repeat customers- Just finished a commission for a birthday present later this week.

Leigh - you are **amazing**! my friend will be over the moon with all this information!!!! Sooo impressed with the detail you have uncovered

02/03/2025

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27/02/2025

Thank you Michael for sending me your review 🥰

“I do appreciate the effort provided by you in this engagement. I know that you have devoted much more time and effort in searching for detail that may not exist, You certainly dig deep for the finer detail!”

25/02/2025

It’s always nice to start the day with a thank-you phone call. 🥰Caroline just phoned to say how grateful she is for what I was able to find out about her father’s family. She is excited to be able to share the details with her daughter and brother as her father had never spoken about his family when they were growing up. 🫶

11/02/2025

Ancestry have added a great new feature found under your Account Settings to allow you to bequeath your tree access and all it’s research to a family memberwho can then pick up the baton.
I know I always worried what would become of all my work when I fall off the perch as my tree is private. This will safegard my tree for future generations. Don’t delay….add your legacy contact to your ancestry tree today.