tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post3647904160236861641..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: I is for IMMIGRATION - Colonization CircularSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-92132553431235452822012-07-09T21:33:26.768+10:002012-07-09T21:33:26.768+10:00Lol. I had a similar reaction when I found an ele...Lol. I had a similar reaction when I found an electricity account from 20 years ago!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19183628707935422792012-07-09T21:14:16.556+10:002012-07-09T21:14:16.556+10:00Thanks Sharon. Fascinating reading indeed. I too p...Thanks Sharon. Fascinating reading indeed. I too particularly enjoy reading about prices & wages. Recently came across an old pay slip of mine, from the mid 1960's... Hooley Dooley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-38057880512334677982012-07-09T19:32:12.265+10:002012-07-09T19:32:12.265+10:00I think so but my husband and kids would disagree!...I think so but my husband and kids would disagree! lolSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-50174387343213462082012-07-09T19:26:32.774+10:002012-07-09T19:26:32.774+10:00Definitely. My pile of things I want to read just...Definitely. My pile of things I want to read just keeps growing but the time to read it seems to reduce!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-60790197011303227822012-07-09T14:56:03.488+10:002012-07-09T14:56:03.488+10:00Fascinating reading for sure!Fascinating reading for sure!Gould Genealogyhttp://www.gouldgenealogy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-87674852857247504212012-07-09T14:43:33.981+10:002012-07-09T14:43:33.981+10:00Couldn't you lose days reading those old publi...Couldn't you lose days reading those old publications, Sharon? Another great resource and interesting post.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270783758226909749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-73738899828168241092012-07-08T16:23:20.007+10:002012-07-08T16:23:20.007+10:00Thanks again Judy. I was very interested in your ...Thanks again Judy. I was very interested in your link. For some time now I have been contemplating doing some studies. This gives me another option to explore.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19233663788482227282012-07-08T15:58:06.244+10:002012-07-08T15:58:06.244+10:00Sharon, the history curriculum when I was at schoo...Sharon, the history curriculum when I was at school was rather boring. Maybe it's better now. When I did the University of New England course in <a href="http://www.une.edu.au/humanities/lfah/" rel="nofollow">Local, Family and Applied History</a>, many of my classmates were teachers (and there were also some librarians).Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-68212732452084248902012-07-08T15:25:25.833+10:002012-07-08T15:25:25.833+10:00The rules for on the ships were very strict too bu...The rules for on the ships were very strict too but I suppose that they had to be.<br />I also find it interesting to read the prices and wages in times gone by. In 1859, a pair of mens shoes was 5 shillings.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-88846081669606238842012-07-08T15:21:53.516+10:002012-07-08T15:21:53.516+10:00Thank you Judy. I totally agree with you.
It is h...Thank you Judy. I totally agree with you.<br />It is hard to believe that I was never interested in history at all when I was at school! .Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-24000080934989465272012-07-08T12:17:29.120+10:002012-07-08T12:17:29.120+10:00Interesting. I didn't realize there were rules...Interesting. I didn't realize there were rules about what people had to have for travel.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-14899214153130061082012-07-08T10:27:18.838+10:002012-07-08T10:27:18.838+10:00Thanks for bringing the Colonisation Circular to o...Thanks for bringing the Colonisation Circular to our attention. It certainly makes fascinating reading, and it will help us to study our families in the context of local history, social history, etc.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.com