If Social Media existed back then, what would our ancestors have been talking about? Taken from year books, Almanacs and newspapers, follows is a list of notable events that occurred in this year. Includes disasters, severe weather, notable people, Read more

This information references Australian newspapers from the period 1830 onwards. You can click the link to view the original publication. The lists are not exhaustive and multiple reports of the same event appearing in different publications is usual, however Read more

Old texts often make reference to units of measurement that have long since fallen into disuse. To help researchers put these measures into context, below is a quick list of some of the more widely used in the 19th Read more