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6th Australian Division, 2/1 Battalion.

Can anyone tell me if the 6 div. 2/1 Bat. were stationed in Australia or New Guinea in 1942-1943.  Very important to find out if my father was around 9 months prior to me!

Posted by Paula Hill on May 15, 2012 at 13:12 — 2 Comments

Shipping records of my family to Australia from Bombay,India.

May I enlist the help of experienced Researches who are far more adept at finding information than I am.

I am looking for my Great Uncle's family who were from Bombay in India, I understand that the family emigrated to Australia probably in the late 1950's.

I last saw my Uncle, Aunt and cousins when they arrived in Liverpool aboard the ship 'Circassia' which sailed from Bombay to Liverpool on 19th March 1958.

My Uncle and his family intended to stay and live in Newport,…

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Posted by Shirley Silvers on May 11, 2012 at 6:56 — 1 Comment

Uk immigrants from 1960 to 1965

I am trying to find any information on my family, they travelled according to my elderly relative on teh HMS Fairsky in 1960 to Brisbane and half the family left back to Uk on the HMS Fairsea in 1961 but their father stayed on another year.

First of all would the HMS FAirsky be the right name, I cant find any information about this boat travelling to Australia in the 1960,s?

How can I get a record of the passenger list for thse ships for the two years 1960 and 1961?

I am…

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Posted by j perry on May 5, 2012 at 5:05 — 4 Comments

Mary Elizabeth Walsh and David Follington

Thank you Debra for your input.  I have most of the family history after 1852 but would like to know what Mary did for two years after landing in Sydney and before marrying David Follington.  eg: Who did she work for and where.  I am hoping also to get some clue to her parents deaths in Ireland as well.

Posted by Lorna Gray on April 19, 2012 at 11:13

 
 
 

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"Hi Lorna, There is a bit of information on the Irish Famine Girls Memorial site, along with a couple of contacts, although they may no longer be valid, it might be worth a try. Go to: http://irishfaminememorial.org/orphans/database/  and type…"
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Paula Hill commented on Paula Hill's blog post 6th Australian Division, 2/1 Battalion.
"Thanks for the link Tonia, I have had the service records for quite some time which is why I needed to look for more information. Records show he was in Port Morseby in Oct. 42.  The War Diary;s show the 2/1 in North Qld from Jan 43 but I…"
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