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Sepia Saturday 407: 24 February 2018

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This shows Ida Zornig along with her bicycle and - very well behaved - dog (from the State Library of Queensland's Flickr stream). Sepians are well known for being very well behaved and therefore they will undoubtedly come up with something inventive and interesting in response to this prompt. Whatever you come up with, post your post on or around Saturday 24th February 2018 and add a link here. One could not say that I am a big bike rider.  All right, I'll be honest, I don't possess a bike at all at the moment.  However, I have many pleasant memories of owning a bike or riding a bike at different stages of my life.  As a child, it was a means of freedom and adventure, riding around the suburbs or by the lake in Canberra.  As a young adult, for a while there, I would ride a bike from Taringa to work at Toowong (not a great distance I know) and sometimes at lunchtime, I would ride with my colleagues into town and back again for fun.  Once the kids came al...

What's On ! Friday 24 July - Thursday 30 July

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Private A.R. Quinn of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry with an accordion, Gambarie, Italy, September 1943 Lieut. Terry F. Rowe. Canada. Department of National Defense. Library and Archives Canada, PA-115155 / Creative /Commons Licence Thank you for your patience with my absence last week.  I was #stuckinbali as they say and am very pleased to be back.  So, this is what is on offer family history and local history wise in Brisvegas this week.  As always, if you think I've missed something or should know about something coming up, please let me know. Saturday 25 July 10:00am-12:00pm Central European Group QFHS Meetings feature a short talk or workshop relevant to Central European research. You will receive assistance from very experienced researchers. 10:00am-12:30pm Military Group GSQ The aim of the Group is to assist members with their research into their military ancestry through discussion, guest speakers and acquisition of resources. ...