sporting ancestors: discovering forgotten ......

Sporting Ancestors:

discovering forgotten athletes

Shauna Hicks

www.shaunahicks.com.au

Diary of an Australian Genealogist http://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.

com.au

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Introduction

 Finding a sporting ancestor

 Original records - Archives

 Published resources - Libraries

 Websites

 Images

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Discovery

 Home sources

 Newspapers

 Directories

 Almanacs

 Local histories

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Home Sources

 Newspaper clippings

 Trophies

 Medals

 Ribbons

 Photographs

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Courier Mail 11 February 1938 via Trove

http://trove.nla.gov.au

http://trove.nla.gov.au/

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Image courtesy of Smith family

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Image courtesy of Smith family

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Pugh’s Almanac

1890

Brisbane directory

www.textqueensland.com.au

http://www.textqueensland.com.au/

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Pugh’s Almanac 1890 www.textqueensland.com.au

http://www.textqueensland.com.au/

Original records

 Club’s archives

 Historical societies

 Libraries/Archives

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http://kewhistoricalsociety.org.au/khs/sport

http://kewhistoricalsociety.org.au/khs/sport

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www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au/files/other/

FFcricket-baT.pdf

http://www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au/files/other/FFcricket-baT.pdf http://www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au/files/other/FFcricket-baT.pdf http://www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au/files/other/FFcricket-baT.pdf http://www.gympiegoldmuseum.com.au/files/other/FFcricket-baT.pdf

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www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/

society_art/races/index.html

http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/society_art/races/index.html http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/society_art/races/index.html

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http://archives.unimelb.edu.au

http://archives.unimelb.edu.au/

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http://archives.unimelb.edu.au

http://archives.unimelb.edu.au/

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www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html

http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html

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www.womenaustralia.info

http://www.womenaustralia.info/

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www.womenaustralia.info

http://www.womenaustralia.info/

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www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-

archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-

in-brief/archives-in-brief-41

http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-41

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www.slq.qld.gov.au

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/

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Published Resources

 Newspapers

 Local histories

 Sporting histories

 Club histories

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http://trove.nla.gov.au/

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Northern Mining Register

9 May 1891 via Trove

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Metropolitan Zone athletic championship results

Courier Mail 6 Sep 1945 via Trove

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The_Australian_Women's_Weekly_(1933_-

_1982)_Saturday_8_September_1934.pdf

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The Australian Women’s Weekly 17 Dec 1949 via Trove

http://trove.nla.gov.au

http://trove.nla.gov.au/

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Established 1923

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www.textqueensland.com.au

http://www.textqueensland.com.au/

Websites

 Wikipedia

 Google

 Specific sport

 Club/Organisation

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Australia

See Also

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Australia

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_at_the_Olympics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_at_the_Olympics

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https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-

museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers

https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/jockeys/william-billy-pyers https://rv.racing.com/careers-and-education/australian-racing-museum/hall-