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Fiction Display - Australian Fiction

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Thea ASTLEY

Murray BAIL
Jean BEDFORD
Peter CAREY
Brian CASTRO
Bruce CHATWIN
Marcus CLARKE
Bryce COURTENAY
Eleanor DARK
Garry DISHER
Robert DREWE
Albert FACEY
Miles FRANKLIN
Helen GARNER
Peter GOLDSWORTHY
Kate GRENVILLE
Shirley HAZZARD
Xavier HERBERT
George JOHNSTON
Thomas KEANEALLY
Chris KOCH
Henry LAWSON
David MALOUF
John MARSDEN
Olga MASTERS
Alex MILLER
Sally MORGAN
Di MORRISSEY
Judy NUNN
Ruth PARK
Katharine Susanah PRICHARD
Henry Handel RICHARDSON
Kim SCOTT
Christina STEAD
Randolph STOW
Kylie TENNANT
Arthur W UPFIELD
Morris WEST
Tim WINTON

New Junior Books - January

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New Non-Fiction and CDs - January

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New Fiction and DVDs - January

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TOP Adult Non-Fiction new to Lake Macquarie Library this month

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A week at the airport : a Heathrow diary -- Botton, Alain de
"I enjoyed this book, undemanding and gently ironic as it was. Evocative photographs enhance the moods captured by de Botton's musings. However brief his stay at Heathrow, his book made more connections, prompted more contemplation, displayed more wit and aroused subtler emotions than any number of TV documentaries on the subject. I would warmly recommend it." www.thebookbag.co.uk

Bon Jovi : when we were beautiful -- conversations with Phil Griffin.
"When We Were Beautiful takes us on a journey through their lives, and we see being a rock star isn’t all glamour and perfection. It is a lot of hard work, and Jon Bon Jovi is the one in control of it all. An intimate look at the man and his friends that have been by his side from the very beginning, and if it was even possible it made me love this band I already love even more." celebritytoday.today.com

Halfway to Hollywood : diaries 1980-1988 / Michael Palin
"This second volume of diaries picks up after the furore over Life Of Brian ... and takes in a decade where although mostly spent writing movies, it seemed he might find himself being a Hollywood star, after the success of A Fish Called Wanda." www.bookgeeks.co.uk

Stars over Shiralee / Sheryl McCorry with Janet Blagg
"Sheryl McCorry's memoir Diamonds and Dust was a runaway bestseller in 2007. Now, in Stars over Shiralee, Sheryl brings her story up to date, picking up from the death of her husband Bob McCorry. Having moved from the Kimberley to a property called the Shiralee, Sheryl is rocked by the death of her ex-husband." www.readings.com.au

The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better / Richard Wilkinson
"The authors point out that the life-diminishing results of valuing growth above equality in rich societies can be seen all around us. Inequality causes shorter, unhealthier and unhappier lives; it increases the rate of teenage pregnancy, violence, obesity, imprisonment and addiction; it destroys relationships between individuals born in the same society but into different classes; and its function as a driver of consumption depletes the planet's resources." www.guardian.co.uk

Fiction Display - Classic Fiction

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Jane AUSTEN
Arnold BENNETT
Elizabeth BOWEN
Anne BRONTE
Charlotte BRONTE
Emily BRONTE
John BUCHAN
John BUNYAN
Samuel BUTLER
Joyce CARY
Wilkie COLLINS
Ivy COMPTON-BURNETT
Joseph CONRAD
Daniel DEFOE
Charles DICKENS
Arthur Conan DOYLE
Lawrence DURRELL
George ELIOT
Henry FIELDING
Ford Madox FORD
E. M. FORSTER
Elizabeth GASKELL
William GOLDING
Robert GRAVES
Graham GREENE
H. Rider HAGGARD
Thomas HARDY
Georgette HEYER
Anthony HOPE
AldousHUXLEY
Jerome K. JEROME
James JOYCE
Charles KINGSLEY
Rudyard KIPLING
D. H. LAWRENCE
William Somerset MAUGHAM
Nancy MITFORD
Iris MURDOCH
George ORWELL
Anthony POWELL
J. B. PRIESTLEY
Samuel RICHARDSON
Dorothy SAYERS
Walter SCOTT
Laurence STERNE
Bram STOKER
Jonathan SWIFT
Wm Makepeace THACKERAY
Dylan THOMAS
Anthony TROLLOPE
Evelyn WAUGH
H. G. WELLS
P. G. WODEHOUSE
Virginia WOOLF

Holiday Acitivity - How-to-draw Circus, 19 January

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TOP DVDs new to Lake Macquarie Library this month

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George Gently
"We first met Martin Shaw's solemn Inspector Gently in a one-off episode last year, when he arrived in Northumberland after the murder of his wife, tracking down the gang boss who killed her. His familiar Judge John Deed voice replaced by the soft rumble of an approaching goods train, Shaw decided that Northumberland might offer a more peaceful life. ... With a quiet, determined manner, he ploughed a furrow through a case full of false names, false leads, false starts, framings and lies; helped (and occasionally hindered) by his long-limbed young sergeant, John Bacchus - a lad with flashes of brilliance in between long stretches of cheerful incompetence.." guardian.co.uk

Mad men. The complete first season
"Mad Men is a joy to watch - the clothes, the clocks, the furniture, it's like a mid-century night's dream. But this is no mere period piece. It's a smart, complex drama that attempts to get through the facades that have always hidden the truth." USA Today

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
"Written and created by Sally Wainwright after her disillusionment over the last British elections, “Mrs. Pritchard” evokes a 1970s pop feminism that doesn’t come around much anymore — a Helen Reddy-“9 to 5”-“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a-bicycle” kind of feminism that feels as distant and goofy to us now as the “Mad Men” era of sexism it fought to depose." New York Times

The Lost Room
"A very complex metaphysical mystery, the enjoyment of which comes, in no small part, from the surprises that spill out as it slowly unfurls." New York Daily News

Merry Christmas

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The staff at Belmont Library wish everyone

a happy and safe Christmas

and a prosperous and exciting New Year.

We look forward to seeing you next time at the Library.

Most Popular Titles

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TOP Music CDs new to Lake Macquarie Library this month

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Battle studies -- John Mayer POPULAR
"There's no doubting the man's chops. Battle Studies is a real study in craftsmanship and understated guitar ninja-dom, and musos will thrill to Mayer's deconstruction of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads." But the solemnity is suffocating." rollingstone.com

Bible belt -- Diane Birch POPULAR
"Bible Belt percolates an earthy warmth with songs trimmed in the familiar tones of old Wurlitzers, buttery New Orleans bass lines, twangy guitars, and a soulfully inviting voice that pulls from Laura Nyro’s penchant for putting a womanly groove into a melancholy tune." itunes.com

Full circle -- Creed POPULAR
"Creed's first album since 2001 ... Despite half a decade apart, Creed still has that deep understanding of each other’s ability to be able to explore their full range of old." angryape.com

Planet country -- Lee Kernaghan COUNTRY

""People like us" is a dedication to nurses and truckies, title track "Planet Country" is a call to arms for country people everywhere. Overall another excellent album firmly cementing the King back in his throne!" abc.net.au

Soulbook -- Rod Stewart POPULAR

"On his sixth straight album of cover versions, Stewart finally reaches the era and style that defines his musical identity. His affection for the material is obvious, although over-familiarity with these Sixties and Seventies soul classics suggests upmarket karaoke." telegraph.co.uk

The circle -- Bon Jovi POPULAR

"Bon Jovi fans who have not been put off by recent output will find plenty to love here. The band long ago developed into a slick, stadium-filling act, and although this album marks a slight return to their more traditional rock roots , not much has changed." bbc.co.uk

The fall -- Norah Jones JAZZ

"Thanks to the involvement of folks like Ryan Adams (who cowrote one song) and Kings of Leon producer Jacquire King, The Fall has been billed as Norah Jones' rock album. In fact, it's something even more surprising: a hot-blooded soul record from the queen of the even keel." spin.com

Post comments to this post if you have your own reviews.

Most Popular titles - Updated

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Read and Rhyme Christmas - December 15

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Christmas Storytime - December 1

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November 24 - Coffee Books and Chat -

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Christmas Story Time - December 2

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Lake Macquarie Historical Place Names and Meanings

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These are places mentioned in the book 'Lake Maquarie: past and present'. Refer to the suburb indicated for more information.

Amersham -- Cardiff
Anderson's Hill -- Belmont
Arcadia Vale : 'ideal rustic paradise' -- Arcadia Vale
Argenton: 'Argent is French for silver and ton short for town' -- Argenton
Awaba Park -- Booragul
Awaba Park Estate -- Marmong Point
Awaba Park Estate -- Teralba
Badge -- Dora Creek
Bailey's Lagoon ( c.1878) -- Morisset Park
Balcolyn : amalgam of the Scottish prefix Bal and the name Colyn -- Balcolyn
Barnsley : Town in the coalmining district of Yorkshire, England -- Barnsley
Barryowen -- Pulbah Island
Belmont Farm -- Belmont
Belmont: possibly from Belmont in the Shetland Islands -- Belmont
Bennetts Green -- Windale
'Big Hill' (also known as 'Billy Goat Hill') -- Teralba
Big Redhead -- Redhead
Black Adams Flat -- Swansea
Black Neds Bay -- Swansea
Blackalls colliery -- Fassifern
Blackalls Park: Tom Blackall, a Newcastle Dentist -- Blackalls Park
Blackfellow's Track -- Nords Wharf
Black's Colliery (1886-) -- Cockle Creek
Blacksmiths: Blacksmiths Shop that used to be situated on the channel -- Blacksmiths
Bluff, The -- Morisset Park
Bonnells Bay: Bonnell Family -- Bonnells Bay
Boolaroo Estate -- Boolaroo
Boolaroo Township -- Boolaroo
Borehole Colliery -- Cockle Creek
Boyce's Point -- Fennell Bay
Bramcote -- Barnsley
Brightwaters Estate (Brightwaters No. 1) -- Brightwaters
Brightwaters No. 2 -- Brightwaters
Brooks Estate -- Arcadia Vale
Brush Creek (Edgeworth) -- Speers Point
Brush Creek (Edgeworth) -- West Wallsend
Bulba -- Pulbah Island
Bulgonia -- Brightwaters
Burwood Estate -- Kahibah
Buttaba Hills -- Arcadia Vale
Camley Estate (c.1937) -- Pelican Flat
Cardiff Point -- Belmont
Cardiff: after Cardiff in Wales -- Cardiff
Charles' Pit -- Charlestown
Coalbrook -- Cardiff
Cocked Hat Creek -- Edgeworth
Cockle (or Sandy) Creek -- Barnsley
Coon Island -- Swansea
Coorumbung -- Cooranbong
Corumbong -- Cooranbong
Cowper, Village of (1875-) -- Catherine Hill Bay
Croudace Street, Edgeworth -- Edgeworth
Deega property -- Killingworth
Depot -- Blacksmiths
Dorah -- Dora Creek
Doree Private Village (subdivision) (1891-) -- Dora Creek
Dorri Brook -- Dora Creek
Ebenezer Estate -- Fennell Bay
Edden Park -- Pulbah Island
Estelville -- Holmesville
Evelien -- Cardiff
Five Islands -- Boolaroo
Five Islands -- Teralba
Flaggy Creek -- Barnsley
Flaggy Creek -- Kahibah
Fletcher Street, Edgeworth -- Edgeworth
Floraville: 'Latin word for flower' -- Floraville
Fresh Water Creek -- Teralba
Freshwater Creek -- Redhead
Galgabba Point -- Swansea
Garden Suburb: 'from the garden city movement' -- Garden Suburb
Gateshead: 'county of Durham, near Newcastle-on-Tyne' -- Gateshead
Glen Mitchell -- Teralba
Glendale: 'valley between hills' -- Glendale
Glenrock -- Whitebridge
Glenrock Lagoon -- Kahibah
Golden Mile -- West Wallsend
Gorrick's Point -- Sunshine
Gravel Pits -- Teralba
Green Point -- Valentine
Gully Line -- Charlestown
Gully Pit, The -- Charlestown
Halton (Thomas H.) Park -- Valentine
Hampton -- Argenton
Hampton Estate (c.1841) -- Argenton
Hansons Bay -- Sunshine
Hansons Bluff -- Sunshine
Hartley Point -- Valentine
Hawkins Masonic Village (1972-) -- Edgeworth
Highgate -- Barnsley
Hillsborough: After Dr. John James Hill of Lambton -- Hillsborough
Hole, The -- Wyee
Holy Flat -- Holmesville
Jonestown -- Cardiff
Kahibah -- Blacksmiths
Kendall Grange ( c.1878) -- Morisset Park
Killingworth in England and one in Connecticut, U.S.A. -- Killingworth
Kinnard Estate subdivision -- Kotara South
Kirkdale -- Arcadia Vale
Kuringbong -- Cooranbong
'Lake Macquarie' railway station -- Fassifern
Lewers Estate -- Belmont
Little Lake ( c.1878) -- Morisset Park
Lochend -- Speers Point
Lorne -- Fassifern
Lorne (subdivision) -- Fennell Bay
Lymington -- Cardiff
Lymington -- Warners Bay
Manering Creek -- Dora Creek
Mannering Creek -- Wyee
Marksville -- Belmont
Mawson -- Caves Beach
Middle Camp (c.1910) -- Catherine Hill Bay
Millers Wharf (c.1876) -- Cockle Creek
Mine Camp (c.1890) -- Catherine Hill Bay
Mirraview -- Mirrabooka
Monkey Town -- Teralba
Moreton Bay Gardens -- Charlestown
Morisset Park - See Morisset. -- Morisset Park
Morisset township (1887-) -- Morisset
Morisset: Morisset, James Thomas (Lieut-colonel, Commandant of Newcastle) ( c.1818) -- Morisset
Mosey's Beach -- Nords Wharf
Muddy Lake -- Dora Creek
Narrows -- Wangi Wangi
Nekinda -- Dora Creek
Nellinda -- Dora Creek
Newport -- Dora Creek
Newstan (1950-) -- Fassifern
Old House Road -- Tingira Heights
Oldstan -- Fassifern
Osborn Estate -- Arcadia Vale
Parbury Estate -- Caves Beach
Pelican Flat: 'after the many pelicans which used to be seen there' -- Pelican Flat
Plains Beach -- Caves Beach
Plains, The -- Caves Beach
Plains, The -- Caves Beach
Point Wollstonecroft was called 'Little Wangi' -- Wangi Wangi
Quigley Estate -- Booragul
Quigley Estate -- Teralba
Ramsgate -- Wyee
Raspberry Gully -- Charlestown
Rathmines: 'after the Hely Family's home-town near Dublin, Ireland' -- Rathmines
Redhead: 'derived from the reddish coloration of the headland' -- Redhead
Reids Mistake -- Swansea
Reid's Mistake -- Coal Point
Saltwater Creek -- Rathmines
Sandy (or Burke's) Creek -- Barnsley
Scrubby Creek -- Mount Hutton
Scrubby Creek -- Windale
Shaggy Point -- Belmont
Shingle Splitters Point -- Balcolyn
Snake Creek -- Tingira Heights
South Beach -- Nords Wharf
South Pacific colliery c.1926 -- Fassifern
South Waratah -- Charlestown
Speers Point: 'named after William Speer' -- Speers Point
Spoon Rocks -- Caves Beach
Stoney Creek -- Blackalls Park
Stoney Pinch (ridge) -- Hillsborough
Styles Point -- Rathmines
Sugar Bay -- Brightwaters
Sunderland -- Blackalls Park
Sunshine Estate -- Sunshine
Sunshine Extended -- Sunshine
Surprise Town -- Windale
Surprise Township -- Windale
Swansea: changed from Pelican Flat to Swansea (1887) -- Swansea
Teralba: 'place where edible bush grows' -- Teralba
Teralba: Tirelbah 'three white things' -- Teralba
Teralba: Trialba -- Barnsley
Terzeny Park -- Blackalls Park
Thomas H. Halton Park -- Valentine
Thriftdale Estate -- Mount Hutton
Tickhole Tunnel -- Cardiff
Tingira Heights: 'open sea' -- Tingira Heights
Tingira: name of a sailing ship -- Tingira Heights
Tingira: name of an aboriginal tribe -- Tingira Heights
Toronto: In honour of Edward Hanlan, world champion sculler, who came from Toronto in Canada -- Toronto
Turnbull Street, Edgeworth -- Edgeworth
Ulinga (Cardiff South Post Office) -- Cardiff
Valentine Estate -- Valentine
Village of Scarborough -- Bonnells Bay
Violet Town -- Tingira Heights
Violet Township -- Tingira Heights
Wangi Wangi: water, night owl or dark green tree -- Wangi Wangi
Warners Bay: named after Jonathan Warner -- Warners Bay
West Wallsend Extended -- Killingworth
West Wallsend: after Wallsend on the River Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom -- West Wallsend
Whitebridge: said to have received this name when the bridge over the Belmont railway line was painted white -- Whitebridge
Windale: named after an early settler Vere James Winn -- Windale
Winding Creek -- Cardiff
Wonde Wonde -- Wangi Wangi
Woods Point ( c.1878) -- Morisset Park
Wyee Creek -- Wyee
'Wyee' railway station (1887-8) -- Fassifern
Wyee: 'place of bushfires' -- Wyee
Wyee: 'Whyee' in early days -- Wyee
Yarrawonga Park -- Balcolyn
Young Wallsend -- Edgeworth
Young Wallsend subdivision -- Edgeworth

New Junior and Young Adult - November

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New Non-Fiction and CDs - November

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New AF and DVD titles - November

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Index of Lake Macquarie Historical people

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These are people mentioned in the book 'Lake Maquarie: past and present'. Refer to the suburb indicated for more information.

Abbott (Mr) c.1931 -- Belmont
Abell, E. (Mr) c.1887 -- Speers Point
Adam, Thomas (settler) -- Eleebana
Adams, Charles (Bullock Driver) (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
Agar Brothers (ferrymasters) -- Cockle Creek
Ah Hee (Chinese gardener) c.1876 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Anderson, A c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Anderson, John (Landowner) c.1864 -- Belmont
Andrew Jennings (landowner) c.1905 -- Gateshead
Armitage family c.1946 -- Gateshead
Armitage, James (settler) c.1860 -- Cooranbong
Aspinall, Mary (Governess) c.1873 -- Belmont
Austin (Mr) c.1931 -- Belmont
Baddeley, J. M. (Wartime Minister for Mines) -- Awaba
Bailey, Bert c.1902 -- Morisset Park
Bailey, Walter (landowner) c.1865 -- Dudley
Bain (Reverend) c.1874 -- Belmont
Baker, W. (Mr) (Bandmaster) c.1901 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Barry, Michael (Shepherd) c.1828 -- Belmont
Bennett, John (Landowner) c.1891 -- Windale
Bentley, Frances (Mrs) ( c.1972) -- Swansea
Bergin, James (Shopkeeper) -- Teralba
Bertram, Johannes Jacob (Landowner) c.1892 -- Windale
Birch, Joseph (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Black Adam -- Swansea
Black Ned, Margaret (his wife), Ellen and William Henry (their children) ( c.1871) -- Swansea
Black, John (landowner) c.1882 -- Cockle Creek
Blackall, Tom (Landowner) -- Blackalls Park
Blackall, W (Landowner) -- Blackalls Park
Blackford family (settlers) -- Cooranbong
Blair, H. (Boat Builder) c.1890 -- Toronto
Blakeley, R c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Bliss (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Blumer A. (boat repairer) c.1944 -- Marmong Point
Bonarius, J. C. (Landowner) c.1889 -- Tingira Heights
Bonarius, J. C. (Landowner) c.1880 -- Barnsley
Bonarius, J.C. (Chairman) c.1887 -- Edgeworth
Bond, Harry (businessman) c.1946 -- Marmong Point
Bonnell, James Charles (farmer) c.1861 -- Mandalong
Bonnell, William F. (Landowner) c.1878 -- Morisset Park
Booth family (settler) c.1870 -- Mandalong
Bormett, John (possibly Bormell) (postmaster) c.1866 -- Cooranbong
Boughton, J.H. (Landowner) (c.1833) -- Swansea
Boult, Charles Albert (Postmaster) c.1874 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Boyd, Captain Thomas (Boatbuilder) ( c.1880) -- Swansea
Boyd, J.L. (Boatbuilder) -- Swansea
Brady, James (policeman, landowner) c.1888 -- Marmong Point
Braye, T. A. (Solicitor) c.1927 -- Booragul
Briggs (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Briggs (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Brokman family (settlers) c.1887 -- Gateshead
Brooks, Thomas (Landowner) c.1884 -- Bonnells Bay
Brooks, Thomas (Landowner) c.1878 -- Arcadia Vale
Brooks, William (Landowner) c.1828 -- Speers Point
Brooks, William (Landowner) c.1839 -- Boolaroo
Brown, A (Landowner) -- Barnsley
Brown, Charles Arthur (Diocesan Registrar) c.1955 -- Booragul
Browne family (store owners) c.1903 -- Holmesville
Browne, W.C. (Landowner) -- Morisset Park
Buckley Family (Settlers) c.1890 -- Toronto
Bucknell, William (landowner) c.1888 -- Killingworth
Bums family (settlers) c.1887 -- Gateshead
Bundock, F.P. (Landowner) -- Swansea
Bundock, F.P. (Mr) (Landowner) c.1864 -- Caves Beach
Bundock, Frances Penelope (Landowner) c.1867 -- Caves Beach
Bundock, Marianne Frances (Landowner) c.1867 -- Caves Beach
Cain, Dan (Bullock Driver) -- Caves Beach
Cains family (settlers) c.1895 -- Gateshead
Caldwell, (Mr) (Storekeeper) c.1876 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Camley, George (Landowner) -- Pelican Flat
Campbell, Patrick Fredrick (landowner) c.1851 -- Cooranbong
Campbell, W c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Cant family (mine owners) -- Dudley
Cape family -- Mandalong
Captain Dangar c.1826 -- Wangi Wangi
Captain Hannell ( c.1888) -- Swansea
Captain Peterson ( c.1888) -- Swansea
Carmichael, John (railway worker) c.1884 -- Cockle Creek
Carrol, Moses (convict Overseer) c.1833 -- Cooranbong
Carroll, Moses (overseer) c.1828 -- Cooranbong
Carroll, Moses (police superintendant) c.1835 -- Cooranbong
Carroll, Peter (settler) c.1878 -- Mandalong
Carter, (Mr) (market gardener) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Cartwright, Ben (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Case, A. (Mr) (postmaster) c.1892 -- Cockle Creek
Casey, John (orchardist) c.1911 -- Marmong Point
Casey, Sidney (landowner) c.1851 -- Gateshead
Cattell, William (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Chaney, Frederick (Settler) (c.1860) -- Swansea
Chapman, E. C. G. (Landowner) -- Blackalls Park
Cheech, E (Mr) (Government Botanist) c.1930 -- Pulbah Island
Cherry (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Cherry, Duncan (Landowner) c.1865 -- Barnsley
Cherry, John (landowner) c.1876 -- Garden Suburb
Chester, Thomas (Cook) (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
Chinese Settlers ( c.1850's) -- Swansea
Christensen, Jim c.1940 -- Arcadia Vale
Clinton, Blanche (Postmistress) c.1888 -- West Wallsend
Clouten, George (Fisherman) c.1874 -- Belmont
Cobbin, Matthew (Landowner) c.1863 -- Belmont
Colgan, Charles (Settler) c.1917 -- Windale
Colgan, Lillian (Settler) c.1917 -- Windale
Cooper, Oliver (Mr) (Mineworker) b.1882- -- Catherine Hill Bay
Corfield, Edward (Landowner) -- Whitebridge
Cory, Edward Gostwyck c.1829 -- Wangi Wangi
Coventry (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Cowlishaw, T c.1904 -- Redhead
Crandace, Thomas (Landowner) c.1869 -- Valentine
Creeces family (settlers) c.1895 -- Gateshead
Cressey (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Crocker, William (Landowner) -- Windale
Croft, F.R. (landowner) c.1900 -- Fassifern
Croudace Family (Landowner) -- Valentine
Croudace, Frank (Mine Manager) c.1892 -- Redhead
Croudace, Frank (Mine Manager) c.1896 -- Whitebridge
Croudace, S (Mr) (Shire President) c.1906 -- Teralba
Croudace, Thomas (Mine Manager) c.1892 -- Redhead
Crouin, Jeremiah (c.1861) -- Cooranbong
Cullen (Mr) c.1931 -- Belmont
Cumming, David (Landowner) c.1871 -- Belmont
Currey , William, VC (Private) c.1918 -- Dudley
Daines, Henry (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Dale Family (Settlers) c.1890 -- Toronto
Danks, Samuel (Police Officer) c.1886 -- Teralba
Date family (businessmen) -- Gateshead
David Miller (Mine Manager) c.1902 -- Teralba
Deaves family (settlers) -- Cooranbong
Deer, Louis (School Teacher) c.1890 -- Toronto
Denham (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Denny, Henry (Settler) c.1840's -- Swansea
Desreaux, John (Lake Macquarie Shire President 1916 - 1917) -- Teralba
Dillon family (piggery owners) -- Hillsborough
Dobell, Sir William (Artist) -- Rathmines
Dobell, Sir William (Artist) c.1945 -- Wangi Wangi
Dobson (Reverend) c.1874 -- Belmont
Docker, Ernest Brougham (landowner) c.1882 -- Fennell Bay
Donaldson (Mr) (Settler) -- Blackalls Park
Donaldson, E.A. (landowner) c. 1879 -- Fassifern
Donaldson, J.R. (landowner) c. 1879 -- Fassifern
Donaldson, W. (landowner) c. 1879 -- Fassifern
Donnelly, J c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Douglass, John (storeowner) c.1866 -- Dora Creek
Douglass, John (teacher) c.1870 -- Dora Creek
Durrington, Thomas (settler) c.1878 -- Mandalong
Duthie (Mr) (Postmaster) c.1891 -- Cardiff
Dwyer, Michael (Carpenter) (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
Dyall, L.K. (Professor) ( c.1972) -- Swansea
Dyer, Robert (Bus Driver) c.1900's -- Windale
Ebbick (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Eckford, Henry (Station master) c.1888 -- Morisset
Edwards, James (Landowner) c.1868 -- Cardiff
Edwards, John (Landowner) c.1889 -- Cardiff
Edwards, Margaret (Landowner) c.1901 -- Cardiff
Emanuel (Mr) (Member, Urban Area Committee) c.1951 -- Cardiff
Fairfax, James (Sir) (Landowner) c.1886 -- Boolaroo
Felton, Harry (Settler) -- Arcadia Vale
Fennell, Richard (Farmer) c.1851 -- Toronto
Fennell, Richard (Landowner) c.1870 -- Coal Point
Fennell, Richard (settler) c.1847 -- Fennell Bay
Fennell, Richard (settler) c.1847 -- Fennell Bay
Field Family (Settler) -- Awaba
Finlay (Mr) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Fitzsimmon family (settlers) c.1896 -- Gateshead
Fleming, M c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Forbes, Bill (Boatbuilder) -- Swansea
Forbes, Phil (Boatbuilder) -- Swansea
Fordham (Mr) (Chairman, Urban Area Committee) c.1951 -- Cardiff
Forster, William (Dairy Farmer) c.1850's -- Wyee
Forsyth (Mr) (Settler) -- Blackalls Park
Freeman, James (Stockman) c.1860 -- Wyee
Frend, Eric (Builder) c.1950 -- Windale
Frith (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Frith, T (Mr) c.1898 -- Boolaroo
Froorne, George (builder) c.1884 -- Cockle Creek
Frost (Mr) (Pioneer) -- Morisset
Frost, Eliza (farmer) c.1864 -- Mandalong
Frost, Joseph (farmer) c.1864 -- Mandalong
Frost, Joseph (Landowner) c.1835 -- Wyee
Fuller family c.1870 -- Dora Creek
G. Blumer (boat repairer) c.1944 -- Marmong Point
Game, Sir Philip (Governor of NSW) c.1930 -- Pulbah Island
Gardiner, Archibald c.1884 -- Warners Bay
Gibson (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Gibson, John (Landowner) -- Windale
Gilbert (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Gill, Alexander (Settler) c.1917 -- Windale
Gill, Elsie (Settler) c.1917 -- Windale
Gillespie W.T. (Mr) (Mineworker) c.1889 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Goetly, Patrick (Butcher) c.1890 -- Toronto
Goodman family c.1870 -- Dora Creek
Goodsir, John (Landowner) c.1882 -- Rathmines
Goodwin, Bernie (Bus Service Operator) c.1955 -- Brightwaters
Gordon, John (Mail Contractor) -- Swansea
Gordon, Thomas (Shopkeeper) -- Teralba
Gore, Lillian (Mrs) (Postmistress) c.1950's -- Windale
Gore, William (Settler) c.1920 -- Windale
Gorrick, Ivy Isabel c.1902 d.1932 -- Morisset Park
Gorrick, J.A. (Solicitor) -- Morisset Park
Gorrick, Joseph (Landowner) -- Sunshine
Grant, Sid (Headmaster) c.1953 -- Windale
Gray, J. L. c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Gray, Thomas (Landowner) c.1875 -- Barnsley
Griffiths, Isaac (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Guest Family (Settler) -- Arcadia Vale
Hall, Mervyn (Mr) (school principal) c.1963 -- Hillsborough
Halloran, H. F. c.1920 -- Rathmines
Halloran, H.F. -- Eleebana
Halloran, Henry F (Landowner) -- Brightwaters
Halloran, Henry F (Landowner) c.1916 -- Valentine
Halloran, Henry F c.1922 -- Arcadia Vale
Halloran, Henry F. (landowner) c.1918 -- Eleebana
Hamlin, David (Landowner) c.1891 -- Windale
Hannell, E. (captain) -- Dora Creek
Hanson (Mr) (Pioneer) -- Morisset
Hanson family (settlers) -- Mirrabooka
Hanson, Thomas (Landowner) -- Sunshine
Harden, William c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Hargraves, E. H. (Landowner) -- Wyee
Harris (Mr) c.1870 -- Pulbah Island
Harris, Clarence (settler) c.1890 -- Edgeworth
Hawkins (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Hawkins, Albert -- Wangi Wangi
Hawkins, Albert c.1914 -- Boolaroo
Hawkins, Albert c.1972 -- Edgeworth
Hawkins, G (Mr) -- Arcadia Vale
Hawkins, George c.1896 -- Boolaroo
Heery (Mr) c.1931 -- Belmont
Hely (Mr) (Pioneer) -- Morisset
Hely Family -- Arcadia Vale
Hely family c.1870 -- Dora Creek
Hely, E. W. (Landowner) c.1882 -- Rathmines
Hely, Edward Norton (Settler) c.1840 -- Rathmines
Hely, Frederick Augustus (landowner) c.1833 -- Cooranbong
Henderson, A c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Henderson, George (Landowner) -- Nords Wharf
Hendry, Q. (Overseer) c.1890 -- Toronto
Henry Marks (landowner) c.1885 -- Floraville
Henry, George (Landowner) c.1888 -- West Wallsend
Hepplewhite, Richard (settler) c.1888 -- Marmong Point
Hewitt, J. E. (Wing Commander) c.1939 -- Rathmines
Hilder J.J. (artist) -- Dora Creek
Hill, Dr. John James (Landowner) c.1876 -- Windale
Hill, J.J. (Dr) (Lambton mayor, Colliery medical officer & landholder) -- Hillsborough
Hill, John James (Dr) (landowner) c.1875 -- Hillsborough
Hill, John James (Landowner) c.1875 -- Mount Hutton
Hinton Family (Settlers) c.1890 -- Toronto
Hobson (Mr) (Member, Urban Area Committee) c.1951 -- Cardiff
Hodges, John (Publican) c.1890 -- Teralba
Holdsworth, N. T. (Boat Proprietor) c.1890 -- Toronto
Hollis, Charlie (businesman) c.1954 -- Marks Point
Holmes, Joseph (settler) c.1895 -- Holmesville
Honson, Peter (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
Hook(e), W. (Postmaster) c.1890 -- Toronto
Hopkins (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Horn Family (Settlers) c.1890 -- Toronto
Howell (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Hughes, J c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Inglis, T. (Mr) (orchardist) -- Gateshead
Israel, D. A. c.1916 -- Wangi Wangi
J. Bassett (Mineworker) c.1904 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Jack, Thomas (Greengrocer) c.1932 -- Windale
Jackson (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
James (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
James , George (Teacher) c.1897 -- Argenton
James, Edward (sheep farmer) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Jarvie, W (Mr) (Headmaster) c.1890's -- West Wallsend
Jefferies , Clarence, VC (Captain) c.1917 -- Dudley
Jennings, W. (Mr) (orchardist) -- Gateshead
Jewell, John (tanning factory owner) c.1870 -- Jewells
Joe Wescott (Employee) -- Rathmines
John Manning (landowner) c.1837 -- Cooranbong
John Tingcornbe (landowner) c.1830 -- Cooranbong
Johnson (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Johnson, David (Landowner) -- Barnsley
Johnson, E. (Mr) c.1914 -- Edgeworth
Johnson, W.W. ( c.1889) -- Swansea
Johnson, W.W. (storekeeper) c.1889 -- Cockle Creek
Johnson, William (Settler) c.1861 -- Barnsley
Johnston, William (Settler) c.1887 -- West Wallsend
Jones, John (Landowner) c.1863 -- Cardiff
Josephson, M.F. (Landowner) (c.1861) -- Swansea
Kearns, A. M. (Baker) -- Teralba
Kelly family (settler) c.1870 -- Mandalong
Kelly, John (farmer) c.1861 -- Mandalong
Kennedy, Thomas (settler) c.1878 -- Mandalong
King, James c.1861 -- Tingira Heights
Kingscote, A. W. (Mr) (Landowner) -- Awaba
Kirk, Joseph (Landowner) c.1922 -- Arcadia Vale
Kirkaldy, Robert (Landowner) c.1866 -- Belmont
Kirrin family (settlers) -- Gateshead
Laing, William (Landowner) c.1884 -- Bonnells Bay
Lambourne, Barnett (Barney Lambert) (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
Lancaster, Joseph (Sawmill Manager) c.1874 -- Wyee
Lane, Mary (Landowner) c.1888 -- West Wallsend
Leckie, A c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Leichhardt, Ludwig (Explorer) c.1842 -- Coal Point
Lewers, Robert D c.1918 -- Belmont
Lewis, E c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Lindsay, Alex (landowner) -- Gateshead
Linsley, Harry c.1920 -- Speers Point
Lloyd, G. A. (Landowner) c.1870 -- Belmont
Lockhead, W Kerr (Landowner) c.1863 -- Barnsley
Lockwood Family (Settler) -- Arcadia Vale
Long, Sydney (artist) -- Dora Creek
Longworth (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Lorey, John (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
Lowe, James (Settler) c.1895 -- West Wallsend
Lyster (or Leicester) -- Blackalls Park
MacMahon c.1870 -- Toronto
MacNamara Family (Settler) -- Arcadia Vale
Maguire, Patrick (convict labourer) c.1828 -- Cooranbong
Maitland, D. M. (Surveyor) c.1861 -- Belmont
Malone family (settlers) -- Cooranbong
Mann, J. F. (Landowner) -- Rathmines
Manning, J.E. (landowner) c.1837 -- Dora Creek
Manthie, (Mrs.) (shop owner) c.1906 -- Cockle Creek
Marks, Charles (settler) c.1885 -- Marks Point
Marks, H. (Mr) c.1904 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Marks, Henry (settler) c.1875 -- Marks Point
Marks, Maurice (Landowner) c.1861 -- Belmont
Marshall,, Joseph (Landowner) c.1859 -- Brightwaters
Martin, G. H. (Landowner) c.1881 -- Balcolyn
Martin, Sarah (settler) c.1890 -- Martinsville
Martin, William (settler) c.1890 -- Martinsville
Mascord (Mr) (Mineworker) c.1896 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Mather Family (Landowner) -- Sunshine
Mawson, (Mr.) (Businessman) -- Caves Beach
McAuliffe (Mr) (Bus Proprietor) c.1900's -- Windale
McBride (Mr.) (wine bar owner) c.1889 -- Cockle Creek
McInnes (Mr) (Member, Urban Area Committee) c.1951 -- Cardiff
McKar, John (Ploughman) (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
McKinnon, Alexander (Postmaster) c.1888 -- West Wallsend
McLean (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
McLean, William (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
McMillan, John (railway worker) c.1884 -- Cockle Creek
McNamara, Michael (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
McNamara, Thomas (Butcher) -- Teralba
McNeil (Mr) (Principal) c.1954 -- Blackalls Park
McNeil, D c.1891 -- West Wallsend
McNicholl (Mr) (poultry farmer) -- Gateshead
Michael Meehan (Porter) c.1887 -- Teralba
Milligan, Joseph (First Station Master) c.1902 -- Teralba
Milroy family (farmers) -- Gateshead
Minter, Alexander Robert (Landowner) c.1869 -- Valentine
Minter, Herb (Builder) c.1950 -- Windale
Minton, John (farmer) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Miss Coco (Teacher) c.1953 -- Blackalls Park
Mitchell (Dr.) (mine proprietor & landowner) c.1850 -- Kahibah
Mitchell (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Mitchell, Dr James (Landowner) c.1842 -- Booragul
Mitchell, James c.1842 -- Teralba
Mitchell, James (Captain & landowner) c.1836 -- Marmong Point
Mitchell, Margaret Scott (dauhter of James, wife of W. Quigley) -1886 -- Marmong Point
Mitchell, Margaret Scott (Landowner) c.1870 -- Booragul
Moloney, John (Secretary, Bulba Trust) -- Pulbah Island
Montefiore, Jacob L. (Early landowner) c.1865 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Montefiore, Jacob L. (Early landowner) c.1865 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Moore, John (Landowner) c.1835 -- Wyee
Moore, Thomas (landowner) c.1834 -- Martinsville
Moore, Thomas (landowner) c.1834 -- Dora Creek
Moran family (settler) c.1870 -- Mandalong
Morgan, Job (Settler) c.1861 -- Barnsley
Morgan, Shadrach (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
Morisset, E.N.V. (superintendent of police at Bathurst, Maitland and Goulburn, son of James Thomas Morisset) -- Morisset
Morisset, James Thomas (Lieut-colonel, Commandant of Newcastle) -- Morisset
Morley, Thomas (Landowner) c.1862 -- Mount Hutton
Mossman, F. F. (Assistant Postmaster) c.1890 -- Toronto
Moynahan, Cornelius (Shipbuilder) c.1868 -- Belmont
Moynahan, Patrick (Shipbuilder) c.1868 -- Belmont
Mr. Manning (dairy farm) c.1833 -- Cooranbong
Mullard, H.B. (sawmill owner) -- Morisset
Murrell Family (Settler) -- Awaba
Nelson (Mrs.) (picture thetre owner) c.1928 -- Charlestown
Nelson, Oswald (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Nesbitt, H. F. (Postmaster & Railway Officer in charge) c.1887 -- Teralba
Noble, Thompson (Caretaker) c.1932 - 1938 -- Pulbah Island
Nord, W.J. (Mr) c.1908 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Nord, William (Landowner) -- Nords Wharf
Nord, William (settler) -- Nords Wharf
Norris, James (Marshall's property Manager) -- Brightwaters
Northam, C (Mr) (Principal) c.1954 -- Blackalls Park
Oakes, J c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Odgers (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Old Jacky's Tribe c.1828 -- Belmont
O'Leary (Mr) (Pioneer) -- Morisset
O'Leary, Patrick (landowner) c.1870 -- Cooranbong
Oliver, Alexander (overseer) c.1833 -- Cooranbong
Oliver, Alexander (overseer) c.1833 -- Cooranbong
Osborne, Henry (landowner) c.1838 -- Mandalong
Oughton Family (pre 1940) -- Speers Point
Outram, C (Landowner) -- Barnsley
Parbury, Charles -- Catherine Hill Bay
Parbury, Charles (Landowner) -- Swansea
Parbury, Charles (Landowner) c.1864 -- Caves Beach
Parker, James c.1865 -- Redhead
Pascoe family -- Charlestown
Peatie, James (landowner) c.1872 -- Garden Suburb
Peattie (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Peterson (Captain) -- Blacksmiths
Phillips, Thomas (Landowner) c.1863 -- Cardiff
Pickering family -- Charlestown
Presbury (Mr) (orchardist) -- Gateshead
Price (Mr) (Mineworker) c.1889 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Price family (settlers) -- Hillsborough
Proctor, Micah (Landowner) c.1876 -- Windale
Puddy Family (Settler) -- Awaba
Quigley, Margaret Scott c.1869 -- Teralba
Quigley, William Bell (Landowner) c.1870 -- Booragul
Quigley, William Bell (settler) -1879 -- Marmong Point
Quinn, Michael (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
Quintral, Samuel (Landowner) c.1862 -- Cardiff
Rainor (Mr) (Member, Urban Area Committee) c.1951 -- Cardiff
Ralston, E (Mr) c.1939 -- Pulbah Island
Ranclaud, Captain James (Landowner) c.1830 -- Booragul
Ranclaud, Captain James St. John (Landowner) c.1830 -- Teralba
Ranclaud, Captain James St. John (Landowner) d.1832 -- Barnsley
Ranclaud, James St. John (Captain & landowner) c.1829 -- Cockle Creek
Ranclaud, James, junior (landowner) c.1837 -- Cockle Creek
Rayfield Family (Settlers) c.1890 -- Toronto
Rees (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Rees, J c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Rens, Madame (Landowner) c.1829 -- Booragul
Rhodes, T. D. H. c.1916 -- Speers Point
Richards, H. E. (Mr) c.1931 -- Belmont
Richardson, 'Fisho Jack' -- Cockle Creek
Richardson, 'Fisho Jack' (ferrymaster) -- Cockle Creek
Richardson, 'Fisho Jack' (shopowner & picture show man) -- Holmesville
Richardson, Fisho Jack -- Valentine
Richardson, Jack -- Pulbah Island
Ridley, Gilbert (landowner) c.1874 -- Edgeworth
Ridley, Gilbert (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Rien, E. J. (Mr & Mrs) (Landowner) c.1908 -- Wyee
Riesbeck (Mr) (Settler) -- Blackalls Park
Roach, F. (Mineworker) c. 1909 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Robertson, Hon. John -- Valentine
Robertson, T c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Robey, R.M. -- Coal Point
Robey, Ralph Mayer (Landowner) c.1844 -- Toronto
Robey, Ralph Mayer (Landowner) c.1844 -- Coal Point
Robinson, John (Landowner) -- Brightwaters
Rodgers (Mr) (Baker) c.1884 -- Teralba
Rodgers, John (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Rodgers, Joseph (settler) c.1880 -- Edgeworth
Rowe (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Russell (Mr) (Miner) c.1848 -- Toronto
Russell, Thomas (hotelier) -- Cooranbong
Russell, Thomas (pioneer) c.1860 -- Cooranbong
Ryan (Mr)(Settler) c.1887 -- Speers Point
Ryan family c.1870 -- Dora Creek
Ryan, John (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
Ryan, Timothy c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Saddington, Robert(Early landowner) c.1865 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Sadleir, R (Settler) -- Speers Point
Sara, Alfred (Settler) -- Balcolyn
Sara, C (Architect) c.1927 -- Booragul
Scott, A.W. (landowner) -- Cockle Creek
Scott, David (landowner) c.1838 -- Cockle Creek
Scully, James (Coach Driver) c.1800's -- Windale
Seidenkamp family (settlers) c.1896 -- Gateshead
Sharp, J (Mr) (Caretaker) c.1929 -- Pulbah Island
Shaw (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Sherlock, Joseph (storekeeper) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Shute, S. (School Teacher) c.1890 -- Toronto
Silk, James (Stockman) (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
Simpson, Edward Percy (Landowner) c.1869 -- Valentine
Simpson, Percy & family (settlers) c.1826 -- Cooranbong
Simpson, Percy (landowner) c.1838 -- Dora Creek
Simpson, Percy (Lieutenant & landowner) c.1826 -- Cooranbong
Sister Virgilius (Superintendent) c.1959 -- Windale
Smith, (Mr) (market gardener) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Smith, Charles Kingsford (Sir) (aviator) c.1927 -- Cockle Creek
Smith, Elizabeth (Housemaid) (convict) c.1828 -- Belmont
Smith, Joshua (Artist) -- Rathmines
Smith, T. (Mr) c.1914 -- Edgeworth
Snedden, J c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Snedden, R c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Sneddon, A.G. (Assistant) c.1887 -- Teralba
Sneddon, Andrew (Mine Proprietor) c.1902 -- Teralba
Solling, Carl F. (Mr) (settler) c.1852 -- Mandalong
Speer, William (Landowner) c.1870 -- Speers Point
Steel (Mr) (Settler) -- Blackalls Park
Steel, Les (Boat-builder) -- Speers Point
Stenhouse (Mr) (Temporary Shire President) c.1906 -- Teralba
Stenhouse, J (First President Lake Macquarie Shire Council) c.1906 -- West Wallsend
Stinson, James (settler) c.1927 -- Mirrabooka
Stokes, Charles Frederick (Landowner) c.1881 -- Balcolyn
Stollard, E. (Mr) (Mineworker) c.1889 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Stone, Vincent (Landowner) -- Cardiff
Sulman, Sir John (Town Planner) c.1921 -- Booragul
Swan, J c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Sweetland, Charles (Landowner) c.1884 -- Bonnells Bay
T.G. Alcock -- Dudley
Taaffe , John Jnr (Landowner) -- Swansea
Taaffe, John (Settler) c.1853 -- Swansea
Talbot, Robert (Hotelier) c.1876 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Talbot, Robert F (Postmaster) (c.1879) -- Swansea
Talbot, Robert F (Storekeeper) (c.1887) -- Swansea
Tarrant, John Job c.1913 -- Windale
Taylor, Edward (Landowner) -- Rathmines
Taylor, George (convict labourer) c.1828 -- Cooranbong
Taylor, George (school master) c.1878 -- Mandalong
Taylor, John (Mr) (landowner) c.1875 -- Mandalong
Tenant, Arthur (Builder) c.1950 -- Windale
Thomas, D (Mr) (Settler) -- Argenton
Thompson, George (stationmaster & postmaster) c.1889 -- Cockle Creek
Thompson, George (stationmaster & postmaster) c.1889 -- Cockle Creek
Thompson, Thomas James (Landowner) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Thorogood, Philip (convict labourer) c.1828 -- Cooranbong
Threlkeld -- Swansea
Threlkeld (Reverand) c.1829 -- Toronto
Threlkeld (Reverand) ( c.1842) -- Swansea
Threlkeld, (Rev.) c.1829 -- Coal Point
Threlkeld, Rev. L (Missionary) c.1825 -- Belmont
Tobin family (settler) c.1870 -- Mandalong
Trevillion, (Mr) (Hotelier) c.1876 -- Catherine Hill Bay
Turner Brothers -- Teralba
Ulm, Charles (aviator) c.1927 -- Cockle Creek
Ure, D. M. (Mr) c.1949 -- Windale
Verge, T (Surveyor) c.1880 -- Barnsley
Verge, W.T. (Mr) (town planner) c.1877 -- Gateshead
Verge, W.T. (surveyor) c. 1876 -- Gateshead
Vogan, (Mr) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Wakefield (Mr) c.1874 -- Wyee
Walker family -- Mandalong
Walker, James (landowner) c.1837 -- Cockle Creek
Walker, Thomas (landowner) c.1838 -- Mandalong
Walker, Thomas (Landowner) c.1839 -- Wyee
Walker, W.D. (policeman, landowner) c.1888 -- Marmong Point
Walter Bailey (banana farmer) -- Dudley
Wardley (Settler) c.1900 -- Boolaroo
Warner, Jonathan (Settler) c.1829 -- Warners Bay
Warners family (settlers) c.1897 -- Gateshead
Watkins, Davey (State M.P) c.1895 -- Boolaroo
Watt, J.B. (settler) -- Eleebana
Webster (Orchardist) -- Cardiff
Wellard Family (Settler) -- Awaba
Weller, George (Landowner) c.1838 -- Argenton
Weller, Joseph -- Glendale
Weller, Joseph (Landowner) c.1833 -- Cardiff
Welling (Mr) (Pioneer) -- Morisset
West (Mr) (farmer) -- Gateshead
Whiting c.1870 -- Toronto
Whittell, Henry R. (Businessman) c.1844 -- Coal Point
Wilkinson, D c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Wilkinson, Harry (Teacher) -- Teralba
Wilkinson, Harry (teacher) c.1884 -- Cockle Creek
Wilkinson, R c.1891 -- West Wallsend
Wilkinson, T c.1891 -- West Wallsend
William Brooks (landowner) -- Cockle Creek
Williams (Mr) (Secretary, Urban Area Committee) c.1951 -- Cardiff
Williams, Thomas (Landowner) c.1889 -- Mount Hutton
Williams, Thomas (Publican) c.1888 -- Teralba
Williamson, A. (Mr) c.1914 -- Edgeworth
Williamson, Thomas (Landowner) c.1866 -- Belmont
Williamson, Thomas (Settler) c.1864 -- Belmont
Wilson Family (Settler) -- Balcolyn
Wilson, Thomas (Landowner) c.1922 -- Mount Hutton
Winn, Emily Ada b.1870 d.1953 -- Windale
Winn, Vere James (Landowner) b.1876 d.1944 -- Windale
Wood (Miss) (Landowner) c.1908 -- Wyee
Woods, Henry (Postal Assistant) c.1889 -- West Wallsend
Woods, Millicent (Postmistress) c.1889 -- West Wallsend
Woodward, Bill (Boatbuilder) -- Swansea
Worley family (hoteliers) -- Dora Creek
Worley, Henry (builder) c.1835 -- Cooranbong
Worley, Henry (sheep farmer & police constable) c.1841 -- Dora Creek
Worley, James (Landowner) -- Swansea
Wright, Harry (Mr) -- Charlestown
Yorston, G.L. (settler) -- Eleebana

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Homework Help

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Here are some library and Internet resources to assist with school projects:

BOOKS
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Grandparents Day - 15 and 16 September

2009-09-02T08:00:00.003+10:00

Mind your mind - Talk

2009-09-01T08:00:00.000+10:00

Storytime about Grandparents

2009-08-28T17:28:00.002+10:00

Most popular recent items - August 2009

2009-08-26T17:10:00.002+10:00

Belmont Blog turns One !!

2009-08-18T09:11:00.002+10:00

It has been 12 months since the first posting.

Stay tuned for more news and information about Belmont Library.

MasterFILE Premier online - Help Sheet

2009-08-17T07:15:00.002+10:00

Resource Name: MASTERFILE PREMIER

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘MasterFILE Premier’ link. When prompted, type your Lake Macquarie library card for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
It is designed for Austraian users.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search by:
Search within the full text of the articles ; Full Text ; Peer Reviewed Publication ; Type of publication; Date of Publication; Number Of Pages; View Types.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Researchers and students requiring Australasian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books in full text, or a local Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps and flags.

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on subscription only content.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Online: Australia/NZ Reference Centre [library.lakemac.com.au]; National Library Guides [nla.gov.au/guides]; State Library Guides [www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research_guides/]

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Where are full text periodical articles on aromatherapy.
A. Enter “aromatherapy” in advanced search box and refine by ‘full text’. Results include Australian Nursing Journal, Drug Store News, Australian Parents, and Natural Health.

9. What does the search result list show?
Title of article; Abstract; Source; link to full text.

10. Rate this resource.
MasterFILE Premier has information from Australian reference and journal souces, and is reliable and authoritative.

Latest Junior and Y Adult at Belmont Library

2009-08-06T08:02:00.000+10:00

Latest AF & DVDs at Belmont

2009-08-05T08:00:00.000+10:00

Read and Rhyme - August 18

2009-08-01T10:36:00.000+10:00

National Library Databases

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National Library Databases – using a NLA Library Card
National Library registration is available to anyone residing in Australia. Library cards are valid for two years. Having a National Library library card allows you to access a selection of licensed databases over the Internet, via the Library's eResources homepage [nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced].

Apply for a library card online here. It will be posted to you.

GENERAL REFERENCE RESOURCES
American National Biography - portraits of more than 18,000 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, who have made an impact on the American nation.
Biography Resource Center - biographies from over 880 volumes of more than 135 Gale Group sources
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - full text of Encyclopaedia Britannica plus links to related web sites.
Factiva [Australian and Overseas Newspapers] - full text coverage of Australian and overseas newspapers and journals.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - encyclopedias, almanacs and specialised reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
JSTOR - important scholarly journals. There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
MacquarieNet - a blend of Australian and international reference works: encyclopedias; dictionaries; and atlases. It also includes articles; images; links; and news items.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000.
Oxford Reference Online - covers many subjects in a single cross-searchable resource
Project Muse - 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
World of Learning - 30,000 universities, colleges, schools of art and music, libraries, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries.

ART
Art Index - indexes articles from periodicals published throughout the world and indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.

ECONOMICS
Annual Reports Online - Australian companies' annual reports dating back to 1995
Business Who's Who of Australia - Directory of Australian public and private companies, and details of company directors.
Economist historical archive 1843-2003 - 8,000 issues since first publication in 1843
eiu.com: Economist Intelligence Unit - country analysis and forecasts, risk assessments, economic and market data
Emerald Management Xtra (EMX125) - 123 full text journals and reviews from the world's top 300 management journals.
Jobson's Online - information on over a thousand companies (industrial & mining) listed on the Australian & New Zealand Stock Exchanges.
Making of the Modern World - Economic Literature 1450-1850
ProQuest Asian Business and Reference - detailed information on companies, economies, markets, and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere.
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their Impact

HEALTH
Health & Wellness Resource Center - magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on health

HISTORY
19th Century British Library newspapers - full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain.
British periodicals online collections I and II - 500 periodical runs published from the 1680s to the 1930s, comprising six million keyword-searchable pages
Early English Books Online - digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700
Eighteenth Century Collections Online - 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701-1800
Eighteenth Century Journals I & II : Newspapers and Periodicals 1685 – 1815 - one of the finest surviving collections of eighteenth-century periodicals.
Times Digital Archive [1785-1985] - millions of articles from the London Times. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
MEMSO : Medieval and early modern sources online - collection of digitized editions of texts concerning economic, political, legal, and ecclesiastical history
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals - digitised versions of key 19th Century UK Periodicals.
17th-18th Century Burney collection newspapers - newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media.

LAW
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books - International coverage of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more.

LIBRARIES
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science - overview of the library and information science field.
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text - periodicals, selected state journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and library school theses, plus hundreds of books per year.

LITERATURE
AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature - a combination of enhanced biographical and bibliographical information and the full text of critical articles, creative writing and information resources about many aspects of Australia's literary heritage.
Book Review Digest - excerpts of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults.
Essay and General Literature Index - essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.
Fiction Catalog - selective annotated list of fiction for adults
Literature Resource Center – includes Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography Online,
Oxford English Dictionary Online - a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through millions of quotations.

MUSIC
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 - more than 550 entries focusing on artists active from 1990-2003.
Music Index Online - journal articles appearing in over 875 music periodicals from over 40 countries. Covers all aspects of classical and popular music.
Oxford Music Online - Grove Music Online, Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.

SCIENCE
Applied Science & Technology Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information - from careers to information technologies
Endangered Species - completely updated to reflect the changes in endangered and threatened status. Color photographs and maps provide further illustrate the many species threatened by extinction.
Gale Encyclopedia of Science - major areas of science, and provides readers with a wide range of up-to-date, relevant, and accurate information.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community.
Water: Science and Issues - fresh water, marine waters, and policy and management.

SOCIETY
Countries and Their Cultures - cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism - describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society - social and cultural history of childhood from antiquity to the present.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World - Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries.
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion - interactions, contradictions, and tensions between science and religion, both historically and in contemporary life.
Gerritsen Collection : Women's History Online, 1543-1945 - the greatest source for the study of women's history in the world
SourceOECD - beginning 1997, the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, comprises monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases.

Converting document formats online

2009-07-16T15:11:00.003+10:00

Sometimes when you open a document to edit or print on the library computers it cannot be opened because it is in a particular format.

For example, documents created in Microsft Works cannot be opened by Microsoft Word.

You can convert these files by using a free online conversion service such as zamzar.com.

Upload the file, and choose the desired format (for example .doc or .rtf). The converted file will be emailed to you.

If you don't have online access to email, you can use a temporary email account such as mailinator.com. Think up any unique email username and have it sent to username@mailinator.com. Go to Mailinator.com and enter the username to collect your email.

Coffee Books and Chat - July 28

2009-07-16T10:34:00.001+10:00

Family History Services at the Library

2009-07-15T14:01:00.002+10:00

There are a wide range of resources at Information Services that can assist you with researching your family history. These include:

* Australian births, deaths, and marriages indexes;
* cemetery lists;
* shipping lists;
* government gazettes;
* newspapers; and
* microforms and CD-ROMs.

The Lake Macquarie Family History Group is available to assist you with your research at Speers Point Library every Friday from 10am to 1pm.

Contact Details:

Information Services
Phone: 02 4921 0446
Fax: 02 4950 8110
Email: libinf@lakemac.nsw.gov.au

Family History Document Service - Help Sheet

2009-07-13T14:13:00.000+10:00

Resource Name: FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENT SERVICE

1. How do I access this resource?
See library staff for access.

2. Is it available from home?
Available from library branches only.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
There is a large portion related to Australian Family History topics.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Documents are grouped into categories. Click on a topic to see further sub-topics.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Anyone searching their family history who needs documents which are not available freely online.

6. How is this resource unique?
This resource provides convenient access to records usually only available in major libraries, archives and other repositories.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: Pioneers and Births, Deaths and Marriages indexes
Online: Cyndis List [ www.cyndislist.com ]

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Can I confirm if my relative had a business in Newcastle at the turn of the last century?
A. Under Directories, click Sands Country Alphabetical Directory 1905

9. What does the search result list show?
An image of a page from the document.

10. Rate this resource.
This resources provides access to remote or unavailable resources for Family History research.

New Titles at Belmont - Junior and Young Adult

2009-07-09T18:24:00.000+10:00

New Titles at Belmont - ANF & CDs

2009-07-08T18:22:00.000+10:00

True Crime Display

2009-07-08T15:25:00.002+10:00

Crime: see abomination, atrocity, breach, break, caper, case, corruption, delinquency, depravity, dereliction, enormity, evil, fault, felony, hit, infraction, infringement, iniquity, job, lawlessness, malfeasance, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, mortal sin, outrage, racket, scandal, sneak, transgression, trespass, vice, villainy, violation, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing, antisocial behavior, criminality, delict, delictum, evil behavior, fast one, illegality, immorality, malefaction, tort, unlawful act

Some TRUE CRIME books:
Angels of death : inside the biker gangs' crime empire
Another 12 crimes that shocked the nation
Bloody murder : from the detective story to the crime novel
Cold blooded murder : true crimes that rocked Australia
Cops : true stories from Australian police
Crime scene : the ultimate guide to forensic science
Crime scene : true stories from the life of a forensic investigator
Crime scene investigation
Crime time : Australians behaving badly
Crimebusting : breakthroughs in forensic criminology
Crimes that shocked Australia
East End murders : from Jack the Ripper to Ronnie Kray
FBI 100 years : an unofficial history
Gangland Australia : colonial criminals to the Carlton Crew
Gangland crimes that shocked Australia
Hanged : executions in Australia
Hard evidence : how detectives inside the FBI's sci-crime lab have helped solve America's toughest cases
Lives of crime : the Melbourne gangland murders and other tales of true crime
Loyalty and betrayal : the story of the American mob
Mad, bad and mysterious : murder, rape and pillage in Australia
Mop men : inside the world of Crime Scene Cleaners
Murder and misadventure : terrifying true tales from Australia's past
Murder at Anna Bay : the story of the investigation into the murder of Judith Brown
Outside the law 2 : Australian true crime stories
Outside the law 2 : Australian true crime stories
Profile of a criminal mind : how psychological profiling helps solve true crimes
Psychic detectives : the mysterious use of paranormal phenomena in solving true crimes
Rats : crooks who got away with it : tails of true crime and mystery from the Underbelly archives
Sentenced seven years
Smoke, mirrors, and murder : and other true cases
The Australian book of true crime
The Australian crime file : a 'best of' collection of notorious true-crime stories
The casebook of forensic detection : how science solved 100 of the world's most baffling crimes
The encyclopedia of crime
The matriarch : the Kathy Pettingill story
The racket : how abortion became legal in Australia
The scent of a crime
True and infamous crimes of Australia and New Zealand
Underbelly. 3 : some more true crime stories
Underbelly. 11 : more true crime stories

Latest AF and DVDs at Belmont Library

2009-07-07T18:18:00.000+10:00

Wombat Wombling storytime

2009-07-07T12:09:00.005+10:00

Do the Kangaroo!

Do the crocodile snap!

NoveList - Help Sheet

2009-07-06T08:25:00.000+10:00

Resource Name: NoveList

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘Novelist’ link. When prompted, type your Lake Macquarie library card for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
There are over 150,000 fiction titles, and over 4000 custom created articles and lists, relating to a variety of countries.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search by: Author; Title; Series; Title; or Describe A Plot
Limit To:
* Adults
* Teens
* Older Kids
* Younger Kids

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Anyone seeking reading advice.

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on professional material which is authoritative.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: “Bloomsbury good reading guide”; “Now read on : a guide to contemporary popular fiction”
Online: Amazon.com’s Listmania; whatshouldireadnext.com

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. What are some novels about castles?
A. In the advanced search enter ‘castles’ in the Subject field. Results can be narrowed by: Magic; ; Haunted castles; Men/women relations; Historical romances, American; Castles – Scotland, etc.

9. What does the search result list show?
Title; Author; Publisher; Pub Date; Popularity; Reading level; Series; ISBN and Summary

10. Rate this resource.
NoveList has structured database-type information on fiction for adults and children.

Standards Australia Online

2009-06-29T09:18:00.002+10:00

Resource Name: AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS ONLINE

1. How do I access this resource?
Available from library branches only. Please ask staff for log in assistance.

2. Is it available from home?
No.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
It covers all Australian Standards.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Subject Search: Arranges all Standards by subject area, and users may select to search within a subject to find what sub-headings and Standards are listed below it.
Power Search: allows for more complex searches which combine any number of search strings together. This may include keywords in the title or abstract (summary); keywords in the full text of the standard; or date of publishing.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Those who need to refer to Australian standards.

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on subscription only content.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: New South Wales timber framing manual.
Online: Standards Australia [www.standards.org.au]

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. What are Australian Standards for “Swimming Pool Safety”.
A. Enter “Swimming Pool Safety” Quick search. Results included: Swimming pool safety - Safety barriers for swimming pools ; Swimming pool safety - Location of safety barriers for swimming pools ; Swimming pool safety - Water recirculation systems ; Guide to swimming pool safety

9. What does the search result list show?
Standards Number; Title of Standard or publication, link to full text.

10. Rate this resource.
Australian Standards Online is an efficient, trouble-free way to access over 7,700 national Australian Standards.

Aromatherapy Talk - Tuesday June 30 11:30

2009-06-26T13:46:00.003+10:00

Most popular recent items

2009-06-25T14:07:00.000+10:00

Beat the Winter Blues display

2009-06-24T10:36:00.003+10:00

Have the cold days and nights got you feeling down?

Come and see our 'Beat the Winter Blues' display to find ways to lift your mood.

Science Reference Centre

2009-06-22T09:04:00.001+10:00

Resource Name: SCIENCE REFERENCE CENTRE

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘Science Reference Centre’ link. When prompted, type your Lake Macquarie library card for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
It has international coverage.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search by:
Search within the full text of the articles ; Full Text ; Peer Reviewed Publication ; Type of publication; Date of Publication; Number Of Pages; View Types.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Researchers and students authoritative scientific information from both reference and journal sources..

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on subscription only content.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: Scientific encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Online: Scirus.com; National Library Guides [http://www.nla.gov.au/guides/#Science]

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Where are full text articles on “Green Roofs”.
A. Enter “Green Roofs” in advanced search box and refine by ‘full text. Results include Environmental Magazine; Horticulture; Earth Island Journal; New Scientist; Bioscience.

9. What does the search result list show?
Title of article; Abstract; Source; link to full text.

10. Rate this resource.
Science Reference Centre has scientific information from reference and journal souces, and is reliable and authoritative.

D-Day - June 6, 1944

2009-06-18T08:36:00.001+10:00

Come in and see our D-Day display.

What was the significance of D-Day?
D-Day signalled the start of the Allies' invasion of western Europe in June 1944, and a crucial turning point in the war with Nazi Germany.
Russia was making progress towards Berlin, farther to the east. But Allied commanders agreed a second front was needed to defeat Germans occupying much of western Europe.
Thousands of mainly Americans and Canadians joined British naval, air and ground troops in southern England, to prepare for Operation Overlord.

When did it take place?
D-Day had been planned for more than a year, and those who were to take part spent several months training.
The ambitious air and sea assault was dependent on a combination of factors, including the weather, tidal conditions and most important of all, surprise.
Despite forecasts of poor weather, it was originally scheduled for 5 June, however storms forced Supreme Allied Commander Gen Dwight Eisenhower to put it back 24 hours. Finally, the weather improved and he gave the command.

How many troops were involved?
A total of 156,000 men took part in D-Day, but many times that number were to be involved in the ensuing campaign over the next few months.
Airborne troops were parachuted into Normandy in the hours before the main seaborne invasion party landed.
A total of 6,000 ships and landing craft were involved, delivering troops to five beaches along a carefully selected stretch of the Normandy coast.
On D-Day alone, up to 3,000 Allied troops died. Some 9,000 were wounded or missing.

What happened on D-Day?
A brilliant deception plan led German military leaders to suspect the main invasion would be farther up the coast.
The surprise element helped British and Canadian troops in particular establish footholds at beaches codenamed Gold, Juno and Sword.
American soldiers also managed to land on the westernmost beach - Utah - without major casualties. At nearby Omaha, they suffered severe losses as they encountered a crack division of German troops.

What happened after D-Day?
Once the beaches were secure, progress through the narrow lanes and staunchly defended towns of Normandy was slow. But with the Allies outnumbering their enemy and supported by their air superiority, they were able to overcome the considerable resistance - though at a heavy price.
By the time they crossed the Seine and liberated Paris in late August, around 10% of the Allies' two million troops had been killed, wounded or were missing.
The success of Operation Overlord was to pave the way for Allied victory.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/3770665.stm

Libraries : your passport to discovery

2009-06-17T13:52:00.002+10:00

Which plastic card in your wallet gives you access to free information, books, magazines, music CDs, DVDs, and more? Your library card.

The theme for Library and Information Week (25-31 May) is Libraries: your passport to discovery! In the current economic climate, your Lake Macquarie City Library card is more valuable than ever.

Come in and see our libraries display.

Australia/NZ Reference Centre - Help Sheet

2009-06-15T15:48:00.004+10:00

Resource Name: AUSTRALIA/NZ REFERENCE CENTRE

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘Australia/NZ Reference Centre’ link. When prompted, type your Lake Macquarie library card for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
It is designed for Austraian users.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search by:
Search within the full text of the articles ; Full Text ; Peer Reviewed Publication ; Type of publication; Date of Publication; Number Of Pages; View Types.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Researchers and students requiring Australasian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books in full text, or a local Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps and flags.

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on subscription only content.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Online: MasterFILE Premier; National Library Guides; State Library Guides

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Where are full text periodical articles on racism in sport.
A. Enter “racism sport” in advanced search box and refine by ‘full text’ and ‘Periodical’. Results include Rugby League Week and Sports Illustrated.

9. What does the search result list show?
Title of article; Abstract; Source; link to full text.

10. Rate this resource.
Australia/NZ Reference Centre has information from Australian reference and journal souces, and is reliable and authoritative.

Storytime - July 7

2009-06-12T17:16:00.000+10:00

Coffee, Books and Chat - June 30

2009-06-11T17:07:00.006+10:00

Literary Reference Centre - Help Sheet

2009-06-08T15:20:00.003+10:00

Resource Name: LITERARY REFERENCE CENTRE

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘Literary Reference Centre’ link. When prompted, type your lake macquarie library card for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
You can refine your search by National identity.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search by:
Full Text ; Publish Date; Document Type ; Images; Author ; Gender ; Cultural Identity ; National Identity ; Title ; Character ; Locale ; Genre

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
high school and undergraduate English and Humanities students with homework and research assignments of a literary nature.

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on professional material which is authoritative. It has full text sources not available on the Internet.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: “The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms”
Online: National Library Guides; Granger's Poetry Index [See library staff for access]; Novelist

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Can I see images of Romantic poets
A. Enter “Romatic Poets” in search box and refine by ‘Images’ in advanced search. Image thumbnails and biographical data are displayed in a table.

9. What does the search result list show?
Title of article; Source; Format

10. Rate this resource.
Literary Reference Centre has information from reference and journal souces, and is reliable and authoritative.

NSW Law handbook Online - Help Sheet

2009-06-01T08:00:00.005+10:00

Resource Name: THE LAW HANDBOOK

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from an internet computer at any Lake Macquarie City Library. You can phone ahead to book a computer. Ask the library staff for password access.

2. Is it available from home?
No. This is only available at the Library.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
It deals exclusively with New South Wales law.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
You can ‘browse’ the chapter headings or use the simple search box.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
The general public who need straightforward answers to common legal issues.

6. How is this resource unique?
The Law Handbook Online is the most up-to-date and practical, plain language legal resource on the laws of New South Wales.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: NSW Law Handbook print version; The family law handbook
Online: ComLaw [http://www.comlaw.gov.au/]; NSW legislation [http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/]; Legal Information Access Centre [liac.sl.nsw.gov.au]

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Is a retaining wall a dividing fence?
A. “A wall that is part of a building or a retaining wall is not a fence within the meaning of the Act.”

9. What does the search result list show?
The title of the Chapter, and a snippet of text.

10. Rate this resource.
This guide is authoritative, but easy to understand.

Current popular titles

2009-05-26T14:02:00.000+10:00

artcyclopedia.com - Help Sheet

2009-05-25T11:24:00.003+10:00

Resource Name: artcyclopedia.com

1. How do I access this resource?
Go to artcyclopedia.com

2. Is it available from home?
YES !

3. Does it have much Australian content?
There are many Australian artists listed. You can browse by artist’s nationality.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
You can search seperately by Artist’s Name, Art Work, or Museum. You can browse by: Name; Medium; Subject; Nationality; Women Artists and Art Movements

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Their mission is to become the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet:

6. How is this resource unique?
It has a simple navigation system and is comprehensive of artworks at major institutions online.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: “Britannica encyclopedia of art”; “Oxford illustrated encyclopedia of the arts”
Online: State Library of NSW Guide

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Where might I find examples of POP ART artists online
A. Choose POP ART from the Art Movements list on the main page. Select an artist and view the works available online.

9. What does the search result list show?
Commercial Galleries; Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries; Professional Tools; Pictures from Image Archives; Web Sites About the Artist; Other Web Sites; Articles; "Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon; Commercial Art Image Databases; Image Search Engines; Community Image Upload Sites; Books and Articles, Facts and Figures; and Web Search.

10. Rate this resource.
This is a good one-stop-shop for investigating what is available about an artist or art topic online.

Books and Babies - Wednesdays at 10:30

2009-05-20T16:21:00.001+10:00

Read and Rhyme - 2009 Dates

2009-05-18T16:19:00.001+10:00

History and Reference Library Online - Help Sheet

2009-05-18T10:26:00.002+10:00

Resource Name: HISTORY AND REFERENCE LIBRARY

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘History and Reference Library’ link. When prompted, type your Lake Macquarie library card number for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES !

3. Does it have much Australian content?
There is a large portion related to Australian History topics.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Following a basic search, you have various options of content from which to choose.

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
This online Library is designed for use by schools, parents, and seniors.

6. How is this resource unique?
It has a simple navigation system and includes a lot of Original Source Documents.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: “Bold experiment : a documentary history of Australian immigration since 1945”; “Select documents in Australian history, 1788-1850”
Online: National Library Guide ; State Library of NSW Guide

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. Give examples of the use of mustard gas in World War I
A. Type ‘mustard gas’ into the Search Box. There are a few links to useful articles, writen in an easy to read style. It includes a first hand account.

9. What does the search result list show?
Article Title, a summary and links to related information.

10. Rate this resource.

This resources is an easy to navigate site aimed at historical students and researchers. It has general, but reliable information, as well as primary and secondary source material.

Coffee Books and Chat - Classics 26th May

2009-05-15T16:25:00.003+10:00

Consumer Health Complete - Help Sheet

2009-05-11T15:13:00.004+10:00

Resource Name: CONSUMER HEALTH COMPLETE

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from your home computer. Go to library.lakemac.com.au and click the ‘Consumer Health Complete’ link. When prompted, type your lake macquarie library card for FREE access.

2. Is it available from home?
YES.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
The medical information applies to all countries equally. There is a small portion which is produced in Australia.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search:
* By Source:
* By Full Text
* By Journal Name
* Published Date
* Publication Type
* Document Type

There is a tutorial vieo at:
support.ebscohost.com/training/flash_videos/CHCinterfaceTutorial.html

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Anyone seeking reliable medical information.

6. How is this resource unique?
This site draws on professional material which is authoritative.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: “Encyclopedia of family health”; “Complete home medical guide”
Online: MIMS online [Available from library branches only];

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. What are the medicinal properties of Stinging Nettle
A. Located article in “Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants & Herbs”

9. What does the search result list show?
Title of article; Source; Format

10. Rate this resource.
Consumer Health Complete has information from medical references and literature, as well as more general fact sheets and information on alternative health.

Latest Junior and Y Adult at Belmont Library

2009-05-06T18:24:00.000+10:00

Latest ANF and CDs at Belmont Library

2009-05-05T18:20:00.000+10:00

New Titles at Belmont - AF & DVDs

2009-05-04T17:52:00.005+10:00

Choice Online - Help Sheet

2009-05-04T15:17:00.008+10:00

Resource Name: CHOICE ONLINE

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from an internet computer at any Lake Macquarie City Library. You can phone ahead to book a computer. Ask the library staff for password access.

2. Is it available from home?
No. This is only available at the Library.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
All the information at this site is for Australian users.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Refine Your Search:
* By Category:
* By Sub Category:;
* By Report Type (Free or Premium)

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Anyone considering buying or using a product. Background information on consumer topics.

6. How is this resource unique?
The tests are exclusive to Choice members or subscribers. There is unique content online which is not in the printed magazine. Topics are updated regularly online.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: Don't get ripped off; Put it in writing : letters that get results
Online: ACCC Consumer page ; StaySmartOnline

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. What is the best four-slice toaster to buy
A. 1) Search “toaster”; 2) Refine search by Sub Category=”appliances”
Result: Test: Four-slice toasters (Online 02/06) [Prices and availability checked January 2008]

9. What does the search result list show?
Pay or Free; Title of article/Test; Date added or updated. Abstract; Related Searches.

10. Rate this resource.
CHOICE ONLINE is Australia’s most authoritative source of scientific comparisons between products, and a variety of other helpful consumer information.

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Books about consumer rights at Lake Macquarie Library

Affluenza : when too much is never enough 303.4 HAM
Allan Fels : a portrait of power B FEL
Consumer guide to home energy savings 944 AMA
Consumers & money LIAC
Don't get ripped off 343.94 BIR
Seniors guide : consumer information for older Australians LIAC
The Choice guide to baby products 649.122 AUS
The complete fats & oils book : how to buy, use, and control fats & oils 613.28 HAR
The new green consumer guide 333.72 HAI
The undercover economist 330.9 HAR
True green : 100 everyday ways you can contribute to a healthier planet 640.73 MCK
True green kids : 100 things you can do to save the planet 363.7 MCK
What the label doesn't tell you 615.954 DIB
Why we buy : the science of shopping 658.834 UND
Working the system : a guide for citizens, consumers and communities LIAC

Scrapbooking

2009-04-30T17:58:00.000+10:00

Come in and see our scrapbooking display!

Here is a list of local suppliers:

View Larger Map

SUBJECT GUIDE TO SPECIAL AND SELECTED RESOURCES

2009-04-28T14:43:00.001+10:00

ART
Art cyclopedia - The Fine Art Search Engine.

Harcourt's Guide to Researching Art History Using the Internet.

Oxford Art Online (incl Grove Art Online)
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

CONSUMER HELP
Aust. Price Comparison sites
shopbot; getprice; shopferret; ausprices; ozpriceguide.com; pricespy; myshopping; shopmania.

Choice Online
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Governement information on: consumer rights; resolving problems; shopping more safely.
accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/ForConsumers

Use Google maps as a services/product locality guide.

Staysmartonline - helps home & businesses be smart online.

GENEALOGY

Ancestry Library Edition
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Australian War Memorial - Family History Pages.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites is the most comprehensive.

IHR NSW Family History Document Service
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

NSW Births Deaths and Marriages online site.

HEALTH
Consumer Health Complete
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

Google – See “Searches related to:” results at the bottom of health searches.

MIMS - Drug information.
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

HISTORY
History & Reference Library
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

IMAGES
Enlarge or reduce images online, to print or save.
shrinkpictures.com

Find images similar to a particular image.
similar-images.googlelabs.com

Refine Search by: Content; Size; Filetype; Colour; Domain.
images.google.com.au

Resize; crop; sharpen; rotate; adjust; black & white; add border.
webresizer.com

JOURNALS
Australian Public Affairs Full Text - current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences.
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

Google Scholar - a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.

LAW
ComLaw – All Commonwealth legislation.

Find Legal Answers to everyday questions about the law in NSW

Law Handbook Online
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)

All NSW legislation

LITERATURE
Amazon – in-print books; reviews; lists; readers-who-bought-this info.

Google Books – full text searching of scanned books.

Granger's Poetry Index
Available from selected library branches only. See library staff for access.

Literary Reference Centre
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

Novelist
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

What should I read next – reader recommendations.

NEWS
Fairfax (incl. SMH & Newcastle Herald)

Google News – latest news. Refine by date; source; source location.

Google News Archive - Historical News, including timeline.

News Ltd Newspaper (inc. The Australian)
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

REFERENCE
ANZ Reference Centre
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

MasterFILE Premier - 500 full text reference books
Available from Home. Enter your Lake Macquarie library card number.

National Library's Online Guides -- History; Law; Literature; Reference; Science; Statistics.

NSW State Library's Research Guides -- Arts; Business; Convicts; Family History; Health; HSC English; Indigenous Australians; Law; Sport.

SCIENCE
Science Reference Centre
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

SCIRUS - scientific research search tool.

STANDARDS
Australian Standards
Available from library branches only. See library staff for access.

STATISTICS
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census QuickStats; by Local Government; Key National Indicators ; population clock; Australia at a Glance.

TRAVEL
Accomodation finders:
wotif.net.au OR lastminute.com.au

Flights, packages, accommodation, insurance & car hire compared.
http://www.travel.com.au/

Get driving directions via Google maps.

Oxford Art Online - Help Sheet

2009-04-27T16:01:00.007+10:00

Resource Name: OXFORD ART ONLINE (incl. Grove Art Online)

1. How do I access this resource?
You can access this from an internet computer at any Lake Macquarie City Library. You can phone ahead to book a computer. Ask the library staff for password access.

2. Is it available from home?
No. This is only available at the Library.

3. Does it have much Australian content?
Australian artists are included. You can search by country of artist.

4. Is there an advanced searching option?
Yes. Click on ‘Advanced Search’ on the main page.
Choose searches from: Main; Image; Biography and Bibliography.
Limit searches by: Full article text; Entry title; Bibliographies; Contributors
Choose which resource:
* Grove Art Online -- Art and Art Forms; Geography; People; Styles and Cultures; or Time Periods
* The Oxford Companion to Western Art
* Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
* The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms

5. For whom would this resource be suitable?
Students and art researchers. Artists. Crafts people.

6. How is this resource unique?
It is authoritative, from scholars around the world in one place. Includes images and links to image collections.

7. What are similar or complementary resources?
Books: McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art; Britannica encyclopedia of art; The New York Times guide to the arts of the 20th century; The Book of Art
Online: artcyclopedia.com; Harcourt's Guide to Researching Art History Using the Internet ; NSW State Library Research Guide .

8. What would be sample questions that this resource could answer?
Q. At what internet site might I find a lot of images by Sydney Nolan?
A. 1) Search “Sidney Nolan” in Advanced Images Search; 2) Choose images at external sites.
There is a link to the Tate Collection with 135 works included.

9. What does the search result list show?
The Title of the article and type of entry, with a snippet of text, and the source. You can refine results by type of entry and content.

10. Rate this resource.
This is a high quality site with very reliable and authoritative information about art and artists. It has references to other books, articles and online sources. Recommended for researching art topics in depth.

Latest Popular Books

2009-04-27T14:35:00.004+10:00

Thomas Keneally

2009-04-23T15:29:00.004+10:00

Rare Schindler's list on display in Sydney
A list of names compiled by German industrialist Oskar Schindler in the final days of World War II is now on display at the New South Wales State Library.

The list has 801 names, ages, nationalities and other details of Jews who Schindler saved from Nazi death camps.

The list, one of a number of lists that Schindler wrote, was hurriedly typed out on 18 April 1945 in the closing days of World War II.

The 13-pages of yellowed paper lay buried for years in a bundle of documents used by New South Wales author Thomas Keneally to write his 1982 Booker Prize-winning Schindler's Ark, which inspired the Oscar-winning movie Schindler's List.

Mr Keneally got the list almost 30 years ago in a shop in Los Angeles, from one of the people whom Schindler helped - Leopold Pfefferberg, Jewish worker 173 on the list.

The author sold his collection of documents and notes to a manuscript dealer, and the library bought the Keneally papers 12 years ago.

State Library historian Olwen Pryke says neither she nor the manuscript dealer knew the copy of the list was hidden amongst Keneally's notes.

None of the originals is still in existence and the Sydney list, on display in the library, is one of only a handful of carbon copies around the world.

Dr Pryke describes the list as one of the most powerful documents of the 20th century.

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Thomas Keneally novels at Lake Macquarie Library
Angel in Australia (aka. Office of innocence)
Bettany's book
Blood red, sister Rose
Bring larks and heroes
By the line
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Confederates
Dutiful daughter
Family madness
Fear
Flying hero class
Gossip from the forest
Jacko
Office of innocence (aka. An angel in Australia)
Passenger
Playmaker
River town
Schindler's ark (aka. Schindler's list)
Survivor
Three cheers for the Paraclete
Tyrant's novel
Victim of the aurora
Widow and her hero
Woman of the inner sea

Coffee Books and Chat - April 28

2009-04-08T15:35:00.000+10:00

2009 Storytime dates

2009-04-07T15:42:00.002+10:00

A World of Fairies

2009-04-06T17:51:00.003+10:00

Come see our magical display...

Complete idiot's guide to elves and fairies by Sirona Knight.
Dragons, little people, witches, fairies, trolls and elves
Elves & fairies
Faeries
Fairies : celebrations from season to season
Fairy magic
Great encyclopedia of faeries
Imps, demons, hobgoblins, witches, fairies & elves
Lady Cottington's pressed fairy book
Magicians and fairies
Practical guide to faeries by Susan J. Morris
Secret world of the flower fairies
Working with angels, fairies & nature spirits by William Bloom.

Lake Macquarie Plans and Reports - On Display

2009-03-31T15:14:00.017+11:00

The following are currently on display at Lake Macquarie Libraries.
[Updated 11/11/2010]
Aging population plan, 2008-2017 : Draft
Alcohol free zones : proposal and maps of the zones throughout the Lake Macquarie City Council Local Government Area
Belmont Wetlands State Park : draft Plan of Management (PoM)
Bipolar disorder fact sheets
Blacksmiths Beach
Charlestown transportation study for Lake Macquarie City Council : implementation report
Code of meeting practice
Colongra Pipeline REF addendum project : review of environmental factors (addendum) by Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia ; for Delta Electricity.
Conservation management plan : Wallarah & Moonee Collieries Catherine Hill Bay, NSW /
Cultural plan 2007-2013
Dealing with depression : a commonsense guide to mood disorders
Depression fact sheets
Development Control Plan No. 1 : [draft] revision 4
Development Control Plan No. 1 [draft] : principles of development [revision 3]
Draft amendment to Development Control Plan No. 1 : Belmont North Nissen Hut Heritage Conservation Area - Area Plan and Development Guidelines
Draft catchment action plan
Draft cemetery strategy
Draft Community Crime Prevention Plan : 2009-2011
Draft Glendale Regional Centre Master Plan
Draft Lake Macquarie Aboriginal Heritage Management Strategy : exhibition documants
Draft Lake Macquarie City Council and Family Services Strategy 2009-2014 : making Lake Macquarie a great place for children
Draft Lake Macquarie Community Plan 2008-2018 : aspirations of the people of Lake Macquarie
Draft Lake Macquarie environmental action plan : January 2004 /
Draft Managing Land Contamination Policy
Draft plan of management : leased/licensed area of Community land No. 44/2005
Draft proposed amendments to Wallarah Peninsula : design essentials
Draft sports facilities strategy 2009-2014
Exhibition of low-cost housing strategy : draft action plan
Glenrock State Recreation Area : draft plan of management
Guide to rural residential living in the Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast of NSW
I had a black dog : his name was depression
Lake Macquarie City Council Draft Social Plan 2009-2014 : Version 2 Lake Macquarie City Council.
Lake Macquarie City Council pool service delivery model : final draft report
Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2004 : draft Amendment No. 12 [and] : draft Amendment No. 13
Lake Macquarie local environmental plan 2004 : draft amendment no. 40 (Trinity Point, Bardens Bay
Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2004 : draft amendment no. 45
LMCC suburb review : stage 1
Local environment study for land north of Teralba
Local Environmental Plan : draft Amendment No. 24
Mawsons lookout : plan of management : draft
Munmorah State Conservation Area and Bird Island Nature Reserve : propsed amendments to the plan of management
Proposed Biodiversity Planning Principles for Local Environmental Plan Rezoning Proposals
Speers Point Park : draft masterplan report
Speers Point Park : masterplan report
Speers Point Park plan of management
Tracking the black dog : hairy tales and historical legwork from the Black Dog Institute's writing competition
Trinity Point environmental assessment
Trinity Point marina and mixed use resort
Urban design study : Friths' site and surrounding council lands HBO + EMTB Urban & Landscape Design [commissioned by] Lake Macquarie City Council
Voluntary Planning Agreement for land at North Cooranbong : draft
Voluntary Planning Agreement for North Cooranbong : draft

A new image of Shakespeare

2009-03-30T17:12:00.002+11:00

"We all know what William Shakespeare looked like: similar to a hippie uncle — balding, moustached, longish hair in back. How do we know? Mostly from an engraving by Martin Droeshout that appeared with the First Folio, the collection of Shakespeare's work that was published in 1623, seven years after his death. That engraving is reproduced with almost every edition of Shakespeare that offers a picture of him.

But engravings are typically copied from another source, like a drawing or painting. Shakespeareans have been tantalized for generations by the possibility that a genuine life portrait of the man survives somewhere.

Now Stanley Wells, professor emeritus of Shakespeare Studies at Birmingham University and one of the world's most distinguished Shakespeare scholars, says he has identified one. Wells is convinced that an oil painting on wood panel that has rested for centuries in the collection of an old Irish family was painted from life around 1610, when Shakespeare was 46.

If that's so, it would be the only true likeness we have of the greatest writer of the English language."
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1883770,00.html?imw=Y

Shakespeare books on display
O Brave new world : two centuries of Shakespeare on the Australian stage
Players : the mysterious identity of William Shakespeare
The Shakespeare handbook
Shakespeare : his life, work and era
Shakespeare in the movies : from the silent era to Shakespeare in love
Shakespeare : the biography
Shakespeare's professional career
A theater of envy : William Shakespeare
A theatergoer's guide to Shakespeare's characters
Ungentle Shakespeare : scenes from his life
Will in the world : how Shakespeare became Shakespeare

Easter Storytime - April 7

2009-03-24T13:29:00.000+11:00

Click image to see full size.

New Trends and Technology in 2009

2009-03-21T17:46:00.000+11:00

• Cloud Computing – people store more data and rely more and more on the cloud
• Changing role of IT – a growing emph0asis on communication, people skills and humanism
• Value of the Commons – a community - a gathering place - a place to share
• Micro-Interaction – everyday exchanges we have with a product, brand and service – the workstream
• The Tribe – virtual communities
• Encourage the heart – an emphasis on caring and empathy
• Portable Devices – how we live, work and learn. Education can take place virtually anywhere
• Personalization – People are personalizing their information experiences and spaces.
• Localization – location-aware iPhones and applications make it easy to follow someone’s movements.
• Digital lifestyle – Music, movies, books, articles, podcasts, TV shows, are all available online.
• Open Thinking – From Open Source Software to open governance

Coffee, Books and Chat - March 31 at 10:30

2009-03-21T15:45:00.000+11:00

Google Tools

2009-03-20T17:43:00.000+11:00

Google is the most popular site for searching the Internet. It has become very successful by incorporating online advertising which is tailored to individual viewers interests. This success has enabled it to expand into many other areas, with the aim to “organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.”

Here are some Google tools of interest:
• Blogger – create your own blog of articles to which others can subscribe
• Books – search the content of millions of books
• Bookmarks – create a list of your favourite web sites
• Docs – create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations
• Earth – zoom in to the worlds resources, overlaid with additional information and views
• Gmail – a free email service with advanced features
• iGoogle – your tailored starting page with shortcuts to your regular sites and information
• Maps – view street and satellite maps, as well as directions and business information
• News – a constant stream of breaking news and views
• Reader – subscribe to regular updates from blogs and websites

Books and Babies - Wednesdays at 10:30

2009-03-20T15:25:00.000+11:00

Facebook - Connecting to friends

2009-03-19T17:38:00.000+11:00

According to the owners of Facebook, its mission "is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.”

The first step is to create a personal profile – who you are, where you live and work, what your interests are. Secondly, you make links to known friends (often drawing on your email contacts list). Thirdly you can attempt to link to other Facebook members with similar profiles.

Facebook has a number of features with which users may interact. They include the Wall, a space on every user's profile page that allows friends to post messages for the user to see, Pokes, which allows users to send a virtual "poke" to each other (a notification that tells a user that they have been poked), Photos, where users can upload albums and photos, and Status, which allows users to inform their friends of their whereabouts and actions.

There is a growing range of third-party add-on services and features, or Widgets, which enhance the attractiveness of the service. These can be games, information sources, or communication tools.

Alternatives to Facebook include MySpace and Google’s Orkut.

Social Networks - Blogs and tagging

2009-03-19T15:26:00.000+11:00

The fastest growing trend on the Internet is towards sites which encourage interaction and collaboration, called social networks. It features a greater degree of participation and user contribution than earlier Internet models.

It moves beyond email to Chat, Internet Messaging, publication of public profiles of personal interests, ‘tagging’ or cataloguing content, commenting and responding to other’s contributions, and especially Blogging.

“A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.

Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic.

The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting)”
wikipedia.com

Blogging software, often run online, is easy to use, such as at Blogger, WordPress, Movable Type, or LiveJournal.

The active users of the Internet are no longer content to be merely the receivers of information. They want to participate and be a part of what is happening. It is a much more dynamic, and socially active process than it used to be. It has the potential to radically change traditional media, and corporate and political life as well.

Emerging and successful web sites are incorporating these collaborative and interactive elements, using the ‘wisdom of crowds’ to help identify the most popular content.

A good example of collaboration is Wikipedia, the user-generated online encyclopaedia. “A wiki is a website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit and change content, typically without the need for registration. It also allows for linking among any number of pages.

This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring.” Wikipedia.org

Amazon.com, for example, features user-reviews, and identifies similar items people have bought at the site. It highlights popular items and allows voting of particular items. It encourages users to create lists, for the benefit of other users (Listmania).

It even has a product Wiki to “tag products with what they are and with their most important facts, and for others to search, discover, filter, and compare products by those tags”.

Video on the web - viewing and sharing videos

2009-03-19T15:22:00.000+11:00

1. FORMATS
.MPEG (compressed, open standard); .AVI (Audio Video Interleave, Microsoft standard); .WMV (compressed, proprietary Windows Media Video); .MOV (Apple’s QuickTime proprietary format); .SWF (playable in browsers, Shockwave)

2. PLAYERS AND SOFTWARE
Browsers; Windows Media Player software; Quicktime software.

3. MOBILE GADGETS
Personal Video recorders; iPod video players; Advanced phones such as iPhone; PDA (Personal Digital Assistants); MPEG players; Microsoft’s Zune.

4. SHARING MY VIDEO ONLINE (YouTUBE)

You can upload video files to public web sites such as YouTube.com for others to view, tag, comment and share. This is part of a trend that may see TV-type content available on computers and portable devices.

Audio on the web - Listening to and sharing music and more

2009-03-18T15:16:00.000+11:00

1. FORMATS
.WAV (uncompressed, large files); .MP3 (compressed, open standard); .AAC (compressed, iPod proprietary format); .WMA (compressed, Windows Media Audio); .RA (Real Audio, proprietary streaming format). DVD-Video is a standard for storing video content on DVD media.

2. STREAMING AUDIO
Referred to as Podcasts or Streaming Audio, often in MP3 format. Can be played ‘live’ as a download, or stored and re-played. You can ‘subscribe’ to regular broadcasts using software such as Juice.

3. PLAYERS AND SOFTWARE
On a PC using Windows Media Player, Real Audio Player, Quicktime etc.

4. MOBILE GADGETS

iPods; MP3 players; MP3-enabled phones and portable storage devices; PDA (Personal Digital Assistants).

5. SHARING MY AUDIO ONLINE (MP3.COM)
You can upload audio to public sites such as mp3.com. You can create and upload podcasts (see www.podcast.net for a directory).