Midwives and Nurses

Once again we are reminded of the importance of our frontline health professionals as the Covid pandemic dominates the daily news. Did you have an ancestor or relative who was a nurse or midwife in Victoria? 

One of the ‘Aims & Purposes’ of VAFHO (Victorian Association of Family History Organisations Inc) is: To promote and arrange easier public access to public records and record repositories throughout Victoria a wide range of interesting material for the dedicated researcher to investigate.

The Midwives and Nurses published in the Victorian Government Gazettes were cumbersome to find and search but through the work of dedicated volunteers the association has provided PDFs to facilitate access to these records.

Read about what one can expect to find in the registers and learn how to access the

Midwives Registers: 1916-1956 and the Nurses Registers: 1925-1956

Morning tea with the Mayor and councillors

On Wednesday 19th May the Group hosted a morning tea for Mayor Clare Stewart and four of the Noosa Shire councillors. John Hartley, the president of the group took the opportunity to thank the council for their ongoing support. Members of the group chatted with the councillors about their roles within the group as well as their family history interests. Several councillors are long term residents of the Shire and were interested to learn about the local history collection held in the group's library.

John Hartley and Win Wynn with the Mayor and councillors

John and Robyn Holton, Joan Whan and Elizabeth Thomas chat with the Mayor

A lively discussion at this table

The Mayor chats with Joan Sussmilch

Overall view of visitors of members and guests enjoying a cuppa and a chat

Thanks to our group photographer Claudia for capturing this event in images.

Pomona Weddings

This week from Trove a selection of Pomona weddings. Regional newspapers are excellent sources of information about events in the lives of local families.

1. 1927 Butler - Newton

2. 1927 Butt - Airton

3. 1927 Freemantle - Mussig

4. 1931 Harris - Wilson

1. 1927 'Pomona Wedding.', Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), 11 February, p. 1. , http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76864113

2. 1927 'Pomona.', Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), 25 March, p.3. , http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76859035

3. 1927 'Pomona Wedding.', Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), 27 May, p. 9. , http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76865487

4. 1931 'Pomona Wedding', The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 28 November, p. 13. (FIRST EDITION), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181926482