Blog – Conference 2020

Trade Tables

Post published:April 1, 2020
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Very pleasing to see that we already have 24 Trade Table Registrations for the 2020 Conference. Great to see that people are thinking positively about the future.

Conference Update

Post published:March 23, 2020
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Our Conference Venue, Wests New Lambton, is closed until the end of August at this stage. So far, all is still well for September. We will update this information as…

Raffle Prizes

Post published:January 25, 2020
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It's time to start thinking about possible prizes for the wonderful raffles which are held at the State Conference every year. Your Society (or you, personally) may have something which…

Tracing Aboriginal Ancestors

Post published:January 24, 2020
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Anny Druett describes herself as a proud 4,005th generation Aboriginal-Australian woman descended from the Ngemba mob, as well as English and French mobs. For over 40 years she has tried…

Amazing Response

Post published:January 18, 2020
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We have had an amazing response to our 'Call for Speakers' well before the cut-off date of February 1st. The Committee has been looking over all the submissions ready for…

Newcastle Family History Society

Post published:January 7, 2020
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The NFHS rooms will be open to visitors on the Thursday afternoon prior to the 2020 Conference (September 10) & also on the Sunday afternoon after the Conference closes (September…

Early Start at Wests

Post published:January 3, 2020
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For those intending to stay at Wests or just head there early for a nice breakfast there are quite a few options available. Besides the traditional full breakfast for $22…

The Home Curator

Post published:December 28, 2019
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Our good friend Gay Hendriksen will present a Masterclass which I'm sure will be of great interest to many conference goers. Her 30 years of working in museums, mostly as…

Headstone Cleaning

Post published:December 17, 2019
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Ever wished you could clean up your ancestor's headstone so you could read it again? Come to our Masterclass on Headstone Cleaning & Restoration & learn how from the professionals.…

Sunnyside Medals

Post published:December 2, 2019
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We have a long list of exhibitors from our recent State Conference who filled in Cheryl-Ann's 'Expression of Interest' for having a Trade Table at our 2020 Conference. One new…