Conditional pardon granted to Patrick Geraghty by Lieutenant General Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales. Pardon granted by Darling on 11 March 1830; grant confirmed by Darling, after approval by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on 21 June 1831.
Patrick Geraghty was born in Westmeath, Ireland, about 1792. With his brother James, he [...]
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Conditional Pardon for Kiama Constable 1830
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Some interesting searches for Kiama here
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http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx
searching this database finds some interesting things here
Since Monique Dare-Ward who is running for the Greens for council is descended from the Kiama pioneer family of Alexanders, I thought I might include a pic of a Royal Easter Show ribbon winning bull from GJ Alexander of Kiama as a sign of the ‘great load of [...]
Oral History Project Continues at Kiama Library Local History
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Since early May Michelle and Leanne at Kiama Library have been involved in setting up an Oral History Project in the Kiama area,
http://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/media/pdf/Media-Releases/080428-Capturing-memories.pdf
Recently purchased were two Edirols which are the ideal and recommended oral history digital audio recorders,
http://www.solidstatesound.co.uk/edirolr-09.htm
http://astore.amazon.com/gp/detail.html?tag=familyoralhistory-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380565&asin=B000FPQFKO
by the way an excellent oral history search engine here http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx
