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Further Research
What other categories are used by TROVE?
Find three newspapers that cover the period 1914 to 1919.
Find an example of a war story.
SEARCH TIPS
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Spell all words correctly
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Try alternate spelling
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Use fewer keywords
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Use the advanced search function
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Enclose search terms in quotation marks
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Use years not actual precise dates that could be wrong.
Depending on your state and obviously your ancestor’s state your State
Library will provide extra valuable information. The State Library of
NSW is likely to be useful to NSW residents, while the 9
th
Brigade can
find some coverage in the Queensland State Library as the 36
th
Battalion
contained a proportion of Queenslanders, unlike other Battalions in that
Brigade (33
rd
34
th
and 35
th
) who represented the Hunter and the north west
of NSW.
In 2016 the NSW State library was exhibiting a wide range of
photographs associated with the war and the involvement of Australians.
While censorship ensured the “wrong messages” didn’t go home, the
novelty of the cameras at the time of the war ensured many photographs
were taken.
BOOKS & DIARIES
Many books have been written about World War 1 and the conditions
faced by soldiers on all sides. Most of these books provide an additional
insight into the war and its “personal effect” on soldiers of the AIF.
For example, Harry Hartnett, a soldier from Inverell produced a
manuscript
Over The Top
based on World War I diaries. His relatives
have presented the manuscript to Chris Bryett who has produced an edited
version. In the process of this collaboration a personal, informative and
very readable description of the AIF involvement in World War I has
been developed.
In a chronological approach Harry covers a wide variety of issues facing
our soldiers both at the front and elsewhere.
Some of the stories he relates include:
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