History Snoop

The Women's Suffrage Petition signed by 30,000 women from Victoria inspired the fight for equal voting rights throughout Australia. This is a short story of the campaign with a focus on the women of Healesville who signed the petition,…

The O'Leary Castle of Inchigeelagh is the last remaining O'Leary Castle. Built in the 16th Century it stands beside the picturesque River Lee in a remote part of County Cork.

The Merriang Hotel vanished as did the township of Merriang. I am looking for an old photograph of the hotel when it was run by my GG Grandfather John CHANDLER between 1858 and 1865.

There are no photographs of Richard Basil Moore aka 'Deadshot Dick', the colourful character from Melbourne's beachside suburbs in the early 1900s. Please help me find one,

There is no trace of James O'LEARY, father of Edward O'LEARY born in Carrick-on-Suir in 1841. Where did the family go after Edward's birth?

Keeping the name 'Susan' in the family was a tradition whether we knew about it or not.

A story of an Irish couple's emigration and pioneering days in country Victoria, Australia. Records are used where available but mainly their story is told within the social and historical context of the period, First written for a family…

Eliza WALSH b. circa 1835 – from Castlelost, Co Westmeath, Ireland. Missing since 10 October 1853.