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New England remembers through the archives: World War I

Posted on November 11, 2009 by William Oates

…….look closely at the walking sticks, stiff poses and empty sleeves. Captured here is a reminder of the immense impact of World War One on young Australians.

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Land record found! A stray returns from the “Land of the Beardies”

Posted on November 5, 2009 by William Oates

It is an interesting fact that many frontier locations like Wellingrove, lost population and government services as circumstances changed over time. Government records from this period sometimes strayed from official custody and some remain undiscovered to this day.

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Using shadows to date photographs (part 2)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by William Oates

The exact location of the photo is critical to the process. Without knowing your location on the planet, you cannot work out the location of the sun to get the date and time.

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Using shadows to date photographs

Posted on June 9, 2009 by William Oates

This is a guest post from William Oates, University Archivist, Heritage Centre University of New England.
The team at the University of New England (UNE) and Regional Archives has been trialling dating some of the photographs in their collection using the shadows cast by the sun. The two photos in this post are from a series [...]

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