The Canberra History Group

Did you know that Captain Edmund Harrison Cliffe was granted land in Canberra? His land included Coppins Crossing, and continued west along the southern side of the Molonglo River, concluding almost at the Murrumbidgee River, at Uriarra. Who was he and where did he come from? He was as influential as Robert Campbell of Duntroon, but what happened to him? and why don't we know much about him? READ MORE...

This is the sad story of an unemployed man, Bertram Edward Porter, who was left with his 11-month-old son after his wife, Vera Jofferette Jacob, deserted him for another man, Edward Ford. Rejected by its mother, the baby was ado...

On 11 May 1927, tragedy struck the opening of the provisional Parliament House, Canberra. Horrified spectators looked on as the Scout Experimenter aeroplane flown by Flying Officer EWEN, a New Zealander by birth, crashed to the ground.  More...  Link also from 'District's People' page, under 'EWEN'.

Read  about the Mystery of Bellona, the Goddess of War - and Canberra's first statue, who was promptly dubbed 'Boudicea' by the locals and occasionally found wearing 'women's apparel'! More...  Link also from 'Articles-Essays etc.' page.

We are sorry that family research cannot be undertaken as we (as do many institutions) prefer people to do their own. If they didn't, they miss out on the joys and emotions of discovering new information on their ancestors! We also, literally, don't have the time for it!!

We do recommend the following:

National Library of Australia: http://www.nla.gov.au/

The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra: http://www.hagsoc.org.au/main/index.php