Media: DATA CD - 1 CD (882 pages)
Author: Offical Organ of Highland Society of NSW & Affiiated Societies
Year: (1916) 2010
ISBN: 9781742229485
Publisher: Archive Digital Books Australasia

This CD contains a complete run of the Scottish Australasian for 1916. First published in December 1909, the journal wanted “to help the young folk of Scottish parentage to better understand the history, literature and songs of the land of their forefathers”. The journals have articles on a wide range of topics relating to Scotland – articles on well known Scots in Australasia, Scottish Songstresses, Scottish heroes of the war, ships of long ago, obituaries, the clans, and much more.

SAMPLE ENTRY:

Lieut. Kenneth A. Bell.
Lieutenant Kenneth A. Bell, a promising young Sydney officer, and a son of Mr. R. A. Bell (managing director of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company), has been killed in action. When the news of the sad event reached Sydney, it was received with profound regret on all sides, the young lieutenant, who was of a bright and genial disposition, being widely known and a general favourite.

The official message announcing that he had been killed was confirmed by a cable from Mr. Hendry, the principal of the firm in Glasgow representing the North Coast S. N. Company. Mr. Hendry cabled : “With profound regret and deepest sympathy of myself and family have to advise you of receipt of official information from Australian headquarters, London, through the Agent-General for New South Wales, that Kenneth was killed in action on July 26.”

Educated first at Petersham Public School and then at Sydney Grammar School ...

This CD contains high quality scanned images of the whole years worth of issues. These have been bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later
Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text

RELATED PRODUCTS:
The Scottish Australasian Compendium 1910-1918
The Scottish Australasian 1910
The Scottish Australasian 1911
The Scottish Australasian 1912
The Scottish Australasian 1913
The Scottish Australasian 1914
The Scottish Australasian 1915
The Scottish Australasian 1917
The Scottish Australasian 1918