Newspapers, families and skeletons
It's interesting to see how much newspapers have changed in Australia. And interesting too, to reflect on how much is lost when small papers close. From the point of view of historical or family researchers, old newspapers are a tremendous storehouse of information, from important stories to bits of trivia that help flesh out pictures of people in the receding branches of family trees. While access to many old papers is difficult, Australia's amazing Trove resource offers much more than many people might imagine, as I discovered this week. It started when it suddenly occurred to…