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Old 22-06-09, 00:57
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Default Piece of New Zealand History...

Only on E-bay..I make me pissed off to see these historical medals going out on e-bay...Who are the descendants that would let these out of the family..The shame..!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRITISH-VICTORIA...3%3A1|294%3A30

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Old 22-06-09, 02:03
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Only on E-bay..I make me pissed off to see these historical medals going out on e-bay...Who are the descendants that would let these out of the family..The shame..!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRITISH-VICTORIA...3%3A1|294%3A30

Alex it appears to me that these are only the "MINITURE" medals for use with dress uniform and not the full sized original medals.

While disappointing to see them offered worldwide on eBay some families have either no wish to keep any family history as they have no interest in the past or they need the cash and can only see the dollar value. These were probably sold ages ago by the family and are now in the hands of a dealer.

When you look at other items he has on eBay there are numerous (7 pages or more) British, Canadian and other Commonwealth medals for sale from through the years.
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Old 22-06-09, 06:31
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I appreciate old farm buildings ..for their character and charm . But how many of today's generation would put up with cold, damp, draughty winters and a log fire and a slow combustion stove ( and the associated labour carting and splitting firewood ) . Boiling hot summers under a tin roof without a air conditioner. Coolgardie safe for a fridge . Kero lamps for lighting. A whole days travel by horse just to buy basic supplies .
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Old 22-06-09, 07:19
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Hi Andrew,
Thanks for sharing your photos of a step back in time, very much appreciated here,
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Old 01-07-09, 15:33
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Default Some Family History

There are many old building here in Quebec. Quebec City just celebrated its 400 anniversary last summer (1608 – 2008). Here in Lachine there is one old stone house on the lake shore. I’ve drove by it many times without giving it much thought.

This past weekend I discovered that it was build by one of my ancestors. One of my great grandmothers’ family name was Quesnel. I was able to trace her back to the original owner of the house Olivier Quesnel.

He was born in St-Malo parish, Bayeux, Normandy, France in about 1651; son of Pierre Quesnel and Marie Poulard. His profession was that of an arms manufacturer (armurier) and later as a merchant in the fur trade. He left Bayeau at the age of 24. The first written record of him in Ville Marie, New France appears in 1676. In 1680 he married Catherine Prud' home the daughter of l' honourable Louis Prud' homme, captain of militia and Roberte Gadois. They settled in Lachine. The Quesnel family surrivied the Lachine Massacre of 5 Aug. 1689.

Construction of Maison Quesnel started in 1710. Olivier Quesnel died on 15 May 1719. He had 12 childern, 8 boys and 4 girls. Maison Quesnel is still a private residence.
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Old 07-11-09, 23:02
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Now this is a " Tinny " church
even the windows are tin
Located at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales
picture is a bit grainy though ,taken at a distance with the phone
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Old 11-02-10, 08:32
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This is where my family went on Australia Day
One of the oldest slab construction houses west of the mountains .Built around 1840
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