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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Australia Lookups completed => Topic started by: chammenfamily on Monday 16 November 09 05:16 GMT (UK)
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Is there anyone on the list who can tell me if the book An outline history of our ancestral pioneers V.4 / by B.E. Meagher is still available please. I would like to be able to purchase this book as it has information on my son’s 3x great grandmother Susanna Hottes and her extended family.
An outline history of our ancestral pioneers refer to NSW
Regards
Michelle Cook
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Hi Michelle,
I just googled the title and author and I think the National Library has a copy... perhaps your local library would be able to get a copy in for you...
Cheers,
JM
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I have done the same thing,but as I live in New Zealand it is not available at our local Libray.
Michelle Cook
Christchurch
New Zealand
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Hi Michelle,
Oh, have you tried any of the online second hand booksellers... I'm not anywhere near Canberra, or I would visit and look up the book... I have purchased second hand out of print books though...
Hope other RChatters can help you further.... fingers crossed.
JM
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If you look up the title on the Australian National Library catalogue and then open the deatailed listing you will see that there is an address for the author - it appears to be a self-published book.
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/
However on looking at The White Pages site there is no phone number listed for the person in the suburb given. Just putting in the surname and initial brings up two entries with the same initials. Perhaps a phone call/letter to the one in NSW might be worth trying, although the date of publication of the book is 1987 so it's a while ago now.
www.whitepages.com.au/
I can go to the National Library later in the week and have a look at the info about your family. I can't figure out how big this volume is so have no idea whether it could be photocopied or not.
OR click on the "Copyright Status" at the bottom of the catalogue entry and, depending on the amount you want, the ANL will copy for you through their "Copy Direct" service which is $13.50 for up to 50 consecutive pages. They would probably do a better job than I would and it's cheaper than paying by the page.
Cheers, Judith
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I have found the information on the National Library website and plan to order the 27 pages. But if anyone can still give me any help whatsoever I would appreciate it.
Michelle Cook
Christchurch
New Zealand
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Completed
Have had email from the author
Michelle Cook