We are now taking orders for Beneath the Peak of Lyell. The recommended retail price will be $66.00 ($49.50 for LRRSA members) but for orders placed before May 15, the special pre-publication price

Many thanks ... I lost a good number of my treasured archives in a flood a few years back and I love rereading old issues of the magazine ... you guys are real stars ... PhR

John Just having those PDF's available online was an incredible benefit for those of us who just can't get to some central point to do research and to make them available free of charge is a very

Very much appreciated - thanks! David

Congratulations to the Society for taking this step. John

A couple of years ago the Society's Council made a decision to make all of the PDF back issues (except for the most recent 12 - 2 years worth) available as free downloads. We are now finally pleased

I was also surprised how old the aerial photography was. At least 9 to 10 years old for Harden & district. Same for SixMaps. GoogleMaps aerials are only a few years old and higher resolution. Mike

John, Thanks for the link. I was looking at our property on the satellite imagery and it is the best of 5 years out of date. Hopefully it is more up to date in other areas. I’ve seen the same in

Hello all, Following on from my postings about online interactive 3D maps, there is now one of NSW, for those planning to to travel or research in NSW. The map can be found at:

Hello all, A couple of online interactive 3D maps that I've come across in the past month or two, via professional email lists. They are intended for bushfire analysis but have other uses as

Thanks Bob and David. Would be interested in seeing what a web database looks like. Have only previous seen web versions of Excel sheets. alister

Bob, I’m pleased you specifically intend that, because the word ‘database’ means different things to different people :-) David 1/2d

Yep, this is a good example of what can be done. However (and not criticising your excellent effort) I hope to have it as a web based tool rather than a file. Bob Backway, Belgrave Hts, Victoria,

Thanks for your comments, Bob. Your database of people with areas of interest sounds great. I, for one, am specializing in tracking down railways of all kinds in the Ipswich area; with particular

RE: Research Register - Editorial (LR269) and Letters (LR271) Databases are very powerful tools used in management and research, look at what Genealogists have done with them! I'm surprised that the

Chasing the eventual fate of the two Melbourne suburban carriages ex Melaleuca Station, Chinderah, Tweed River NSW. My interest is more on the 610mm gauge Melaleuca Station tourist tramway but I want

A larger than normal team of workers completed the packing of Light Railways 271 into envelopes last night in double quick time, so as a reward supper, complete with four excellent cheeses, was on the

Happy New Year to all group members, Please find attached a brochure with details for the re-scheduled S-E Queensland Group tour to CABARLAH and HAMPTON tramways. Originally programmed for last

Thanks for the link Phil. None of the equipment in the library images matches what I saw/photographed on the island. The volcano has had a few goes at destroying remains and the sulphurous air has

Bob is right, but sadly that ship has sailed. Which means Frank’s measured response is necessarily where we’re at. David 1/2d