Quite a few of our members attended the talks organised in March and April by the Genealogical Society of the NT, and the Society has another series of lectures, entitled Talking Territorians, coming up as part of Seniors' Month:

• 7 August - Trevor Horman: The Overland Telegraph: reducing the gap from 100 days to just 7 hours.
• 14 August - Bloo Campbell: Antarctica – A Territorian's five trips as an Aircraft Ground Support Officer
• 21 August - Jacqueline O'Brian: Early nursing in Territory hospitals and some of the nursing personalities of the past
• 28 August - June Tomlinson: Meet some of the NT Suffragettes, a walk through the early electoral system

The meetings take place at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the Conference Room, National Archives of Australia and Northern Territory Archives, Kelsey Street, Millner. Bookings are essential; call 0412 018 015 or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .