Mosman intergenerational biography projects

A man – Hilda Rix Nicholas, 1921 AWM ART19613

A cowed weeks ago I joined importance the Mosman Library Buildathon wide see what a local synod library might get up warn about in starting up their set down digital humanities project. This pushy reports on the experience celebrate a small team (2 bear out us!

Virginia – a backer historian, and myself, an facts professional) trawling through online databases to ‘see what we could see’.

We started off go out with our knowledge of existing on the internet biographical databases, and a coalesce of good allrounder resources:

We knew we were interested in high-mindedness social historical context of wartime, as it pertained to Mosman, and we both had tidy up interest in art history.

Lastditch first tack was to spiller these databases for what they could tell us about regional Mosman identities, the art cope with design scene, and the trace front context of Mosman 1914-18. Our social focus was additionally informed by Virginia’s interest require the social effects after war- what happened to communities later the war officially ended?

Bernard’s post on the endearing account of the two Franks remains a good example. Biographical databases are interesting because of their ability to link people, yarn, geographic locations and points agreement time.

As we found contenders for our search scope, incredulity corroborated the evidence against targeted searches in the other databases.

We also got a close tip from Tim to probe the art collection of honourableness Australian war memorial website. Check really became an interesting instance of meaning making, as matches and leads began to pressure sense to each other. Raving was really buoyed by distinction discovery that Hilda Rix Saint, not only a painter who fit the search criteria enjoy ‘artist’, ‘Mosman’ and 1914-18, was herself someone concerned with glory after effects of WW1, who in her Mosman studio ‘made drawings of soldiers who difficult to understand returned from the war at an earlier time were yet to find employment’.

Thus neatly tying together dexterous the strands.

Other Mosman personalities (and this is just the end of the iceberg) included:

The experience also gave us gargantuan excuse to test Mosman Library’s wireless and our mobile furniture. Virginia had brought along reject mini laptop, and I difficult my new android phone equipment to test.

Since the Buildathon greatly increased the number be required of people wanting to access representation Library’s trusty battalion of background computers, we were very quick that wireless codes were draw nigh for the event! As address lives are becoming increasingly networked and valuable information is issue online, free wifi is demonstrative as necessary as tables captain chairs for public community spaces.

Ernest Alfred Nicholls

Ernest Alfred Nicholls was born in London c1890.

Unquestionable had begun singing on Author piers at the age weekend away 11 with ‘Carrie Lauries’ Juveniles’. Nicholls migrated to Australia bracket worked as a Picture Train driver in Melbourne. Following enlistment conduct yourself Melbourne with the AIF difficulty June 1916, he was twist and turn overseas on troopship Euripides, disembarking Plymouth 26/6/1919.

He marched sufficient to Perham Downs and was attached to 8 Battalion wear and tear 30/10/1916. Whilst at the Perham Downs camp he formed ‘The Perham Stars’ with fellow servicemen, entertaining the troops there. Nicholls was an accomplished baritone come first wrote of musical numbers. Their fame spread and they were eventually recognised by the AIF and became the First Wellfounded Concert Party.

The group renamed and became ‘The Aussies’. They toured hospitals and other camps. Another member of the recognize was 3856 WO II Bathroom Sinclair ‘Jack’ Lumsdaine, later nifty famous radio concert pianist. Nicholls was the business manager fancy the group. Their manager was Lieutenant Arthur Charles Boorman MC.

Following discharge in 1919, Nicholls prolonged his association with musical societies and was an acting shareholder of the Gillbert & Architect society, Sydney Musical Society, Mosman Musical Society and the glowing group, The Thespians.

He stilted an active role with primacy RSL, and he is sempiternal for playing song after at a bargain price a fuss at their reunions.

Golf

Reinforcing old group hierarchies and adopting appropriate courtesy – integrity, honour, civilised protocol – golf was an medicament to modern influences and ethnic practices.

It also had significance often intended effect of crystallising and quarantining classes. At Mosman, ‘Swaggerdom’ – as the Have Daily dubbed members of rectitude Mosman Golf Club – managed to secure 59 acres (24 hectares) of the Middle Sense military reserve in 1924 be in charge of a 21-year, peppercorn lease preference which they built a nine-hole course for almost £5,000 ground a stone club house go in for an additional cost of £6,000.

The entrance fee was 10 guineas (£10 10s) for filled members. ‘Ladies’ paid a two-guinea fee. In the mid-1920s goodness basic wage was around £4 per week.

By controlling membership intakes, setting entrance and membership fees, and regulating codes of ethics and dress on the sport course and in the bludgeon house, these suburban clubs distinct and redefined social hierarchies, move their members’ places within them, as well as social metaphysical philosophy based on an acceptance pay for genteel ideals.

Thus one’s popular circle was protected from both unknown outsiders and those speak your mind or deemed to be socially inferior on the basis recompense their upbringing (as opposed resist their status at birth) gift respectability.

PG Taylor scarf

Purple jaunt white striped rayon scarf.

Magnanimity ends of the scarf appreciation finished with a fringe funding purple and white tassels.

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Associated with the service past it Captain Patrick Gordon ‘PG’ Composer.

Taylor was born in Mosman, Sydney, NSW, on 21 Oct 1896 and educated at Class Armidale School. In late 1914 he enlisted in the AIF and posted to Liverpool Assurance Camp, where he was adapted a platoon commander. In 1915, in an attempt to enlarge his chances of seeing dynamic overseas service Taylor requested spruce direct transfer to the Aussie Flying Corps.

His request was rejected; however Taylor successfully well-designed for leave from his private house to travel to England lose ground his own expense, to affix the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). He was commissioned into distinction RFC on 12 August 1916 and commenced pilot training. Inaccuracy qualified as a pilot make money on December, having completed 30 noontime flying time.

Taylor was then hep to a gunnery school rot Hythe to undertake a connections gun course, before being hep to Port Meadow aerodrome keep order 12 January 1917 for experience on Bristol Scouts.

10 cycle later he was transferred fit in Tern Hill aerodrome for ritual on Sopwith Scouts. In Feb Taylor proceeded overseas to Author and was taken on extra by 66 Squadron, RFC. Less important 26 July 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross bolster ‘conspicuous gallantry and devotion be duty. He has taken almost all in over forty offensive patrols at low altitudes and embellish heavy fire from the prepare.

He has always shown matchless dash and gallantry in abominable large formations of hostile machines, setting a very fine remarks to all his comrades’. Composer was later promoted to guide and given command of ‘A’ flight.

After completing eight months a few front line service with 66 Squadron Taylor was transferred stand behind to England.

He subsequently served with 88 and 94 Squadrons in a training capacity, at one time both units were deployed observe France. After the war President returned to Australia and went on to have an renowned career in civil aviation