It is a brilliant site. I have found some interesting family information in these papers. We even used the website to prepare for our trip to the Singapore library last year to locate and pay for photocopies of the actual articles.
Narelle
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- Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:55 am
- Forum: Asia
- Topic: Singapore Newspaper Archives Free Online
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- Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:41 am
- Forum: Asia
- Topic: Scots in Burma DARWOOD/DURWOOD and SNOWBALL
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Hi Anne, It is interesting that you say being an engineer didn't necessarily make him a son of a wealthy family. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places. I am also glad that you came across the John Darwood from Monikie born c 1804. Is there any way I can find out more about that family? Who do I spe...
- Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:18 am
- Forum: Asia
- Topic: Scots in Burma DARWOOD/DURWOOD and SNOWBALL
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Hello Joette and Anne, Many thanks for your warm welcomes. I did not mention earlier that a LOT of research has gone into this family and I am not the only person who is researching them at the moment but we have all come to a standstill. We have managed to cover many family lines back to John Darwo...
- Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:35 pm
- Forum: Asia
- Topic: Scots in Burma DARWOOD/DURWOOD and SNOWBALL
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Scots in Burma DARWOOD/DURWOOD and SNOWBALL
Hello All, I am researching my husband's line of DARWOOD. It begins with John Darwood born c 1800's in Scotland possibly Angus - Monikie or Forfar. John was an engineer on the paddlesteamer "Diana" that was used in the first Burma War of 1824. John lost his leg during the attack on Martaban and was ...