The HAFS 2023 Annual General Meeting
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Chris Tyrrell takes the Helm as President of Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association
Chris Tyrrell, CEO of Tyrrell’s Wines, is now the President of the Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association (HVWTA). He follows in the footsteps of his father, Bruce and grandfather Murray, both former Presidents of the Association.
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Index to HAFS Journals & Newsletters 1991-2024
This index provides a cross-reference to all the HAFS Journals and HAFS Newsletters published from 1991 to 2023. The index lists people, places and topics appearing within both publications (for a condensed list of HAFS Journal article titles and authors, see our Table of Contents of HAFS Journals).
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Australian Grape & Wine honours Di Davidson AM and Bruce Tyrrell AM as Life Members of the Australian Wine Industry.
As a fourth-generation winemaker, Tyrrell first joined his family’s business full time in 1974 and has been a key industry figure ever since. Established in 1858, Tyrrell’s has the joint honour of being Australia’s second oldest continually owned and operated family winery. In 2006, Tyrrell was recognised for his contribution to the Australian wine community with an Order of Australia Medal. His contributions have included improving grape quality, research, tourism, and export opportunities. In 2009, he was named a Hunter Valley Living Legend at the Hunter Valley Wine Industry Awards.
University of Divinity Vice-Chancellor to step down in 2024
University of Divinity Chancellor Dr Graeme Blackman AO announced on 8 September 2023 that Professor Peter Sherlock [E.4.1a.6b.5c.1d.2e] will step down as Vice-Chancellor in March 2024 after 12 years leading the University of Divinity.
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HAFS Journal May 2023 – Vol 17 No 1 – Of ships and mysteries
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Subscription Renewals for 2024
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A New Vintage at Tyrrell’s
Quietly but deliberately, six weeks ago family patriarch Bruce Tyrrell [E.2.4a.10b.1c.2d] called aside son Chris [E.2.4a.10b.1c.2d.3e] and told him it was time to take the reins of what is the second-oldest continuously operated family winery in Australia.
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Back-to-Back Wins for U23 Womens’ Rowers
After winning the 2022 World Championships, Australia’s Women’s Coxed Four are now back-to-back World Champions after Katherine Easton, Sophie Houston, Zara Collisson, Emily Sheppard and coxswain Nicholas Dunlop [E.2.4a.9b.1c.3d.1e.1f] surged to a Gold medal at the World Rowing U23 Championships held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
It is near 78 years since the morning of 6 August 1945 when the Allied Forces dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was devastation by a weapon of mass destruction.
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Finding your place in Trove
The National Library of Australia recently secured funding to continue providing it’s wonderful Trove website, but I was surprised to learn that only 10% of
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Nundle – tales from Trove
In the mid-1800s, my great-great grandparents William Augustus Hungerford and Caroline Langstaff lived at Nundle, near where they held the lease for Barry Station, which
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A Massacre in Port Phillip 1842
When I was researching the ancestry of my husband John Wilton [E.2.2a.2b.4c.2d.1e=], I looked into Trove to find out more about his Arabin ancestors. The
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Facebook Farewell
At the last Committee Meeting, it was decided to close the Facebook page. Although some family members “liked” the posts, we didn’t gain any new
HAFS Journal May 2023 – Vol 17 No 1 – Of ships and mysteries
Contents Editorial by Charles Sherlock A demographic view of the Hungerford family, Part 3 by Judith Aubin & Pauline Tyrrell Alan Colless: a
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How Amelia found the woman who had saved her life
Looking through the results of a DNA database, Amelia Lewis [E.2.6a.4b.2c.1d.2e.2f] was confused to see a “self” or “twin” living in the United States. After contacting her genetic doppelganger, she was amazed to discover the woman who saved her life.
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Could Irish naming conventions bust your brickwall?
If you’ve hit a brickwall with Irish ancestors, you might get some clues from a recent article about Irish naming conventions and baptism traditions, provided
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A Greenwood Gala
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AncestryDNA Tips and Tricks
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