Government records are often seen as dry and bureaucratic, but can be a treasure-trove of deeply personal events and stories. One such discovery was made in the correspondence files of the Chief Secretary’s Department. Mrs Mary Bell, the wife of J E Bell from Jericho, writes to our Premier T J Ryan in September 1914. […]
Records in the QSA collection can provide insights into the post-war life of former soldiers. One we have found is about Private John Leak VC as a soldier settler. Private Leak earned his Victoria Cross at the battle of Pozieres in the Somme Valley in July 1916. After being discharged from the Australian Imperial Forces […]