Hinchinbrook library seniors

HEALTH LINKS Please be aware that Health sites on the Internet can be placed there by anyone with an inclination to do so. Please treat health information from the Internet tentatively. The links provided here have been selected to assist you in your searching.	Health insite Health network Health and medicine links Men's Health Medline Plus myDr is an Australian healthcare website, a comprehensive and relevant health information resource for Australia. myDr is a project of the MIMS Consumer Health Group. Go to http://www.mydr.com.au/About.asp to read more of credibility of the site. Women's Health
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SERVICES FOR SENIORS Hinchinbrook Shire Libraries are keen to welcome all ages. Senior residents are welcome to spend time in the library reading and meeting friends. The collections of Taped books, Large Print books and Foreign Language books are intended to assist you in your enjoyment of the libraries' resources. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance.	About Seniors (Queensland Government site for seniors) Centrelink Queensland Office of Women's Policy - includes Bush Talk, Women's Infolink, How to use the Internet Senior Card application forms and information is available at your local public library. State library's sites for seniors
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GENEALOGY RESOURCES The Hinchinbrook Shire Library (Ingham Branch) holds Births, Deaths and Marriages records for NSW and Queensland from the earliest days of settlement to the war years of the 20th century. Some Victorian records are also kept. Ask at the Issue Desk for assistance. We are pleased to show interested persons how to use the equipment and the information.	Australian cemeteries Australian Family History and Genealogy on the Internet (National Library of Australia) Births, Deaths and Marriages New South Wales Queensland Brisbane cemeteries Cemetery Records Online Convict Research Convictions - Australian shipping 1788-1968 Convicts transported to Australia Family Records - UK Family Search Free Births, Marriages and Deaths - England and Wales only Heritage Quest - gives an outline to follow when beginning a family history project History of Queensland Immigration and shipping - getting started Judy Webster's Genealogy Advice for Australia, especially Queensland Mariners and ships in Australian waters 1854 - 1889 Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954 This National Library of Australia service contains 70,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards and additional pages are being added each week. It is a free online service that enables full-text searching of newspaper articles. This includes newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s, when copyright applies. The first Australian newspaper, published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the Program. NSW Births deaths and Marriages from 1788 a searchable index with provision for ordering certificates online a searchable index with provision for ordering certificates online Obituary Central Queensland historical index search - Search Queenslands Births, Deaths and Marriages (1829-1914) online free Queensland Web Roots Web Ryerson Index Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers State Records Authority of NSW Reels of the Shipping Master's Office, Inwards Passengers Lists concentrating in the 1870s updated regularly. TheShipsList website, online since August 1999, will help you find your ancestors on ships' passenger lists Tips for Queensland Research
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INTERESTS Library staff are keen to spend time with new users of the Internet. One or two half hour sessions and you will become independent in your use of the Internet. After that we are always close at hand for assistance.	Allrecipes - great recipes, meal ideas and cooking advice. Better Homes and Gardens craft collection Choice magazine Crosswords and Puzzles CWA Country of Study resources Gardening Australia Grey Path (a general interest site made by an Australian senior for Australian Seniors) Online computer tutorials for Seniors (Grey Net) Organic gardening from down under (Queensland site) Sheet Music - free sheet music for popular American music from 1896 - 1953 University of the Third Age
LOOK!!! - SEARCH Magazines for articles on a variety of topics at findarticles.com
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