The idea of paying for your funeral before your die is not a ‘novel’ idea confined to AM morning television. In the years of the Roman Republic, funeral clubs known as ‘collegia’ were formed. Members paid a regular monthly contribution which would then pay out a sum of money on the members demise. This payment […]
Did your family emigrate to Australia during the 1850’s? If they did they were probably in search of gold! The goldrush of the 1850s in Australia was an inducement that attracted many who were seeking their fortune in a foreign land. The discovery of gold in Australia was big news in England. In fact so […]
Family photos such as this one of Willliam Salter, my great great Uncle, capture a moment in time. Photographs from this era of stoic men in uniform rarely capture the true experience of war. William enlisted in the AIF on 4/4/1916, two years after the official declaration of war. Perhaps it was his age, he […]
Egyptians believed that human existence continued after death. A person’s immortality was highly dependant on preserving the body to be as ‘lifelike’ as possible, and the body needed to be kept in such a manner as would make it easy for the soul to return to the body after death. Most important to the process […]
In ancient Mesopotamia, arranged marriages were part of the normal social structure ensuring the continuation of the family line. However, like modern humans the ancient Mesopotamians fell in love. Medical texts have been uncovered which relate a variety of ailments, wounds and diseases. But this medical text found in Ashurbanipal’s library in Nineveh relates to […]
