SNAPSHOTS
Homebirth conference for Newcastle MORE than 400 women, midwives and doctors will converge on Newcastle this weekend for the annual Homebirth Australia conference. International speakers Ina May Gaskin – the fi rst midwife to have an obstetric technique named after her, and medical anthropologist Robbie Davis- Floyd will be attending the conference, which aims to promote homebirthing as a choice for future generations. The conference will present both speakers and statistics aimed at challenging the boundaries surrounding homebirthing The conference will be held at Newcastle City Hall from Friday, August 19 to Sunday, August 21. For more information, visit
homebirthaustralia.org.
Electric vehicles charge students THE inaugural Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival and school electric vehicle competition will be launched during Natioanl Science Week at Lambton High School tomorrow (Thursday). Hunter electric motorcycle manufacturer Jon Eggenhuizen will showcase some of his bikes and provide tips and advice to Lambton High’s electric vehicle (EV) team. “The EV prize is an opportunity for Hunter schools to connect with local electric vehicle industries and gain a better understanding of these technologies,” Mr Eggenhuizen said. Ten schools from across the Hunter have signed up for the competition in which teams will build an electric vehicle to compete in a competition at Cameron Park raceway on Sunday, November 20. The festival is a three-day event featuring an EV show, the EV competition and an EV policy workhop. Entries are now open for the EV competition and people wanting to display their vehicle should visit
hunterevfestival.com.au for more information.
You may nd more than skeletons ou may fi nd more than skeletons By MICHAEL BLAXLAND
MR Scholey had a daughter and her name was May.
Her favourite part of the whole yard was the big rose garden. And
they called it “May’s fi eld”.
That is one of the anecdotes surrounding the family history of the Scholey clan of Mayfi eld.
Newcastle Council is giving people the chance to dig out snippets of their own family’s history this Friday. A senior archivist with the State Records Authority Gail Davis has been invited to a Family History Feast to be held in the Newcastle Region Library’s Lovett Gallery at 10am. Public programs co-ordinator Carol Edmonds said Ms Davis would provide an overview of resources available to family historians. “The event will cover how you get started, online and
reading room resources as well as a variety of tips and tactics you can use to effectively discover your past,” she said. “We will also show you how to search a range of records, including ones for convicts, immigration, land, court, gaol, education, occupation, deceased estates and death.” Newcastle family history groups will be on hand to speak about research resources they have found to be useful.
Bookings are essential and can be made by calling 4974 5330.
TIMES PAST: The Scholey family outside Mayfi eld House, now hidden behind the Kara nursing home. Left, May Scholey.
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THE NEWCASTLE POST Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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