Posts by Daniel Gilfoyle Records and researchDeath of Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, 11 March 1955Wednesday 11 March 2015Sometimes myths grow up around a subject and become so well known that they obscure...Records and research100 years ago today: Austria declares war on SerbiaMonday 28 July 2014On Tuesday 28 July, exactly one month after the assassination of the Archduke Franz...Records and researchThe Munich AgreementFriday 27 September 2013During 1938, political tensions in Europe heightened as the major powers continued to rearm....Records and researchImpressions of St Helena – the early 19th centuryFriday 15 March 2013As early as the 17th century, St Helena’s position in the South Atlantic made it...Records and researchAlexander Sutherland – a colonial intellectualSaturday 26 January 2013 Alexander Sutherland, Australian polymath Alexander Sutherland (born 1852) was the son of Scottish immigrants... « 1 2