Trove articles <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161870964">'Christmas', The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 December 1879</a> <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55671293">'Christmas Pudding Reform', The Register, 13 December 1901</a> <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139793133">'An Australian Christmas Dinner; cold dishes for choice', Newcastle 24 December 1935</a>Other <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/art-collections/wassailing-ritual-and-revelry">Wassail bowl</a> <a href="https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/12/24/when-moulded-meals-were-haute-cuisine/">Moulded Meats, Messy Nessy</a>

Trove articles 'Christmas', The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 December 1879 'Christmas Pudding Reform', The Register, 13 December 1901 'An Australian Christmas Dinner; cold dishes for choice', Newcastle 24 December 1935 Other Wassail bowl Moulded Meats, Messy Nessy

Trove articles <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161870964" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Christmas', The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 December 1879</a> <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55671293" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Christmas Pudding Reform', The Register, 13 December 1901</a> <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139793133" rel="noopener noreferrer">'An Australian Christmas Dinner; cold dishes for choice', Newcastle 24 December 1935</a>Other <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/art-collections/wassailing-ritual-and-revelry" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wassail bowl</a> <a href="https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/12/24/when-moulded-meals-were-haute-cuisine/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Moulded Meats, Messy Nessy</a>

An Australian Christmas Tradition

Penny and Christina use digitized newspapers to research their guest's family or personal history. The newspapers are hosted in Trove, the National Library of Australia's online research portal.

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