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  1. Welcome aboard The Australian - first published 10 April 2017
  2. Where did that Webb Wagg name come from? - first published 10 April 2017
  3. William and Sarah Webb Wagg - first published 10 April 2017
  4. The Webb's, the Foy's and the Sydney Flying Squadron - first published 14 April 2017
  5. "Ma Webb" - Josephine Webb Wagg (nee Clancy)  - first published 14 April 2017
  6. March is a big month for the family of Hayden and Josephine Webb Wagg - first published 14 April 2017
  7. William John "Bill" Webb-Wagg (1873 to 1933) - The tenth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg- first published 14 April 2017
  8. Christopher Henry "Chris" Webb (1866 to 1948) - The seventh child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 14 April 2017
  9. 18 April 1853 - William Wagg and Sarah Turner are married - first published 17 April 2017
  10. The families of William and Sarah Webb Wagg and their children - 21 April 2017
  11. 25 April in the Webb Wagg Family - first published 24 April 2017
  12. Leslie Hayden "Les" Gillett (1889 to 28 April 1943) - first published 24 April 2017
  13. The Turners, The Tricketts and The Webb Waggs - first published 01 May 2017
  14. Edward "Ted" Trickett - 1876 World Skulling Champion - first published 02 May 2017
  15. Mother's Day special edition for the Webb Wagg family - first published 07 May 2017
  16. Charles "Charlie" Webb-Wagg (1862 to 1939) - The fifth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 07 May 2017
  17. The Wall of Webb Mothers 2017 - first published 13 May 2107
  18. Pearle Beatrice Wendes (nee Gillett) - 1887 to 15 May 1970 - first published 14 May 2017
  19. George Turner - Father of Sarah Wagg and Jane Trickett - first published 15 May 2017
  20. Sarah Webb Wagg's home - 247 West Street, Cammeray - first published 29 May 2017
  21. Sarah Jane Gillett (nee Wagg) and William John Neely - first published 09 June 2017
  22. William George Wagg (1854 to 1855 - The first child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 26 June 2017
  23. Sarah Jane Wagg (1856 to 1919) - The second child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 02 July 2017
  24. Mary Ann Wagg (1858 to 1861) - The third child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 11 July 2017
  25. Adelaide Wagg (1860 to 1861) - The fourth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first. published 24 July 2017
  26. Turner's, Webb Wagg's and Trickett's - Part 2 - first published 30 July 2017
  27. Charles "Charlie" Webb-Wagg (1862 to 1938) - The fifth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Turner - first published 07 August 2017
  28. William John Wagg - 1864 to 1868 - The sixth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 28 August 2017
  29. The Webb Wagg and Trickett connection is supported by DNA! - first published 12 September 2017
  30. On this day 99 years ago.... Sarah Wagg (nee Turner) - first published 20 September 2017
  31. A Webb Wagg family gathering - 100 years ago? - first published 02 October 2017
  32. Christopher Henry "Chris" Webb (1866 to 1948) - The seventh child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 17 February 2018
  33. Let's remember out Webb Wagg's on the centenary of Sarah's death - 21 September 2018 - first published 17 February 2018
  34. It's late but I couldn't let St Joseph's Day pass! - first published 19 March 2018
  35. The Webb Wagg's and Sydney Ferries - first published 24 March 2018
  36. Anzac Day 2018 - John Joseph (Jack) Webb-Wagg (1911 to 2005) - first published 24 April 2018
  37. The Golden State Killer and DNA - first published 05 May 2018
  38. 21 September 2018 - The centenary of the death of Sarah Webb Wagg (nee Turner) - first published 20 September 2018
  39. A coincidence of Trickett's or more? - first published 20 January 2019
  40. Henry Christopher Prince was born on this day 100 years ago! - first published 31 January 2019
  41. Reuniting the families of James Judkins Gillett (1848 to 1925) - first published 01 January 2020
  42. Are you a descendant of William John Webb-Wagg and Ethel Adeline Swanson? - 07 February 2020
  43. Colouring up our family - first published 14 February 2020
  44. Albert Hayden "Hayden" Webb Wagg (1870 to 1950) - The ninth child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 01 July 2020
  45. Minnie Daisy Webb Wagg (1875 to 1911) - The eleventh and last child of William (Bill) and Sarah Wagg - first published 08 July 2021
  46. Chris Webb in 1940 - first published 04 August 2021
  47. "Ma Webb" - Josephine Webb Wagg (nee Clancy) - first published 05 September 2021
  48. 23 November 1831: George Turner and Mary Hand married on this day 190 years ago! - first published 23 November 2021
  49. Finding the father of Beatrice Worrie - first published January 2026
  50. The William Webb Wagg Investigation - Part 1: Untangling two men of the same name - first published January 2026
  51. The William Webb Wagg Investigation - Part 2: Where did the “Webb Wagg” name come from? - first published January 2026
  52. The William Webb Wagg Investigation -Part 3: William Wagg the Convict — What the Tasmanian records tell us - first published January 2026
  53. The William Webb Wagg Investigation - Part 4: Roots in Norwich, Norfolk - first published January 2026
  54. The William Webb Wagg Investigation - Part 5: Testing the Wegg family structure with DNA evidence - first published January 2026

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