Try the Astoria in Spencer Street Melbourne you should find it on the net or do a Google Regards, Ray. ----- Original Message ----- From: "lynsmum" <lynsmum@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:57 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] ACCOMMODATION IN MELBOURNE > Hi all, > I posted this earlier and @ today haven't received any clues where to stay > in Melbourne. > Seeing I am going within the month, thought I would repost to the list for > suggestions. > > Many thanks. > Michele in Sydney > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> > >> I am visiting the PRO & State Library shortly and desire researchers >> recommendations for clean 'head on bed' accommodation whilst in the city. >> >> Would ALL replies be posted to me OFF LIST? >> > > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi Michele...do not panic......how are long are you planning to be in Melbourne? Maybe I could assist, and while i live on the outskirts of Melbourne, am relatively close to the station ...45 minutes to the city.....and would be happy to chauffeur you......if it all fits together... Let me know.....I am super clean.....LOL..... Pam On 22/04/06, lynsmum <lynsmum@optushome.com.au> wrote: > > Hi all, > I posted this earlier and @ today haven't received any clues where to stay > in Melbourne. > Seeing I am going within the month, thought I would repost to the list for > suggestions. > > Many thanks. > Michele in Sydney > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > I am visiting the PRO & State Library shortly and desire researchers > > recommendations for clean 'head on bed' accommodation whilst in the > city. > > > > Would ALL replies be posted to me OFF LIST? > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- PAMELA nee NICHOLLS in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Researching Clutterbuck, Courtis/Cortis, Kneebone, Nicholls, Rundle, Searle, Williams in Cornwall Clutterbuck, Hodges, Nicholls, Wilkinson in Somerset Black, Johnston, Mowbray, Wedderburn in Scotland Drowley, French, Greenhead, Lepard, Ongley in Kent Dymond, Orchard, Rundle, Vaughan ? in Devon French in Essex / Kent Bishop, Holmes in Yorkshire Oseen in China / Australia Clulow in Ireland / Australia James, McIntyre ???

Hi all, I posted this earlier and @ today haven't received any clues where to stay in Melbourne. Seeing I am going within the month, thought I would repost to the list for suggestions. Many thanks. Michele in Sydney ----- Original Message ----- To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> > I am visiting the PRO & State Library shortly and desire researchers > recommendations for clean 'head on bed' accommodation whilst in the city. > > Would ALL replies be posted to me OFF LIST? >

Thanks Dawn (and Larraine and Wendy) I thought it might be worth a shot but now I'm guessing the death certificate won't be worth buying. The middle names of Helen and Ellen seem to have been interchangeable throughout her life but it is Ellen on her gravestone (not that headstones are necessarily accurate!) She married David Enverdale SPENCE in Scotland in 1850. Shelley > No parents mentioned.. Note it has Mary Helen not Ellen. Did she marry in > Victoria?... Nothing obvious unless they got Mary HEADON marrying James > SPENCE out of Mary Helen / Ellen. It is possible I guess. > Here's the death record on the cd.

No parents mentioned.. Note it has Mary Helen not Ellen. Did she marry in Victoria?... Nothing obvious unless they got Mary HEADON marrying James SPENCE out of Mary Helen / Ellen.. It is possible I guess. Here's the death record on the cd.. Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Query ----- Surname : spence (524 matches) Given Names : mary (132436 matches) Event : d (418821 matches) Total matching records: 6 -------------------- Surname: SPENCE Given Names: Mary Helen Event: D Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Age: 54 Sex: Birth Place: Death Place: S MELB Year: 1885 Reg Number: 9588 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: -----Original Message----- From: s clarke [mailto:mercury3@webone.com.au] Sent: Saturday, 22 April 2006 2:21 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MELB] Mary Ellen SPENCE 1885 death record (CD) Hello listers My Mary Ellen SPENCE (nee BOAL/BOLE/BOYLE) died in South Melbourne on 12 August 1885 and was buried two days later in the Williamstown Cemetery. I'm wondering if her (CD) death record shows the names of either of her parents. Can anyone please help? Thanks, Shelley ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== ==================================================== Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hello listers My Mary Ellen SPENCE (nee BOAL/BOLE/BOYLE) died in South Melbourne on 12 August 1885 and was buried two days later in the Williamstown Cemetery. I'm wondering if her (CD) death record shows the names of either of her parents. Can anyone please help? Thanks, Shelley

And they have an active historical research department, so would probably be delighted to hear your story and maybe have a photo in their files. It's amazing what they have there. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the lady who is responsible for the archives, but a call or an email would solve that. Cheers Beryl Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:46 PM Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] re anzac day > Is it Xavier College - think it is in Kew or maybe Hawthorn? Very big very > famous, traditional school if it is. I would think they would have a > website you could check up on. Yes.. http://www.xavier.vic.edu.au/ > > There is nothing coming up on google for St Xaviere... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tamara Weller [mailto:tamweller@optusnet.com.au] > Sent: Friday, 21 April 2006 8:29 PM > To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUS-MELB] re anzac day > >

I agree Wendy. I have always had this caricature of my Great Grandfather drawn in France in 1917 by a friend who signed ‘VASCO’. I never knew any more about it, until I started researching my family history about 8 months ago! Yesterday I finally discovered who the artist was!! :-) His name was Louis Vasco, son of Arthur and Marie Louriero and husband of Gwendlyn. He sadly died of sickness about 8 months after he drew the picture. It is really wonderful to know more about who he was. My Great Grandfather had treasured the picture throughout the remainder of the War and brought it home. You can tell he had kept it folded up in a pocket or something. Louis studied in Melbourne apparently – his school was recorded as being St Xaviere Melbourne. Does anyone know anything about this school at all? My next mission is to try and find a photo of him if possible, though I don’t expect I’ll have any luck there. Still any more info I can gather would be fantastic. It’s really great to know more about him, in finding out more about my Great Grandfather’s friend, I feel as though I’m finding out more about him in some way, Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006

I am researching Ernest Andrew Shepherd, born 1866 in Essendon, Melbourne. It is believed that his parents, though British subjects, were themselves born overseas, possibly Singapore. Any possible clue as to what to do next would be gratefully received. I believe Ernest's son was named Ernest Dugald Shepherd, and that they may have travelled to New Zealand. Thank you. Margaret Usmar (England)

Hi I have Fiche Readers for sale If any one wants please phone me off list or email jeffersoneb@patash.com.au THanks Elaine -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

Check with the Genealogy Centre, State Library of Victoria. I know they have microfilm copies of the records of various Funeral Directors. Eric. ----- Original Message ----- From: KEMSLEY, Robert N. G. <rkemsley@idl.net.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:10 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] 1934-1970 - Funeral Director: Roderick. McKENZIE of South Melbourne > > > Funeral Director: Roderick. McKENZIE of South Melbourne > > I know the above firm was in business from 1934-1970. > > Could SKS please tell me if they are still in business and if not; where > their records may be kept, as I would like information from their files, if > at all possible, re my beloved's MITCHELL family, who were Tailors of > Melbourne. > > Kindest Regards; > Robert KEMSLEY > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Funeral Director: Roderick. McKENZIE of South Melbourne I know the above firm was in business from 1934-1970. Could SKS please tell me if they are still in business and if not; where their records may be kept, as I would like information from their files, if at all possible, re my beloved's MITCHELL family, who were Tailors of Melbourne. Kindest Regards; Robert KEMSLEY

Hi Dawn, One of the children was my grandfather, Roy George Walter Moore. I have found his youngest sister living in Melbourne, Emily Coffee. In the 1970s she wrote to the army questioning , where her father's medals had gone. When I discovered the war record of my great grandfather, and received info from the army, her correspondance was listed, with an address ( re: the 1970s) Believe it or not, she is still living there. Have found her, and visited her. Met her daughter and grandchildren. she was only about 3 when it all happened. Sad part to the story, is that my grandfather lived all around melbourne, and ended his days in Alexandra, she in Melbourne all her life, and they never knew each other. Were probably ever only an hour away from each other. My great grandfather is George Frederick Moore, died of schrapnel wounds, in a field hospital in France. ( Probably the conditions of the field hospital killed him , rather than the wounds). In his pack, he left behind 2 pairs of childrens shoes, and a sprig of rosemary. Have not found any of the other children. I know there was another sister Myrtle living in Melb, but she has disappeared. One brother also succombed to the spanish flu. There were a few George Moore's killed in WW1, but lucky for my research, only one was married to an Emily Temperance May Baker. My Uncle ended up with the medals, and do you know, he didn't till this year know what they were. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:41 PM Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] Anzac Day > Hi Wendy > > Glad you shared this - must be many more like it too. > > What happened to the five children, do you know? Presumably one of them was > a grandparent of yours. > > > > Dawn > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: WENDY TAYLOR [mailto:wta58253@bigpond.net.au] > Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2006 7:55 PM > To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUS-MELB] Anzac Day > > Hi guys, > I am so hanging out for Anzac day this year. Through family history, I have > discovered that my great grandfather died in France in World War1. Nobody > ever told me that. As a little girl ( a long time ago) I used to hear the > Anzac stories, and cry ( little sook). I never had anyone to remember. > Could never understand why it meant so much. Now it all becomes clear. I > will be at the march ( it's about time someone was). Bought a badge today, > like I always do, but means so much more to me now. He lived in South > Melbourne and left behind a widow with 5 children. She died a few years > later from the spanish flu epidemic, leaving 5 little orphans. Which is > why we never knew. I bet there are so many stories like that. Would love > to hear them. I am sure other people would too. We all need to remember, > so often the human element gets forgotten , the ones left behind. > > wendy ( getting sentimental in Kyabram) > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > If you wish to make personal contact with List Admin Ray at batie@ozemail.com.au > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Is it Xavier College - think it is in Kew or maybe Hawthorn? Very big very famous, traditional school if it is. I would think they would have a website you could check up on. Yes.. http://www.xavier.vic.edu.au/ There is nothing coming up on google for St Xaviere... -----Original Message----- From: Tamara Weller [mailto:tamweller@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Friday, 21 April 2006 8:29 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MELB] re anzac day I agree Wendy. I have always had this caricature of my Great Grandfather drawn in France in 1917 by a friend who signed 'VASCO'. I never knew any more about it, until I started researching my family history about 8 months ago! Yesterday I finally discovered who the artist was!! :-) His name was Louis Vasco, son of Arthur and Marie Louriero and husband of Gwendlyn. He sadly died of sickness about 8 months after he drew the picture. It is really wonderful to know more about who he was. My Great Grandfather had treasured the picture throughout the remainder of the War and brought it home. You can tell he had kept it folded up in a pocket or something. Louis studied in Melbourne apparently - his school was recorded as being St Xaviere Melbourne. Does anyone know anything about this school at all? My next mission is to try and find a photo of him if possible, though I don't expect I'll have any luck there. Still any more info I can gather would be fantastic. It's really great to know more about him, in finding out more about my Great Grandfather's friend, I feel as though I'm finding out more about him in some way, Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== ==================================================== Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hi Wendy Glad you shared this - must be many more like it too. What happened to the five children, do you know? Presumably one of them was a grandparent of yours. Dawn -----Original Message----- From: WENDY TAYLOR [mailto:wta58253@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2006 7:55 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MELB] Anzac Day Hi guys, I am so hanging out for Anzac day this year. Through family history, I have discovered that my great grandfather died in France in World War1. Nobody ever told me that. As a little girl ( a long time ago) I used to hear the Anzac stories, and cry ( little sook). I never had anyone to remember. Could never understand why it meant so much. Now it all becomes clear. I will be at the march ( it's about time someone was). Bought a badge today, like I always do, but means so much more to me now. He lived in South Melbourne and left behind a widow with 5 children. She died a few years later from the spanish flu epidemic, leaving 5 little orphans. Which is why we never knew. I bet there are so many stories like that. Would love to hear them. I am sure other people would too. We all need to remember, so often the human element gets forgotten , the ones left behind. wendy ( getting sentimental in Kyabram) ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== ==================================================== Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Hi guys, I am so hanging out for Anzac day this year. Through family history, I have discovered that my great grandfather died in France in World War1. Nobody ever told me that. As a little girl ( a long time ago) I used to hear the Anzac stories, and cry ( little sook). I never had anyone to remember. Could never understand why it meant so much. Now it all becomes clear. I will be at the march ( it's about time someone was). Bought a badge today, like I always do, but means so much more to me now. He lived in South Melbourne and left behind a widow with 5 children. She died a few years later from the spanish flu epidemic, leaving 5 little orphans. Which is why we never knew. I bet there are so many stories like that. Would love to hear them. I am sure other people would too. We all need to remember, so often the human element gets forgotten , the ones left behind. wendy ( getting sentimental in Kyabram)

I, too, would be interested in accommodation - preferably as near to the PRO as possible. the older of the tworobbos

LOL seek and you will find!!! Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Harding" <emh_37@qld.chariot.net.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Marriages help > Thanks Carmel. Thought the marriages may have been later. Just this minute > had an email from a BRIEN cousin so will have the info shortly. We only > just found each other. Hurrah! > Many thanks > Evelyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carmel M Reynen" <fcfibre1@bigpond.com> > To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 1:58 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Marriages help > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > ==================================================== > Searchable archives at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-MELBOURNE-L > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Thanks Carmel. Thought the marriages may have been later. Just this minute had an email from a BRIEN cousin so will have the info shortly. We only just found each other. Hurrah! Many thanks Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmel M Reynen" <fcfibre1@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Marriages help

Evelyn Marriage records only go to 1940 so these would not be in the indexes. Jean died unmarried in Geelong in 1975 aged 81 yrs. there is a death of a Thomas s/o Thomas Linds & Ethel Vera in 1980. but no others that I can see. Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Harding" <emh_37@qld.chariot.net.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:06 PM Subject: [AUS-MELB] Marriages help > On the hunt again. Having purchased some death certs of my ancestors have > now got more family to lookup. > Marriage records please of :- > > Peter Charles BRIEN b 1923 to Thomas and Ethel > Ronald George BRIEN b1932 " " " > > Colin CAMPBELL b1924 to Colin and Margaret > > Jean McGROUTHER b1894 to George & Margaret > > TIA to a great list > > Evelyn > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > Hey have you updated your AntiVirus program lately ? ? > Is your AVG continuously activated while online ? ? > Does your AVG continue to check each and every email as it is down loaded > ? ? > Does your AV continue to check every Website you inter into ? ? > Better to be safe than sorry . . . let HouseCall check out your system > FREE ! > http://housecall.antivirus.com/. > other sites you might want to check out . . . > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/Aid/AID-VirusProtect.htm > -this one mentioned in Missing Links Vol. 5 No. 44 > http://antivirus.cai.com/ > - this one was mentioned on the Listowner List > http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >