The region round St Vincents hospital Melbourne and a little further out, perhaps Fitzroy area, was once called Newtown too - 1850s at least as my gg grandparents lived there when they were witnesses to their brother and sister's marriage. (Two brothers married two sisters..). Also there is a Newtown as a suburbthese days of Albury. But the common Newtown is in Geelong these days. My Aunt and Uncle and cousins used to live there. Dawn -----Original Message----- From: David R. Simpson [mailto:simmosdad@bigpond.com] Sent: Monday, 6 March 2006 7:56 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] More placename help needed Hi Newport is in Melbourne, between Williamstown & Yarraville Newtown is in Geelong Regards David -----Original Message----- From: Leona Smithurst [mailto:kingskid@dodo.com.au] Sent: Monday, 6 March 2006 2:45 PM To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] More placename help needed Hi All, I think MPNA is the short form of Mooroopna, in country Victoria. (nearby to Shepparton) ARAT is Ararat, also country Victoria, FITZ is Fitzroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria I think Newport is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, STKI is short for St.Kilda, which is a seaside suburb of Melbourne. Best regards, Leona Smithurst in Toowoomba, Qld. (ex Melburnian) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 3/03/06 ==== 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 ==== 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