Gidday Jen, Say hello to Michael. I know where you mean. Quite possible. Regards Peter Dunn "Australia @ War" http://www.ozatwar.com Over 650 Mbytes of Military home pages about Australia during WW2 Now also available on CD-Rom DISCUSSION LISTS Military Aircraft Crashes in Australia during WW2 OzCrashes-subscribe@topica.com 460 Squadron RAAF 460sqdn-subscribe@topica.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Jennifer Lambert Tracey > [mailto:jtracey@heritagearchaeology.com.au] > Sent: Sunday, 23 July 2006 11:16 AM > To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [AUS-MIL] Anyone from Townsville > > Peter and Graham, > > At a guess [although I have never heard it referred to as > Orphanage Hill] might be that spur of Castle Hill right > behind where the old orphanage was - set well back from the > corner of Warburton and Landsborough Sts [prior to the > building of the Crippled Children's Home late 50s /early 60s, > which was closer to the corner, directly opposite Ahern and > Powell's shop]. > > My thoughts for this morning ... before coffee! I grew up in > Rowland Street and remember the orphanage well - surrounded > by huge mango trees. > > Cheers, > Jen > > Jennifer Lambert Tracey > HERITAGE ARCHAEOLOGY > Archaeological & Heritage Assessment Consultants PO Box 4265 > KINGSTON ACT 2604 AUSTRALIA Tel. 02 6295 6795 Fax. 02 6295 > 6791 Mobile 0419 011860 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Dunn [mailto:pdunn@st.net.au] > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:40 PM > To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [AUS-MIL] Anyone from Townsville > > Gidday Graham, > > Just did a Google search and only Orphanage Hill I can spot > may be in Geelong area. > > > Regards Peter Dunn > > "Australia @ War" > http://www.ozatwar.com > Over 650 Mbytes of Military home pages about Australia during > WW2 Now also available on CD-Rom > > DISCUSSION LISTS > Military Aircraft Crashes in Australia during WW2 > OzCrashes-subscribe@topica.com > > 460 Squadron RAAF > 460sqdn-subscribe@topica.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Dunn [mailto:pdunn@st.net.au] > > Sent: Saturday, 22 July 2006 8:19 PM > > To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: RE: [AUS-MIL] Anyone from Townsville > > > > Gidday Graham, > > > > Have you seen my Townsville @ War web pages? > > > > www.ozatwar.com/tv@war.htm > > > > They are part of my "Australia @ War" web pages. > > > > www.ozatwar.com > > > > Pilot Hill Sth Townsville, Melton Hill, Orphanage Hill > and Stanton > > Hill. > > > > I can help you with all of those except Orphanage Hill. > Never heard of > > it. > > > > I was in Townsville for most of last week. I was born there > and lived > > there for 21 years or so. While I was there last week I was able to > > pinpoint the location where the 2nd string of Japanese > bombs (7) hit > > on Many Peaks Range near Pallarenda. > > > > Guess which Battalion had moved out of their camp area right near > > where the bombs hit a day or so before!! > > > > > > Regards Peter Dunn > > > > "Australia @ War" > > http://www.ozatwar.com > > Over 650 Mbytes of Military home pages about Australia during > > WW2 Now also available on CD-Rom > > > > DISCUSSION LISTS > > Military Aircraft Crashes in Australia during WW2 > > OzCrashes-subscribe@topica.com > > > > 460 Squadron RAAF > > 460sqdn-subscribe@topica.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Graham McKenzieSmith [mailto:grimwade4@bigpond.com] > > > Sent: Saturday, 22 July 2006 6:51 PM > > > To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [AUS-MIL] Anyone from Townsville > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > Doing some work on Townsville in WW2 > > > > > > 31 Inf Bn in March 1942 had companies at Pilot Hill Sth > Townsville, > > > Melton Hill, Orphanage Hill and Stanton Hill. > > > > > > Does anyone know where these were > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Graham > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > > Please support RootsWeb who make this list possible > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the list. > > Please check your replies before sending, to make sure that is what > > you know is happening. > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > RAAF Museum > http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/ > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > AUS-MILITARY is set so that, by default, replies go to the > list. Please check your replies before sending, to make sure > that is what you know is happening. >