Mrs Kevin O'BRIEN, who visited Sydney for the Royal Easter Show, returned home last week-emnd. Mrs F. SOMMERVILLE, of Chatswood Sydney, is at present the guest of Mr and Mrs B. PRICE of the Empire Hotel, Scone. Mrs S. SIMPSON, of Scone, has returned after spending a vacation in Sydney and Adelaide. While in Adelaide Mrs SIMPSON was the guest of Mr and Mrs A. W. VANN. Mr and Mrs Don MCCALLUM, of "Bellsbrook", Moonan Flat, are receiving congratulations on the birth of twins, Merrin Kay and Archibald Donald, at Brancaster Private Hospital, Scone. The wedding took place on 29th March, at New Hindmarsh, Adelaide, of Evelyn May, only daughter of Mr and Mrs A. W. VANN, to Henry Lindsay, elder son of Mr Eric and the late Mrs SIMPSON, of Scone. The death took place, recently, at Marks Point, Newcastle, of Mr Mark LEE, former well-known and respected Upper Hunterite, and for 35 years in charge of the Public School at Moonan Brook. Of the old gentleman, who was in his 86th year, and who retired from the Department about two decades gone, further reference will be made in the next issue. Cr John RILEY, of "Eulalia", Gundy, one of the best known figures in the public life of the Upper Hunter over a period of many years, passed away in Brancaster Private Hospital, Scone, early on Sunday morning, in his 77th year. The late Cr RILEY, who was predeceased by his wife some years since, is survived by one son and two daughters. Burial was made in the Church of England section of Gundy Cemetery yesterday afternoon in the presence of a concourse representative of the whole district, following services in St Luke's Scone, taken by Rev S. V. SATCHELL, Th.L., and in St Matthew's Gundy, taken by Rev. J. KEMP.

Hi Jan, Many thanks for these snippets ... Mrs. F. SOM(M)ERVILLE may be one of mine ... Freda K.H. (nee BROWN), husband of Frank. Not sure of the PRICE connection, although there are some obscure ones in the family tree. Also, funny that you should mention it, as I have just returned from a trip up the country, which included some time in Scone, but not at the Empire Hotel :) Looking good, but could probably do with some more rain. For those of you who are not aware, Rootsweb has been having some problems of late and most of the mail sent over the past few days (or week ? ) is only just beginning to come thru. So, if you have sent a message to the list and haven't seen it yet, that is why. If it doesn't come thru, check the archives and if it's not there then send again. Some mail has started flowing today, so Rootsweb may have it sorted out at last. Also, try and stay clear of a currently circulating email "recommendation" for a free download called Speed Freak. Once downloaded it gets into your email address book and sends out a whole lot of spam, disguising itself with an email address that may be familiar to you (or something like that). Anyway, best to avoid that one ! And, a general reminder to keep your AV (anti-virus) programs up-to-date. Best to update at least once a week (minimum). Lastly, we have been joined by a number of new subscribers of late, so a warm welcome to all of you. Looking forward to your input, although I might add that everyone has been a little "quiet" of late ... lets hope next month may be better. Participation is the name of the game folks :) Cheers, Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Glasby" <jan.glasby@hawkerc.act.edu.au> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:35 AM Subject: [H,H,HV] Snippets from "Scone Advocate" Tues 15 April 1947 > Mrs F. SOMMERVILLE, of Chatswood Sydney, is at present the > guest of Mr and Mrs B. PRICE of the Empire Hotel, Scone.

Crikey ! Must be travel lag ... as I meant to say "wife" of Frank Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optusnet.com.au> Subject: Re: [H,H,HV] Snippets from "Scone Advocate" Tues 15 April 1947 > Hi Jan, > > Many thanks for these snippets ... Mrs. F. SOM(M)ERVILLE may > be one of mine ... Freda K.H. (nee BROWN), husband of Frank.