Hi Roseanne, From the Geographical Names Board website www.gnb.nsw.gov.au Swan Reach Parish: Seaham County: Durham Description: A reach about 1 km long on the Hunter River. Located about 4 km downstream from the junction of Paterson River with Hunter River. Regards Helen On 22/07/06, Roseanne Howard <rmh_53@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > Hi list > > Could someone familiar with early Hunter Valley place names tell me where > Swan Reach is/was? I did a google search and only came up with a place on > the Murray River but as I have three baptisms for the East Maitland parish > of the Catholic Church were the abode is listed as Swan Reach I can only > assume that the village has since changed its name. The period I am looking > at is 1849-1855. Incidently I have a transcript for one of these baptisms > and it states the child was born at Morpeth. Aso is/was the place Patterson > close to Swan Reach during the same time frame. > > Thank you for your assistance. > > Roseanne Howard > Wauchope NSW > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com > > > ==== AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley Mailing List ==== > Please type surnames only in all caps . Helps them stand out from a > computer screen > >