My sincere condolences to the families and friends of Errol Morgan, Harley Morgan and Laurel Lewis. I didn't know them but what a huge loss to everyone including those involved in genealogy. How cruel and how tragic. Marcelle van Soest Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: aus-qld-request@rootsweb.com To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:01 PM Subject: AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 66 Aus-Qld Mailing List Digest Today's Topics: 1. Three Australian Genealogists Die in Bushfires (Brian M Morley) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:07:53 +1000 From: "Brian M Morley" <bmo06298@bigpond.net.au> Subject: [AUS-QLD] Three Australian Genealogists Die in Bushfires To: <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com>, <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com>, <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>, <london@rootsweb.com> Cc: Olivia O'Dolan <olivia.odolan@totalise.co.uk> Message-ID: <499A6248.000005.03656@BRIAN> Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" February 16, 2009 Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Three Australian Genealogists Die in Bushfires Reading about disasters in another part of the world is always sad but it suddenly becomes much more personal when you recognize some of the names. The following is from the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies web site at http://www.aigs.org.au: Errol Morgan Harley Morgan Laurel Lewis On February 7th, these three loved members of the Institute perished in the disastrous bush fire at Marysville. Errol was a former Library Assistant, Advertising Manager for the magazine and proof reader for this Website. Harley assisted at Open Days of the Institute, was a member of Marysville CFA and was a skilled wood carver with a Chain Saw. Laurel was a conscientious proof reader of the magazine. They will all be sadly missed by members of the Institute Posted by Dick Eastman on February 16, 2009 | ------------------------------ To contact the AUS-QLD list administrator, send an email to AUS-QLD-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the AUS-QLD mailing list, send an email to AUS-QLD@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 66 ************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.25/1956 - Release Date: 02/16/09 18:31:00