There was sopme discussion about Greenwattle Street in Toowoomba. I have since then noted htta the family home referred to Greenwattle Ridge and not street. That got me interested especially as it also mentioned Black Gully. Now I thght that Black Guilkly was the area crossing Tor Street and Bdrideg Street cornwers and then flowing dowbn to jopin Gowire Creek at Mort Styreet. So I have doen abit of research and maybe it might itnerst optehrs what I leanred. Mind you the peorsn givng me this information led me astray once before and I made a proper gig of myself. However this time I think he is almost correct. What I learn is: Prior to about 1912-approx give it ten years either way, Gowrie Road started at West Street. Older people will remember the Gowrie Road Hotel was near West Street. I remember as a kid asking why it was called that when it was nearly in West Street and being told not to be so stupid. The answer was logical but for me not until recent years. I now know that I was not the only one to ever ask that question. Wonder what answer the others were given. Also there used to be a bus service that started at Holberton Street and was called the Gowrie Rood Bus. In that time the Gowrie Shire existed and it started at West Street but I am unsure how far it went out or what were its boundaries. So Gowrie Road was the main road of the shire. So a person could have lived on Gowrie Road in the 1800s and been no where near Wilsontopn. Fascinating I thought. In my day Gowrie road started at Greenwattle Street. Until then it was Bridge Street. So from what I can make of what I am now told from a map is that Greenwattle Ridge was actually the area where the aerodrome now is. The family Bleich who whereabouts started this must have had their farm on the town side of the aerodrome. I have asked a person living in Toowoomba who can get access to subdivisions of that era to try and locate the block. It seems then that Greenwattle Ridge was actually a suburb/district and that maybe Wilsonton either overtook the area or adjoined it. It is difficult to identify these things from Melbourne but I would love to know just where it actually was. The general description that I have of their home suggests that it could be anywhere between the aerodrome and Tor Street on the north side of Warrego Highway. Open to any other thoughts. Albert Grulke in sunny dry Melbourne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of norm bourguignon Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2007 2:26 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] Diaries & Journals 1860's I wish> Good to see you are still enthusiastic and I'm looking forward to the finished product. Gaylene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel & Del Bergman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:40 AM Subject: [SEQ-Germans] Diaries & Journals 1860's > Hi List, > > We are researching the 1865 voyage of the ship "Susanne Godeffroy" > from Hamburg to Moreton Bay. > > We know of one diary about the voyage written 50 years later, but > does anyone know of any other accounts of the voyage or other > voyages around that time. > > Looking forward to hearing from some of you. > > Regards > > Noel & Del Bergman > > A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to > South East Queensland, Australia. > Archives - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 2630 (20071031) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. Archives - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message