Thanks Phil Hello Elaine Knew I had travelled through there in the last few years, but could not determine which area. (obviously I do too much travelling over Qld).. Covering such a large area, is the book very large, and well indexed? Are any of these names mentioned, please? 1 Gertrude Agnes SAUNDERS Born: 3 November 1879 Esk, Qld, Aust Died: 11 November 1951 Cunnamulla, Qld, Aust Buried: 11 November 1951 Cunnamulla, Qld, Aust Father: James SAUNDERS Mother: Mary Ann MCGUIRE . +James Edward SMITH Born: 10 October 1885 Cunnamulla, Qld, Aust Married: 31 December 1916 Cunnamulla, Qld, Aust Father: Richard SMITH Mother: Mary Bessie SMITH Thank you Lorrae Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Research [mailto:shawhistory@bigfoot.com] Sent: Friday, 6 September 2002 12:10 AM To: taj@uq.net.au; AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Maranoa region The term MARANOA is used in two ways firstly it describes the South Western region in Queensland based on Roma, Warroo Shire, Booringa Shire (Mitchell), Bungil shire, Bendemere Shire, Balonne Shire, to name a few or the Federal electorate in Queensland. The Maranoa Electorate is an area of more than 650,504 square kilometres, making it the largest federal electorate in Queensland. Some info URLS that may assist you or just type MARANOA into a search engine and you will find heaps of info on the region. http://www.maranoa.info/ http://www.maranoa.org.au/newsletter/apr02.pdf http://www.maranoa.org.au/ http://www.oultwood.com/localgov/australia/southwestqueensland.htm Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom & Lorrae Johnson" <taj@uq.net.au> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 11:25 PM Subject: RE: History of the Maranoa region > Elaine > > What areas does the "MARANOA" cover, please? > > Thanks > > Lorrae > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hamilton [mailto:vprojects@uq.net.au] > Sent: Wednesday, 4 September 2002 5:15 PM > To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: History of the Maranoa region > > > I have a copy of a book "Goodbye Bassamari" by Patrick Collins which has > recently been published by University of Qld Press on the history of the > Maranoa region. It is extensively referenced and indexed. Contact me off > list if you would like me to do look-ups for you. > > Elaine > > ______________________________ > > > ==== AUS-QLD-SE-Germans Mailing List ==== > A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 5/09/2002