I would appreciate if you would check in your book to see if there are any mention of Locke (Lock) or Camerons. Thanks, Barb Beechey

Joan Beaumont Dean of Arts Deakin University Dear Joan It is with regret that we received the news listed in the email below of the decommissioning of the South West Victoria's War History web site which was hosted by your faculty. I received this notification after enquiring to the IT Manager regarding its non-functioning for a number of weeks. We would be very interested to know the reasons for the loss of this valuable local history information site for south western Victoria. Is the information lost or is it being transferred to some other body to host in the future? I write a number of web sites related to south west history, eg Ballarat Genealogical Society http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/ South West Victorian History http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/digby/ which illustrate my interest and involvement in the area of local history in south west Victoria. It is to be hoped that a Faculty of Arts at a local University would be interested in promoting the study of local history through the hosting of such web sites. I have left the correspondence relating to this issue attached to the bottom of this email. Regards Daryl Povey Ballarat & District Genealogical Society >X-Sender: tobyd@mail.deakin.edu.au >Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:39:44 +1000 >To: Daryl Povey <povey@sebas.vic.edu.au> >From: Toby Andrew Seton Durden <tobyd@deakin.edu.au> >Subject: Re: SW Victorian War History Web Site >Cc: druse@deakin.edu.au, markr@deakin.edu.au, deanarts@deakin.edu.au > >Dear Daryl, > >This site has been decommissioned at the request of our Dean. A revised >index page has recently been posted which may have some useful links for >your reference: > >http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts/swwh/ > >Kind regards, > >Toby Durden > >At 11:54 AM 20/10/2003 +1000, you wrote: >>IT / Web Managers >>Faculty of Arts >>Deakin University >> >>Interested to know what has happened with the South West Victorian War >>History Web Site which operated from the Faculty of Arts Web Server at: >> >> http://www.deakin.edu.au/fac_arts/swwh/ >> >>This web site has been a very useful component of the history available >>on the web related to South-Western Victoria. >> >>At the present time some of the web site seems to be on the server and >>some parts appear to be missing. >> >>Regards >>Daryl Povey >>Ballarat & District Genealogical Society > > >IT Manager >Faculty of Arts >Deakin University, Victoria, Australia > >tel: +61 3 5227 2404 > >www.deakin.edu.au/fac_arts/faculty/

Hi Folks, Just to let you know that hopefully things are starting to settle down - apart from some (still ongoing) problems with bigpond users, there was a hiccup on rootsweb over the last couple of days with mailing lists starting with the letter "A" and on a particular server - yep, both AUS-VIC-BELLARINE-PENINSULA and AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT were on that particular server and both lists start with "A", hence the lack of messages in the last few days. I believe the problem is now fixed - keep your fingers crossed! Regards ......... Susie Z, List Admin

Hello Ada, A few weeks ago I tried to contact Sandy Barrie and his email address bounced - would you have his current address? I'd like to ask him a question about photographers in Leeds around the early 1900's and believe he's very knowledgeable in this area. Thanks, Carol Battishill, Warners Bay, NSW, Australia

List members I seek members assistance re the remarriage of my ggg grandmother Martha Jennings (nee Woolner) to Edward Coulson in Chilwell on 1 Sept 1852 in the Wesleyan Church. The marriage certificate lists them as widow/widower respectively and members of, or hold communion with, the Wesleyan Church. The minister was a Frederick Lewis and witnesses George Gaylard and Fanny Shugg, both of Chilwell. Martha came to Australia in 1841 with husband George and daughter Mary Ann on the Queen Victoria, landing in Sydney on 26 July 1841. Three more children were subsequently born in Sydney - George (1842), William (1844) & Mary Ann (1847). Mary Ann's birth certificate is hard to read, and appears to be that she was born in Sydney on 10/8/1847 & christened in the Wesleyan Church in Geelong the following year. The 2 sons later became C of E ministers in the Vic country areas around Lilydale. Mary Ann married Charles Clarke in Melbourne in 1865. Father George was a carpenter apparently and is believed to have died at sea after the birth of Mary Ann & before the remarriage of his wife Martha. No death certificate can be found yet Martha remarried (as above) in 1852. She is listed on a page/section titled 'Geelong & Vicinity' in a 'Victorian Directory' dated 1851 as a teacher in Chilwell. What evidence would she have had to produce to remarry again? Any thoughts on how we discover the details of George's death? Kind regards Keith Jennings Brisbane

Hi Dianne, Many thanks for your reply and I will now check the Eastern Cem. Regards Beth Dianne Hughes wrote: >Beth, >Most of those burials are far too early for Steiglitz, some may have been in the old original cemetery, but if they are I haven't found them. I would suggest they are most likely buried at Eastern Cemetery Geelong. Early death certificates often don't give a place of burial but if the deaths are registered in Geelong then that's where they're buried. >Dianne Hughes > > > >==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== >Geelong & District Surnames of Interest : >http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdname.htm > >. > > >

St. Catherine's Orphanage was in Roslyn Rd. Could anyone tell me if there was a building there before 1927 when the new building was erected. Mary McLeod New Zealand Interests :- Duncan, Stanhope and Wilsher families, Geelong. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 11/25/02

Hi Robert, Have you checked all these options on our Geelong & District web site?? Bellarine Peninsula Consolidated Names Index ... http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp (nearly 200 entries for PYWELL alone!) Geelong & District Consolidated Books Index http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp Geelong & District Surnames of Interest ..... http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdnamezp.htm (someone researching PYWELL on the Bellarine Peninsula - were yours from Derbyshire?) Hope that helps .......... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Cox" <robertco@dcd.wa.gov.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:24 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Cox/Pywell > > Hi > > > > I am interested in any information on William Cox and > Alice Pywell (or there descendants) who married in the UK in 1850/51 and who emigrated to Aust (Queenscliffe region in 1852/3). They died in Perth in 1908/9 after coming to WA in 1898 (after 46 yrs in the Queenscliffe area) to be with daughter Mary Seivers (nee Cox) and son Frederick. > > They had 10 children all born in the Geelong region, I believe: > Annie born 9.3.1853 Geelong > George Nathaniel 20.3.1856 Geelong > Charles William 23.6.1858? > Arthur Henry 31.10.1860 > Mary Catherine 1862 > Cora Jane 23.6.1865 > Alice Elizabeth 14.10.1868 > Frederick John Robert 23.11.1870 > Child unknown > Hannah Isabelle 16.5 1874. > > Thanks > Robert Cox great grandson > robertco@dcd.wa.gov.au\ > meagancox@bigpond.com > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp > http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp > >

Hello Joy, I suggest you borrow through the library "So Fine A Country : A History of the Shire of Corio" by Ian Wynd - the most comprehensive history on the region. Lara and Anakie are both included in this Shire. It covers the history up to about 1980 and is extensively referenced which will give you ideas on other sources of specific information you might want to follow up. Hope that helps ......... Susie Zada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy McDermott" <joymac@jeack.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 9:46 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Anakie > Would you have any--literature about Anakie and Lara. Erly 1920s. Joy.---

> Hi > > I am interested in any information on William Cox and Alice Pywell (or there descendants) who married in the UK in 1850/51 and who emigrated to Aust (Queenscliffe region in 1852/3). They died in Perth in 1908/9 after coming to WA in 1898 (after 46 yrs in the Queenscliffe area) to be with daughter Mary Seivers (nee Cox) and son Frederick. They had 10 children all born in the Geelong region, I believe: Annie born 9.3.1853 Geelong George Nathaniel 20.3.1856 Geelong Charles William 23.6.1858? Arthur Henry 31.10.1860 Mary Catherine 1862 Cora Jane 23.6.1865 Alice Elizabeth 14.10.1868 Frederick John Robert 23.11.1870 Child unknown Hannah Isabelle 16.5 1874. Thanks Robert Cox great grandson robertco@dcd.wa.gov.au\ meagancox@bigpond.com

Would you have any--literature about Anakie and Lara. Erly 1920s. Joy.--- Original Message ----- From: "Susie Zada" <szada@zades.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:59 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat > Hi Judith, > > The Geelong Family History Group have "The Geelong Swiss" listed on their > publications site so it looks like that is still available .... > > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/publicat.htm > > "The Heritage of Lethbridge" is definitely available - I think the cheapest > place to purchase is the Golden Plains Shire ..... Was there last week and > there are copies sitting on their front counter for sale. > > http://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/ > > And I vaguely remember seeing "From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills" still on > the bookshelves at the Geelong Heritage Centre for sale. I think they also > had Heritage of Lethbridge for sale there as well but may be dearer than at > Golden Plains Shire. > > Geelong Historical Records Centre > 51 Little Malop Street, > Geelong, Vic 3220 > Australia > (above Geelong City Library) > > Email : heritage@geelongcity.vic.gov.au > Phone : (03) 5221 7007 > Fax : (03) 5221 1328 > > You should also be able to get all of them through inter-library loan from > your local library. > > Hope that helps ....... Susie Z > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith Thomas" <judythom@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:48 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat > > > > Hello Ian, > > > > I'm sure it would be of great assistance in filling in background. Many > of > > the families seemed to be from around Lethbridge, and in fact quite a few > > are buried there. Although I have quite a few names and dates for family > > members, my father, who was a grandson of Julia BILES and Alfred MATTHEY, > > died in 1948, so I know very little background information. > > > > Is the book commercially available? I see it is in the GSV library. > > > > Regards, > > > > Judy Thomas > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ian Donaldson" <allsure@iprimus.com.au> > > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat > > > > > > G'day Judith > > > > I have a book called "The Heritage of Lethbridge" and the Matthey & > > Perdrisat families get quite a mention. > > > > Would this be of any help to you? > > > > Regards > > > > > > Ian Donaldson > > > > > > > > > > > I have just joined this list, although I have been researching my family > > for > > > some time. > > > > > > I've had a browse through the website, and the index names. A bit > > > spine-tingling to see my ggrandmothers name (Julia MATTHEY (BILES) in > the > > > index, just as I'm copying her death certificate. > > > > > > Is it possible to obtain copies of either of the books referred to:- > > > The Geelong Swiss: record of some 19th Century Families > > > >From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills: the Swiss Vignerons of Geelong ? > > > > > > Would love to hear from anyone who may be researching any of the above > > > names. > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > > Geelong Family History Group : > > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > > Geelong & District Churches : > > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District and Bellarine Indexes : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdbksrc1.asp > http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/bpnmsrc1.asp > >

Thank you Just what I wanted Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carollyn Williams" <wisteria@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Roslyn Rd > My parents built a house in Roslyn Rd in 1950 between High St and Highton. A dairy was about 1km west from High St at the top of the rise on the corner of Scott St - Tompkins dairy - a mikbar and milk supply depot - no cows in my time! Roslyn Rd was sealed but the streets off just dirt as it was a new housing development opening up west of the diary. There was pasture land further south and west with cows. Being on a rise there could not have been swamp in that area I suggest. The land dipped down to a gully/creek where the Highton shopping centre is now. Of course Roslyn Rd also runs east of High St to Settlement Rd - land much lower there. > > In "The Early days of Highton and Belmont" published by the Geelong Historial Society in 1982 there are many mentions of Roslyn Rd and the description of the land. The recollections are made in 1929 of a boyhood spent in the area. A dairy (facing Roslyn Rd and at the rear of David Fishers house whose land occupied a section between Roslyn and Mt pleasant Rds) is mentioned has having disappeared - I think this is in Highton. The land was cleared of orchards, vineyards, hedges and windbreaks to open up for building. After crossing the Colac Rd a swamp is said to have disappeared from near Bowdens flour mill where the aborigines and other locals caught eels - this could be east Roslyn Rd in Belmont. > > I am sure you may be able to get hold of a copy of this book thru the Geelong Historial Society or Geelong Family History Group. > > Carollyn Williams > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter MacAuslan > To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:21 PM > Subject: [GEELONG] Roslyn Rd > > > There used to be a dairy in Roslyn Rd Belmont. > Residents in that area think that a lake ,pond or marsh were there before the area was developed, > Any information? > Peter MacAuslan > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong Family History Group : > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > >

Hi Judith, The Geelong Family History Group have "The Geelong Swiss" listed on their publications site so it looks like that is still available .... http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/publicat.htm "The Heritage of Lethbridge" is definitely available - I think the cheapest place to purchase is the Golden Plains Shire ..... Was there last week and there are copies sitting on their front counter for sale. http://www.goldenplains.vic.gov.au/ And I vaguely remember seeing "From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills" still on the bookshelves at the Geelong Heritage Centre for sale. I think they also had Heritage of Lethbridge for sale there as well but may be dearer than at Golden Plains Shire. Geelong Historical Records Centre 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong, Vic 3220 Australia (above Geelong City Library) Email : heritage@geelongcity.vic.gov.au Phone : (03) 5221 7007 Fax : (03) 5221 1328 You should also be able to get all of them through inter-library loan from your local library. Hope that helps ....... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Thomas" <judythom@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat > Hello Ian, > > I'm sure it would be of great assistance in filling in background. Many of > the families seemed to be from around Lethbridge, and in fact quite a few > are buried there. Although I have quite a few names and dates for family > members, my father, who was a grandson of Julia BILES and Alfred MATTHEY, > died in 1948, so I know very little background information. > > Is the book commercially available? I see it is in the GSV library. > > Regards, > > Judy Thomas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Donaldson" <allsure@iprimus.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:57 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat > > > G'day Judith > > I have a book called "The Heritage of Lethbridge" and the Matthey & > Perdrisat families get quite a mention. > > Would this be of any help to you? > > Regards > > > Ian Donaldson > > > > > > I have just joined this list, although I have been researching my family > for > > some time. > > > > I've had a browse through the website, and the index names. A bit > > spine-tingling to see my ggrandmothers name (Julia MATTHEY (BILES) in the > > index, just as I'm copying her death certificate. > > > > Is it possible to obtain copies of either of the books referred to:- > > The Geelong Swiss: record of some 19th Century Families > > >From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills: the Swiss Vignerons of Geelong ? > > > > Would love to hear from anyone who may be researching any of the above > > names. > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong Family History Group : > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > >

Hello Ian, I'm sure it would be of great assistance in filling in background. Many of the families seemed to be from around Lethbridge, and in fact quite a few are buried there. Although I have quite a few names and dates for family members, my father, who was a grandson of Julia BILES and Alfred MATTHEY, died in 1948, so I know very little background information. Is the book commercially available? I see it is in the GSV library. Regards, Judy Thomas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Donaldson" <allsure@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat G'day Judith I have a book called "The Heritage of Lethbridge" and the Matthey & Perdrisat families get quite a mention. Would this be of any help to you? Regards Ian Donaldson > I have just joined this list, although I have been researching my family for > some time. > > I've had a browse through the website, and the index names. A bit > spine-tingling to see my ggrandmothers name (Julia MATTHEY (BILES) in the > index, just as I'm copying her death certificate. > > Is it possible to obtain copies of either of the books referred to:- > The Geelong Swiss: record of some 19th Century Families > >From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills: the Swiss Vignerons of Geelong ? > > Would love to hear from anyone who may be researching any of the above > names. > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== Geelong Family History Group : http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm

G'day Judith I have a book called "The Heritage of Lethbridge" and the Matthey & Perdrisat families get quite a mention. Would this be of any help to you? Regards Ian Donaldson > I have just joined this list, although I have been researching my family for > some time. > > I've had a browse through the website, and the index names. A bit > spine-tingling to see my ggrandmothers name (Julia MATTHEY (BILES) in the > index, just as I'm copying her death certificate. > > Is it possible to obtain copies of either of the books referred to:- > The Geelong Swiss: record of some 19th Century Families > >From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills: the Swiss Vignerons of Geelong ? > > Would love to hear from anyone who may be researching any of the above > names. >

Hi Carollyn, Sorry to go off half cocked, (memory ain't what it used to be- after all it's 45 years since I was there <grin>) checking a map I believe my uncle actually built on the subdivision in Jacobs Road ( North of Roslyn St) between Mt Pleasant Rd & Roslyn St. As I recall this was on High ground, sloping down to the west toard Barrabool Rd. bfn John Carollyn Williams wrote: > My parents built a house in Roslyn Rd in 1950 between High St and Highton. A dairy was about 1km west from High St at the top of the rise on the corner of Scott St - Tompkins dairy - a mikbar and milk supply depot - no cows in my time! Roslyn Rd was sealed but the streets off just dirt as it was a new housing development opening up west of the diary. There was pasture land further south and west with cows. Being on a rise there could not have been swamp in that area I suggest. The land dipped down to a gully/creek where the Highton shopping centre is now. Of course Roslyn Rd also runs east of High St to Settlement Rd - land much lower there. > > In "The Early days of Highton and Belmont" published by the Geelong Historial Society in 1982 there are many mentions of Roslyn Rd and the description of the land. The recollections are made in 1929 of a boyhood spent in the area. A dairy (facing Roslyn Rd and at the rear of David Fishers house whose land occupied a section between Roslyn and Mt pleasant Rds) is mentioned has having disappeared - I think this is in Highton. The land was cleared of orchards, vineyards, hedges and windbreaks to open up for building. After crossing the Colac Rd a swamp is said to have disappeared from near Bowdens flour mill where the aborigines and other locals caught eels - this could be east Roslyn Rd in Belmont. > > I am sure you may be able to get hold of a copy of this book thru the Geelong Historial Society or Geelong Family History Group. > > Carollyn Williams > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter MacAuslan > To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:21 PM > Subject: [GEELONG] Roslyn Rd > > > There used to be a dairy in Roslyn Rd Belmont. > Residents in that area think that a lake ,pond or marsh were there before the area was developed, > Any information? > Peter MacAuslan > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong Family History Group : > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > > . > -- John Whitehand Melbourne; AUSTRALIA +61(0)3 93145307 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~whitehaj/welcome.htm Ambition is ultimately destructive--There's only room for ONE "at the top." *** Co-operation Achieves ~ Competition destroys ! ***

Hi! Another Name that may be of interest. My Uncle built in Roslyn St in the early '50's at which time his address was "JACOBS Estate", Jacobs Rd Belmont.. ( Sorry I can't offer much more however a cousin lived in that street for all of her " early and 'Teen years. ( Early 60's). bfn john Carollyn Williams wrote: > My parents built a house in Roslyn Rd in 1950 between High St and Highton. A dairy was about 1km west from High St at the top of the rise on the corner of Scott St - Tompkins dairy - a mikbar and milk supply depot - no cows in my time! Roslyn Rd was sealed but the streets off just dirt as it was a new housing development opening up west of the diary. There was pasture land further south and west with cows. Being on a rise there could not have been swamp in that area I suggest. The land dipped down to a gully/creek where the Highton shopping centre is now. Of course Roslyn Rd also runs east of High St to Settlement Rd - land much lower there. > > In "The Early days of Highton and Belmont" published by the Geelong Historial Society in 1982 there are many mentions of Roslyn Rd and the description of the land. The recollections are made in 1929 of a boyhood spent in the area. A dairy (facing Roslyn Rd and at the rear of David Fishers house whose land occupied a section between Roslyn and Mt pleasant Rds) is mentioned has having disappeared - I think this is in Highton. The land was cleared of orchards, vineyards, hedges and windbreaks to open up for building. After crossing the Colac Rd a swamp is said to have disappeared from near Bowdens flour mill where the aborigines and other locals caught eels - this could be east Roslyn Rd in Belmont. > > I am sure you may be able to get hold of a copy of this book thru the Geelong Historial Society or Geelong Family History Group. > > Carollyn Williams > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter MacAuslan > To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:21 PM > Subject: [GEELONG] Roslyn Rd > > > There used to be a dairy in Roslyn Rd Belmont. > Residents in that area think that a lake ,pond or marsh were there before the area was developed, > Any information? > Peter MacAuslan > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong Family History Group : > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm > > . > -- John Whitehand Melbourne; AUSTRALIA +61(0)3 93145307 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~whitehaj/welcome.htm Ambition is ultimately destructive--There's only room for ONE "at the top." *** Co-operation Achieves ~ Competition destroys ! ***

My parents built a house in Roslyn Rd in 1950 between High St and Highton. A dairy was about 1km west from High St at the top of the rise on the corner of Scott St - Tompkins dairy - a mikbar and milk supply depot - no cows in my time! Roslyn Rd was sealed but the streets off just dirt as it was a new housing development opening up west of the diary. There was pasture land further south and west with cows. Being on a rise there could not have been swamp in that area I suggest. The land dipped down to a gully/creek where the Highton shopping centre is now. Of course Roslyn Rd also runs east of High St to Settlement Rd - land much lower there. In "The Early days of Highton and Belmont" published by the Geelong Historial Society in 1982 there are many mentions of Roslyn Rd and the description of the land. The recollections are made in 1929 of a boyhood spent in the area. A dairy (facing Roslyn Rd and at the rear of David Fishers house whose land occupied a section between Roslyn and Mt pleasant Rds) is mentioned has having disappeared - I think this is in Highton. The land was cleared of orchards, vineyards, hedges and windbreaks to open up for building. After crossing the Colac Rd a swamp is said to have disappeared from near Bowdens flour mill where the aborigines and other locals caught eels - this could be east Roslyn Rd in Belmont. I am sure you may be able to get hold of a copy of this book thru the Geelong Historial Society or Geelong Family History Group. Carollyn Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter MacAuslan To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Roslyn Rd There used to be a dairy in Roslyn Rd Belmont. Residents in that area think that a lake ,pond or marsh were there before the area was developed, Any information? Peter MacAuslan ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== Geelong & District Churches : http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm

Hi Peter, For lots of information on that area, have a look at the book "Early Days of Highton and Belmont" published by the Geelong Historical Society in 1982. I just found it on the Geelong Regional Library catalogue so you should be able to order it through inter-library loan at Ocean Grove. Regards ...... Susie Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter MacAuslan" <pmaca@pipeline.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:21 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Roslyn Rd > There used to be a dairy in Roslyn Rd Belmont. > Residents in that area think that a lake ,pond or marsh were there before the area was developed, > Any information? > Peter MacAuslan > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm > >

Hi Judith, I hopefully may be able to help you with all three families - I have a few details on each, including your g grandmother, Julia Matthey. I am not related to these families, but came across these names while researching the TOYNE family. I will send you the information I have directly, but if anyone else is researching these families they can contact me off list. Amanda greenthumbs@bigpond.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Thomas" <judythom@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Biles/Matthey/Perdrisat > I have just joined this list, although I have been researching my family for > some time. > > I've had a browse through the website, and the index names. A bit > spine-tingling to see my ggrandmothers name (Julia MATTHEY (BILES) in the > index, just as I'm copying her death certificate. > > Is it possible to obtain copies of either of the books referred to:- > The Geelong Swiss: record of some 19th Century Families > >From Boudry to the Barrabool Hills: the Swiss Vignerons of Geelong ? > > Would love to hear from anyone who may be researching any of the above > names. > > Judy Thomas > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Research Centres & Museums : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdresc.htm > >