Hello from Stawell The Griffin family of Dunkeld now live in Stawell Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne and Bill Hughes" <bill.di@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 6:34 PM Subject: [GEELONG] War Dead > Pam it suddenly occurred to me I have one of the Griffin boys killed in > the WW1, all his rels were down in the Otways by then. > Dianne > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.87/2535 - Release Date: 11/29/09 19:31:00

Thank you but at this stage I don't have any Griffin names although a family of that name lived at Barwon Downs in my time. If you know his first name I will check army records etc. Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne and Bill Hughes" <bill.di@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 6:34 PM Subject: [GEELONG] War Dead > Pam it suddenly occurred to me I have one of the Griffin boys killed in > the WW1, all his rels were down in the Otways by then. > Dianne > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pam it suddenly occurred to me I have one of the Griffin boys killed in the WW1, all his rels were down in the Otways by then. Dianne

Hello Listers, One verse: > Oh, it's autumn sweet this morning, > And the red heath all a-flower > And magpies sing where the red gums fling, > A diamond, wind-tossed shower; > There's a mist-wreath over Mt Sturgeon, > And emerald green is the grass. > There is magic sweet where some-body's feet > Never again may pass. As I wrote to Lorraine Phelan, she seems to have a special affinity for Dunkeld where there are still some giant red gums (or were, when I was last there 20 years ago) Regards Ada Ada Ackerly wrote: > > Hello Listers. > > In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by > > Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" > > The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty > local boys in WW1. > > It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. > > Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a > tiny child. > > But, does anyone know who she was? > > Intrigued. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > > >

http://victorianwarmemorials.info/index_D.htm lists Dunkeld War Memorial, and links to photographs of the four sides of the monument, showing all the names. Photo No.6 gives the names of WW2 men. BTW, younger poet Kath/Kathleen Walker/Oodgeroo Noonuccal was born in 1920, so definitely not her. Cheers, Barbara

Hi Lorraine - I am working with Jan and her daughter after Christmas to get her WW1 News of the Week entries onto a searchable CD. regards, Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorraine Phelan" <lphelan@bigpond.com.au> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > Or check on the index that Jan McCawley did of WW1 entries in News of the > Week - 'Those Who Served'. It mentions a lot of Western District soldiers > and families. > BTW that would be a great index to add to Suzie's 'Pot Pourrie' database > (if > it's not already there). > Lorraine > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam & > Trevor Jennings > Sent: Monday, 30 November 2009 11:52 AM > To: aackers@alphalink.com.au; aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > > Hi Ada - just a thought - I wonder if one of the boys enlisting / serving > from Dunkeld, was her brother? I am currently researching soldiers from > the > Otways and find connections to towns far remote from where they signed up. > It would be interesting to see if there is an Honor Roll at Dunkeld that > may > > give some names. kind regards, Pam Jennings > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ada Ackerly" <aackers@alphalink.com.au> > To: <aackers@alphalink.com.au>; <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:39 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > > >> >> Hello Listers. >> >> In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by >> >> Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" >> >> The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty >> local boys in WW1. >> >> It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. >> >> Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a >> tiny child. >> >> But, does anyone know who she was? >> >> Intrigued. >> >> Regards Ada Ackerly >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >> http://zades.com.au >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ada I live in Stawell and i do know of a WALKER family who came from Dunkeld I wonder if i contacted them They may know more Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <aackers@alphalink.com.au> To: <aackers@alphalink.com.au>; <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > > Hello Listers. > > In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by > > Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" > > The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty > local boys in WW1. > > It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. > > Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a > tiny child. > > But, does anyone know who she was? > > Intrigued. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.87/2535 - Release Date: 11/29/09 19:31:00

Or check on the index that Jan McCawley did of WW1 entries in News of the Week - 'Those Who Served'. It mentions a lot of Western District soldiers and families. BTW that would be a great index to add to Suzie's 'Pot Pourrie' database (if it's not already there). Lorraine -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam & Trevor Jennings Sent: Monday, 30 November 2009 11:52 AM To: aackers@alphalink.com.au; aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong Hi Ada - just a thought - I wonder if one of the boys enlisting / serving from Dunkeld, was her brother? I am currently researching soldiers from the Otways and find connections to towns far remote from where they signed up. It would be interesting to see if there is an Honor Roll at Dunkeld that may give some names. kind regards, Pam Jennings ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <aackers@alphalink.com.au> To: <aackers@alphalink.com.au>; <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > > Hello Listers. > > In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by > > Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" > > The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty > local boys in WW1. > > It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. > > Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a > tiny child. > > But, does anyone know who she was? > > Intrigued. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District http://zades.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ada - just a thought - I wonder if one of the boys enlisting / serving from Dunkeld, was her brother? I am currently researching soldiers from the Otways and find connections to towns far remote from where they signed up. It would be interesting to see if there is an Honor Roll at Dunkeld that may give some names. kind regards, Pam Jennings ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <aackers@alphalink.com.au> To: <aackers@alphalink.com.au>; <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > > Hello Listers. > > In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by > > Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" > > The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty > local boys in WW1. > > It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. > > Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a > tiny child. > > But, does anyone know who she was? > > Intrigued. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Listers. In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty local boys in WW1. It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a tiny child. But, does anyone know who she was? Intrigued. Regards Ada Ackerly

Susie, finished 1861 and nearly 1862, will do 1863 and mark me down for 1864 and 1865 please. Linda Edwards

I have always thought that some records are out there but we just don't know about them or how to access them. The answers to problems like missing birth registrations may be waiting to be rediscovered among PRO records in storage. I think that it is worth continuing to look,explore and "google" as new information is being made public every day. We are indebited to all researchers such as you, Ada, without thishard work most of the on line records we access would not be available. my deepest thganks for your efforts regards Robyn

Hello Susie, VPRS 12024/P002 Unit 5 Case 3310. in 1923 Dispute over sale of Hellier's Grand Hotel Queenscliff. Mrs Hellier first claimed a share, then withdrew, then applied for back wages of £3 a week for 45 weeks as a manageress of the hotel - if not paid, she wants the company wound up for unpaid debts. VPRS 12024/P002 Unit 6 case 3347. in 1923 Ocean Grove Estate was intended as a religious and teetotal summer resort and settlement. Purchased in ?1888? and set up as the Ocean Grove Coffee Palace Coy Ltd all property sales had an encumbrance banning the sale or manufacturing of malted, spirituous liquors or vinous liquors. The Ocean Grove Guest House was purchased by William Henry EMBLING in 1896, and was sold on (or leased? or was she still purchasing by instalments?) to Amy CLOSE in 1919. The widow of EMBLING and Amy CLOSE appeal to the Supreme Court under it's Equity jurisdiction, to lift the embargo so she could serve drinks with meals. William WILTON, orchardist, claims he had lived there for 23 years, and until 15 years ago, had a steady milk and fruit round. Claimed nine houses had been removed, and the stables used by Cobb & Co who had 70 horses stabled at Ocean Grove, were removed in 1918. The teetotal concept was no longer fashionable. Tourists were just not coming. The solicitor who had acted for the company claimed that the settlement, for sales, was "dead" for years: the teetotal concept put people off. A Tourist company said they used to have a weekly one-day trip to Ocean Grove, but had discontinued it, as travellers expected to have a wine or beer with their meal and had complained. One man said he bought there so his family could holiday and spend weekends in a teetotal atmosphere with god-fearing neighbours. A local shopkeeper claimed her business was booming in a teetotal atmosphere. This file is worth a look and notes on the witnesses make it interesting... a large file. Order the whole box or unit. There are several files, water damaged in unit 6, and unreadable, and archivists will likely withdraw the whole box if individual files are requested and they become aware. Putting the damp files in plastic sleeves seems folly... the ones I read actually dried out in the air-conditioning and became readable and the pages separated as they dried without any forcing. you just have to be patient with the few files so damaged. Two were so damaged I made no attempt to open them at all, just noting their title and case number with "unreadable" in the notes. This series I indexed from a big register partly eaten by rats about ten years ago, on loan from the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court. The actual case files, then, were on pallets in storage at the PRO. The 1922-1936 files have just been released. I'm working through them, noting errors in titles and spelling and allocating box/unit numbers as they are examined. 2286 case files in total, I've checked 308 files in the first 6 boxes... a long way to go! Takes about 3-4 hours per box, depending on condition and number of files per box. I'm at stalemate with my "Non-issued Probates" because the probate office have taken back several boxes which I need to complete the index to 1980, (after all, they ARE their records!) I was really on a roll.. down to the last twelve boxes... Oh, well, good thing they released the equity files, eh. EQUITY: Applications for late registrations of birth, actions for custody of children after marriage breakdowns, sad stories from widows who seek "maintenance out of corpus" or to use the lump sum inheritance to feed and educate their children, with sad tales of desperation, farming out of hungry children, seeking to get income through the Neglected Children's Department, etc... there are some harrowing tales in "Equity Case Files". Regards Ada

Same here Ros and it doesnt stop other messages getting through. Susie may be able to do something more hopefully. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "B & R" <bjsrose@chariot.net.au> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through > Hello all, > I received it also. I have added the sender to the "Blocked Senders > List". > Regards, > Ros. > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Doug > Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 11:17 AM > To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through > > Yep, I got it too. Someone harvested email names from our postings. > > Regards > Doug > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of K & J > Vivian > Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 10:25 AM > To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through > > I had a message that came through with the subject - [GEELONG] Dear > aus-vic-geelong-district-d@rootsweb.com receive 80% off - as the heading. > It was certainly not the nicest of messages and had nothing to do with > Geelong history. I am wondering if others got this too. Mine is deleted. > Joan Vivian > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hello all, I received it also. I have added the sender to the "Blocked Senders List". Regards, Ros. -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Doug Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 11:17 AM To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through Yep, I got it too. Someone harvested email names from our postings. Regards Doug -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of K & J Vivian Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 10:25 AM To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through I had a message that came through with the subject - [GEELONG] Dear aus-vic-geelong-district-d@rootsweb.com receive 80% off - as the heading. It was certainly not the nicest of messages and had nothing to do with Geelong history. I am wondering if others got this too. Mine is deleted. Joan Vivian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District http://zades.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District http://zades.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, They missed me!! How lucky!!! Robyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl" <Dasha_m@tpg.com.au> To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through > sure did they'll find away through any where they can > such a pain > > Daryl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K & J Vivian" <turoar2@bigpond.net.au> > To: <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:25 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] Re (GEELONG) message that came through > > >>I had a message that came through with the subject - [GEELONG] Dear >> aus-vic-geelong-district-d@rootsweb.com receive 80% off - as the >> heading. >> It was certainly not the nicest of messages and had nothing to do with >> Geelong history. I am wondering if others got this too. Mine is >> deleted. >> Joan Vivian >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >> http://zades.com.au >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 4634 (20091124) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Don't forget to save the citing information at the top of the text section. Jennifer -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-geelong-district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara OConnor Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 11:26 AM To: aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEELONG] NLA Australian Newspapers I have found the easiest way to save articles is to highlight the corrected text on the left (I correct, save corrections, go back, and then return to the page), Copy, or Ctrl-C and Paste into a Word document, adding the name of the newspaper and the date as a heading to each article. I call the files (Surname) Newspaper Finds. It sounds as though your family came from a higher socio-economic group than mine - none of mine managed to get a wedding write-up, and very few published details of births, etc. But I did have one rellie who made it into the news a number of times - court appearances for burgulary. It's a fascinating site and I spend too much time reading. I love the depression-era and war-time recipes. Re Colleen's advice to download another and then search for it - do the search by date (today's if you do it today). Do you know how to change a filename? Cheers Barbara

I have found the easiest way to save articles is to highlight the corrected text on the left (I correct, save corrections, go back, and then return to the page), Copy, or Ctrl-C and Paste into a Word document, adding the name of the newspaper and the date as a heading to each article. I call the files (Surname) Newspaper Finds. It sounds as though your family came from a higher socio-economic group than mine - none of mine managed to get a wedding write-up, and very few published details of births, etc. But I did have one rellie who made it into the news a number of times - court appearances for burgulary. It's a fascinating site and I spend too much time reading. I love the depression-era and war-time recipes. Re Colleen's advice to download another and then search for it - do the search by date (today's if you do it today). Do you know how to change a filename? Cheers Barbara

I had a message that came through with the subject - [GEELONG] Dear aus-vic-geelong-district-d@rootsweb.com receive 80% off - as the heading. It was certainly not the nicest of messages and had nothing to do with Geelong history. I am wondering if others got this too. Mine is deleted. Joan Vivian

Hi Melissa, Glad you have had many finds on the NLA Australian Newspaper searches. Two ways of finding where your downloads are on your computer: Mine were located in the My documents: Pictures file. Otherwise, download another one, taking note of the name given by the NLA website.... then do a 'search' for that file. Regards, Colleen.