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