Hi Folks, Volunteers are wonderful! Thanks to the volunteers who have got involved in this project, I have just added 11,609 entries to the Potpourri Database - the total number of entries is now 54,129 These entries can be viewed in the A-Z files at ............. http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri and they are also accessible through the SEARCH box near the top right hand side of the screen. New indexes which have been added: Jan Juc State School - Inspector's Report Book Jan Juc State School - School Registers 1883-1913 Loyal Phoenix Lodge - Membership 1870-1895 Bellarine Shire Contract Ledgers 1861-64, 1896-98, 1897-99 "In Old Geelong" from the Geelong Times 1921-1922 Geelong Mayors 1850-1900 from The Leader Occupation of Crown Lands for Pastoral Purposes 1853 "Our Local Industries" from the Geelong Advertiser "Geelong in the Fifties" from the Ballarat Courier "River Industries & Breweries" from the Geelong Advertiser 1889 Contemporary Geelong Architecture from the Geelong Advertiser 1889 History of Anakie School "Mainly About People" from the Geelong Advertiser 1929-1934 Geelong West / Ashby Primary School Register 1914-1916 Novel Industrial Enterprises from the Vic Government Gazette 1862 Gold Shipments from the Geelong Advertiser 1851-1854 Early History of South Geelong from the Geelong Advertiser 1933 Advertisements from the Colac Herald c.Aug-Sep 1883 Background of each index can be found at ... http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes And I've still got some more to add! Keep them coming <vbg> ................... Susie Z

Perhaps you already know but, if not, the Argus opened an office in Geelong and were publishing ads from people in the area, covering everything from horse auctions to rewards for the return of children (taken by the mother). http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?searchTerm=%22argus+office+geelong%22 And, dammit, it's a real trap for me and my OCD! Cheers Barbara