Thanks Susie The time is either before 1896 or after 1903 thanks elizabethSusie Zada wrote: >Hi Elizabeth, > >Have you contacted the gaol? A lot of research has been done when (and >since) it was set up as a museum. > >Also you don't mention what period - directories for the relevant time frame >may help. And of course, if it was 19th Century then you should find >something in the Geelong Advertiser indexes at the Geelong Heritage Centre. > >Regards ........... Susie Z > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Eliz Cook" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:48 AM >Subject: [GEELONG] Geelong jail > > > > >>We have a family yarn that a rel worked at the Geelong Jail. >>Is there a list of Governors/other workers? >>His name was George Furnell >>Elizabeth >> >> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District >http://www.zades.com.au > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >
On Saturday 14 July 2007 12:59:21 Eliz Cook wrote: > Thanks Susie > The time is either before 1896 or after 1903 > thanks > > elizabethSusie Zada wrote: > >Hi Elizabeth, > > > >Have you contacted the gaol? A lot of research has been done when (and > >since) it was set up as a museum. > > > >Also you don't mention what period - directories for the relevant time > > frame may help. And of course, if it was 19th Century then you should > > find something in the Geelong Advertiser indexes at the Geelong Heritage > > Centre. > > > >Regards ........... Susie Z > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Eliz Cook" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:48 AM > >Subject: [GEELONG] Geelong jail > > > >>We have a family yarn that a rel worked at the Geelong Jail. > >>Is there a list of Governors/other workers? > >>His name was George Furnell > >>Elizabeth<edited> Hello Elizabeth, George Furnell was the subject of a query on this list over the past fortnight. Unfortunately I didn't save the thread . I believe George may have been an English trained Prison Officer and held a position as Governor of Geelong Gaol. Some of his family have been linked to education (Geelong Grammar) and Williamstown. Check the Archives of this list for some additional contacts. bfn John -- John Whitehand Melbourne Australia ~ a Linux (Ubuntu"Feisty Fawn") Desktop ~ http://home.vicnet.net.au/~whitehaj/index.html