hi here is a link for some photos of "Avalon" http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/jcollins/inter/34169.shtml As far as i know it is now used as a school for foreign exchange students. Hope that helps a bit. Angela ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Gregurke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 5:07 PM Subject: [GEELONG] Avalon (Austin) estate. > Hi everyone, my greatgrandmother Hannah Virtue lived around the Geelong > area. She named her son Thomas Avalon Molloy(Malloy). I have been told one > of the homesteads on the Austin estate was named Avalon. Would there be > any > photos of it. Does any one know if I could trace if she ever worked there. > It was later given to the Brotherhood of St Laurence, does this still > exist. > It justs seems such a funny name to be given to a baby. It was said baby > Thomas was bought up in an orphanage, but lm wondering if infact he was > helped by the brotherhood. Thanks for any ideas Janet > > _________________________________________________________________ > Advertisement: Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then be it! Find it at > www.seek.com.au > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Ahet%3Ask%3Anine%3A0%3Ahot%3Atext&_t=754951090&_r=seek&_m=EXT > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 >