All, My book, Warriors' Chapel: A Small Town and the Great War, is now available. The town is Bairnsdale. The book is the biographical account of the 123 people who volunteered to serve in the First World War, and who are commemorated on the honour roll of St John's Bairnsdale. It was a long haul: started the research for the book in 2009! A synopsis can be seen here, (along with the errata . isn't there always?). There is also a link to the publisher's website. Although the publisher is in the USA, the book is printed in Australia, hence local postage rates, not international, apply. https://michaelkcecil.com/workszoom/3180045 Regards Mike

What are you looking for? -------Original Message------- From: bec_mitchell25@outlook.com Date: 2/07/2019 8:18:06 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] Activity on this site?? First I went to Aus Gen Web and found it empty and quiet in the last few years. Now I am here and finding the same thing. Am I missing something?? Is there somewhere else I should be? _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

First I went to Aus Gen Web and found it empty and quiet in the last few years. Now I am here and finding the same thing. Am I missing something?? Is there somewhere else I should be?

Hello Mary At the East Gippsland Family history Group we have copies of all the registers up to the 2000s for the Bairnsdale cemetery amongst our holdings. If you send me the details of the burials you are after we can check the registers and our maps. We have also photographed the complete cemetery and if a peg or marker was present we will photographs of that as well. It is not a long shot, all you need to do is send the details Regards Teresa Secretary East Gippsland Family History Group -----Original Message----- From: Annona Musse [mailto:raincoat@iinet.net.au] Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2018 1:43 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com; australia-cemeteries-subscribe@rootsweb.com; aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] BURIAL RECORDS BAIRNSDALE AND SALE Hello All, I am looking for two burials at Bairnsdale and Sale. Can anyone please advise where I can locate these records. The burials will not have headstones. One was a 4 month old and the other only four hours old. I know these are long shots but thought I would try anyway. Thank you, Mary _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I can do Sale for you Name and date , Please Wendy -------Original Message------- From: Bryan J Date: 1/11/2018 2:54:26 PM To: raincoat@iinet.net.au; aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] Re: BURIAL RECORDS BAIRNSDALE AND SALE Hello Annona, If you care to email me direct with the names and approximate date I can possibly help with Bairnsdale. If all else fails you could try the East Gippsland Family History Group at https://www.egfhg.org.au/ Bryan in Bairnsdale. -----Original Message----- From: Annona Musse [mailto:raincoat@iinet.net.au] Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2018 1:43 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com; australia-cemeteries-subscribe@rootsweb com; aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] BURIAL RECORDS BAIRNSDALE AND SALE Hello All, I am looking for two burials at Bairnsdale and Sale. Can anyone please advise where I can locate these records. The burials will not have headstones. One was a 4 month old and the other only four hours old. I know these are long shots but thought I would try anyway. Thank you, Mary _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi Anona If buried at Bairnsdale I can help if you give me the names. Regards the older of the tworobbos @ Wy Yung, near Bairnsdale

Hello Annona, If you care to email me direct with the names and approximate date I can possibly help with Bairnsdale. If all else fails you could try the East Gippsland Family History Group at https://www.egfhg.org.au/ Bryan in Bairnsdale. -----Original Message----- From: Annona Musse [mailto:raincoat@iinet.net.au] Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2018 1:43 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com; australia-cemeteries-subscribe@rootsweb.com; aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] BURIAL RECORDS BAIRNSDALE AND SALE Hello All, I am looking for two burials at Bairnsdale and Sale. Can anyone please advise where I can locate these records. The burials will not have headstones. One was a 4 month old and the other only four hours old. I know these are long shots but thought I would try anyway. Thank you, Mary _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi Mary, Try this site for Sale - http://www.ozgenonline.com/~nhm_cemeteries/Sale_Cemetery/frameset.html and and this site for Bairnsdale - http://austcemindex.com/?cemid=4670 I hope this helps, Jen. ------ Original Message ------ On: 1/11/2018 Annona Musse wrote: Subject: [AVG] BURIAL RECORDS BAIRNSDALE AND SALE >I am looking for two burials at Bairnsdale and Sale. >Can anyone please advise where I can locate these records. >The burials will not have headstones. One was a 4 month old and the >other only four hours old. >I know these are long shots but thought I would try anyway.

Hello All, I am looking for two burials at Bairnsdale and Sale. Can anyone please advise where I can locate these records. The burials will not have headstones.  One was a 4 month old and the other only four hours old. I know these are long shots but thought I would try anyway. Thank you, Mary

Sent from my iPad > On 1 Aug 2018, at 9:29 am, Ursula Gilbert <ursula.gilbert@mercy.org.au> wrote: > > Thanks, David for a very sad story. I can’t help but there was a Pratt family in Deloraine, Tas. Doubt if they could either. Ursula > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 1 Aug 2018, at 9:16 am, David Weatherill <djweath@bigpond.net.au> wrote: >> >> Good Morning; >> >> >> >> In The Rosedale Courier of 7 September 1915, page 7 was the following brief >> item. >> >> >> >> At Coppers Creek last week Mr William Pratt >> >> and his three year old son were drowned in the >> >> Thomson River. The child fell into the stream and >> >> the father jumped in to save him. >> >> >> >> I followed up on this brief item and located a number of more detailed items >> in the news. The drowning occurred on 31 August 1915. The son was William >> Frederick Pratt, aged 3 years. The father William John Pratt was the Manager >> of the Lime Quarry in the area. >> >> >> >> An intensive search of the river was undertaken but both father and son >> could not be found. The body of the child was found on the side of the river >> bank many months later- 14th January 1916. A coronial inquest was held into >> his death on the 16th January. I have the inquest report. The death >> certificate for the child was issued on the 18th January. He was buried in >> the Walhalla Cemetery on the 16th January. >> >> >> >> I looked for a death record and any further information for the father, >> William John Pratt, but could not locate one nor an inquest into his death. >> The grave for his son at Walhalla does not note him so I am assuming he was >> never found. >> >> >> >> I was wondering if any list member might have any more information on >> William John Pratt. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> David >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/aus-vic-gippsland >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community >> -- >> Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering.http://www.mailguard.com.au/mg >> Click here to report this message as spam: >> https://console.mailguard.com.au/ras/1TNHb6se0W/5FOoZxVjDgwKbyFS6Fmids/4.1 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/aus-vic-gippsland > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Thanks, David for a very sad story. I can’t help but there was a Pratt family in Deloraine, Tas. Doubt if they could either. Ursula Sent from my iPad > On 1 Aug 2018, at 9:16 am, David Weatherill <djweath@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Good Morning; > > > > In The Rosedale Courier of 7 September 1915, page 7 was the following brief > item. > > > > At Coppers Creek last week Mr William Pratt > > and his three year old son were drowned in the > > Thomson River. The child fell into the stream and > > the father jumped in to save him. > > > > I followed up on this brief item and located a number of more detailed items > in the news. The drowning occurred on 31 August 1915. The son was William > Frederick Pratt, aged 3 years. The father William John Pratt was the Manager > of the Lime Quarry in the area. > > > > An intensive search of the river was undertaken but both father and son > could not be found. The body of the child was found on the side of the river > bank many months later- 14th January 1916. A coronial inquest was held into > his death on the 16th January. I have the inquest report. The death > certificate for the child was issued on the 18th January. He was buried in > the Walhalla Cemetery on the 16th January. > > > > I looked for a death record and any further information for the father, > William John Pratt, but could not locate one nor an inquest into his death. > The grave for his son at Walhalla does not note him so I am assuming he was > never found. > > > > I was wondering if any list member might have any more information on > William John Pratt. > > > > Regards, > > > > David > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/aus-vic-gippsland > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > -- > Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering.http://www.mailguard.com.au/mg > Click here to report this message as spam: > https://console.mailguard.com.au/ras/1TNHb6se0W/5FOoZxVjDgwKbyFS6Fmids/4.1 >

Good Morning; In The Rosedale Courier of 7 September 1915, page 7 was the following brief item. At Coppers Creek last week Mr William Pratt and his three year old son were drowned in the Thomson River. The child fell into the stream and the father jumped in to save him. I followed up on this brief item and located a number of more detailed items in the news. The drowning occurred on 31 August 1915. The son was William Frederick Pratt, aged 3 years. The father William John Pratt was the Manager of the Lime Quarry in the area. An intensive search of the river was undertaken but both father and son could not be found. The body of the child was found on the side of the river bank many months later- 14th January 1916. A coronial inquest was held into his death on the 16th January. I have the inquest report. The death certificate for the child was issued on the 18th January. He was buried in the Walhalla Cemetery on the 16th January. I looked for a death record and any further information for the father, William John Pratt, but could not locate one nor an inquest into his death. The grave for his son at Walhalla does not note him so I am assuming he was never found. I was wondering if any list member might have any more information on William John Pratt. Regards, David

Hi Shirlee; With a name I was able to follow up the centenarian. NOLAN, John. Grazier, Aged: 95 years. Buried: Talbotville Cemetery 22 June 1912. Nolan was born in Co Kerry, Ireland. Died: 20 June 1922 at Wonnongella(?) River. Senile Decay. The Deputy Coroner ordered the burial. Thanks for your help. David -----Original Message----- From: Shirlee Cantwell [mailto:tcantwell@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2018 12:22 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. I searched Trove for Centenarian +Sale and one of the items that came was Dargo District Trials of Settlers in the Gippsland Times dated Monday 1 July 1912. It names the people concerned in the underneath newspaper item from the Singleton Argus. The old man apparently was conveyed 11 miles to Talbotville from Crooked River. Shirlee Wellington, NZ

Yes - the one at Sale is held and online on Trove from July to, I think, October. That is the first Gippsland one for the Ryan family, in this case James Ryan, who later had the Walhalla and Maffra papers, and others. South Bourke Journal? Warragul? Thank you for that reference - it is much appreciated. While I am here, David, I think the reference to the woman being stretchered out will be to Mrs Guy. I also searched for Crooked River +Funerals and there were quite a few articles turned up but the cemetery wasn't named. One said that there had been a journal published titled 'Crooked River Chronicles" which only lasted 12 months. I found this piece of news in The Age dated 25 May 1866: "In consequence of the great diminution in the population, the proprietors of the Crooked River Chronicle have discontinued the publication of that journal. They are, however, about to remove their plant to Sale, where they will commence another paper, under the name of ' The Gipps Land Chronicle and Crooked River and Stringer's Creek Advertiser.'' Shirlee Wellington, NZ

Good Morning I'm looking up any information related to one of my great uncles from the Gippsland area: William George Kenny - Died 10 NOV 1938, Bruthen, Victoria occupation listed as "miner" in the Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, probate granted 15 Dec 1938 William was apparently the "black sheep" of the family and was buried at Bruthen with the headstone reading " In memory of William G. Kenny, departed this life October 1938, aged 85 years. A Gippsland Pioneer" Is there a chance anyone has a photo of my great uncle that they can share, or any other details of his life? Regards Peter Kenny -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-gippsland-request@rootsweb.com <aus-vic-gippsland-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 12:48 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Digest, Vol 12, Issue 22 Send AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND mailing list submissions to aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to aus-vic-gippsland-request@rootsweb.com You can reach the person managing the list at aus-vic-gippsland-owner@rootsweb.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND digest..." Today's Topics: 1. SUMMER HILL, Crooked River District. (David Weatherill) 2. IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. (David Weatherill) 3. HUGGINS Family History (Gloria Sims) 4. Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. (Shirlee Cantwell) 5. Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. (David Weatherill) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 12 May 2018 10:36:10 +1000 From: David Weatherill <djweath@bigpond.net.au> Subject: [AVG] SUMMER HILL, Crooked River District. To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000301d3e989$395e0250$ac1a06f0$@net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Good Morning; I have a death certificate for: GLADSTONE, Mary. Died: 2 May 1878 at Sawyer Hill, Grant, Aged: 1 hour. Parents: Thomas Gladstone (Miner), Adeline Hubbert. Buried: 3 May 1878, Summer Hill by her father. Rogers and Helyar note this burial as an un-named female in their book, "Lonely Graves of the Gippsland Goldfields and Great Gippsland". Research identified a small settlement of Summer Hill commencing circa 1864 and a township of Summer Hill was surveyed i875. Near the settlement was The Good Hope Mine. I can find no record of a burial ground or cemetery in the area so I am curious if this was a lone grave. Does any list member know of any other burials at Summer Hill (Crooked River District) Wongungarra near Grant? Regards, David ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 May 2018 11:04:05 +1000 From: David Weatherill <djweath@bigpond.net.au> Subject: [AVG] IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000d01d3e98d$2004c380$600e4a80$@net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, David ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:50:57 +0930 From: "Gloria Sims" <simsgl@bigpond.com> Subject: [AVG] HUGGINS Family History To: "aus-vic-gippsland-request@rootsweb.com" <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <74D86A2A152D4AFF97E77A94F2B75AD7@DESKTOP86DJUKI> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I am seeking information for FREDERICK JOHN HUGGINS - Born 1867 @ Mount Eccles Victoria - with registration made @ Macarthur Victoria. Frederick was the 9th of 13 children born to Frederick Button Huggins [1833 : 1927] and Frances Mary nee Trowell [1834 : 1920]. Frederick grew up at Mount Eccles near Macarthur. As a young adult followed his older brother Albert Alfred Huggins to Gippsland area seeking to obtain a land grant and establish himself as a farmer in this area. He married Harriet Hann [1869 : 1937] - 29th February 1889 @ Bairnsdale. Frederick died 23rd May 1925, with his final resting site @ the Bairnsdale Cemetery. Harriet’s death was the 17th August 1937 and her final resting site is along side her husband. I have a couple of “happy snaps” of Frederick, which I am happy to share. Hoping to be able to learn about my Great Grand Uncle and his family. Cheers for now ................. Gloria. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:22:29 +1200 From: "Shirlee Cantwell" <tcantwell@xtra.co.nz> Subject: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <C349227212894D589CD8BCB8649320F6@TobbyHP> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I searched Trove for Centenarian +Sale and one of the items that came was Dargo District Trials of Settlers in the Gippsland Times dated Monday 1 July 1912. It names the people concerned in the underneath newspaper item from the Singleton Argus. The old man apparently was conveyed 11 miles to Talbotville from Crooked River. Shirlee Wellington, NZ -----Original Message----- From: David Weatherill Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 1:04 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, David _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:48:24 +1000 From: David Weatherill <djweath@bigpond.net.au> Subject: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Cc: 'Shirlee Cantwell' <tcantwell@xtra.co.nz> Message-ID: <000f01d4101c$d133ab20$739b0160$@net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks Shirlee; Found the article. Interesting added reading in it. David -----Original Message----- From: Shirlee Cantwell [mailto:tcantwell@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2018 12:22 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. I searched Trove for Centenarian +Sale and one of the items that came was Dargo District Trials of Settlers in the Gippsland Times dated Monday 1 July 1912. It names the people concerned in the underneath newspaper item from the Singleton Argus. The old man apparently was conveyed 11 miles to Talbotville from Crooked River. Shirlee Wellington, NZ -----Original Message----- From: David Weatherill Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 1:04 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. 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I also searched for Crooked River +Funerals and there were quite a few articles turned up but the cemetery wasn't named. One said that there had been a journal published titled 'Crooked River Chronicles" which only lasted 12 months. I found this piece of news in The Age dated 25 May 1866: "In consequence of the great diminution in the population, the proprietors of the Crooked River Chronicle have discontinued the publication of that journal. They are, however, about to remove their plant to Sale, where they will commence another paper, under the name of ' The Gipps Land Chronicle and Crooked River and Stringer's Creek Advertiser.'' Shirlee Wellington, NZ -----Original Message----- From: David Weatherill Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 2:48 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Cc: 'Shirlee Cantwell' Subject: RE: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. Thanks Shirlee; Found the article. Interesting added reading in it. David -----Original Message----- From: Shirlee Cantwell [mailto:tcantwell@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2018 12:22 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. I searched Trove for Centenarian +Sale and one of the items that came was Dargo District Trials of Settlers in the Gippsland Times dated Monday 1 July 1912. It names the people concerned in the underneath newspaper item from the Singleton Argus. The old man apparently was conveyed 11 miles to Talbotville from Crooked River. Shirlee Wellington, NZ -----Original Message----- From: David Weatherill Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 1:04 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, David _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Thanks Shirlee; Found the article. Interesting added reading in it. David -----Original Message----- From: Shirlee Cantwell [mailto:tcantwell@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2018 12:22 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] Re: IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. I searched Trove for Centenarian +Sale and one of the items that came was Dargo District Trials of Settlers in the Gippsland Times dated Monday 1 July 1912. It names the people concerned in the underneath newspaper item from the Singleton Argus. The old man apparently was conveyed 11 miles to Talbotville from Crooked River. Shirlee Wellington, NZ -----Original Message----- From: David Weatherill Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 1:04 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, David _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsw eb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I searched Trove for Centenarian +Sale and one of the items that came was Dargo District Trials of Settlers in the Gippsland Times dated Monday 1 July 1912. It names the people concerned in the underneath newspaper item from the Singleton Argus. The old man apparently was conveyed 11 miles to Talbotville from Crooked River. Shirlee Wellington, NZ -----Original Message----- From: David Weatherill Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 1:04 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVG] IDENTIFICATION HELP Crooked River. In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, David _______________________________________________ Reply posters should snip out all irrelevant parts of the original posts, especially footers. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I am seeking information for FREDERICK JOHN HUGGINS - Born 1867 @ Mount Eccles Victoria - with registration made @ Macarthur Victoria. Frederick was the 9th of 13 children born to Frederick Button Huggins [1833 : 1927] and Frances Mary nee Trowell [1834 : 1920]. Frederick grew up at Mount Eccles near Macarthur. As a young adult followed his older brother Albert Alfred Huggins to Gippsland area seeking to obtain a land grant and establish himself as a farmer in this area. He married Harriet Hann [1869 : 1937] - 29th February 1889 @ Bairnsdale. Frederick died 23rd May 1925, with his final resting site @ the Bairnsdale Cemetery. Harriet’s death was the 17th August 1937 and her final resting site is along side her husband. I have a couple of “happy snaps” of Frederick, which I am happy to share. Hoping to be able to learn about my Great Grand Uncle and his family. Cheers for now ................. Gloria.

In the Singleton Argus (NSW) , Tuesday 2 July 1912 was the following article. HARDSHIPS IN GIPPSLAND. At the Crooked River, in Gippsland (Vic), the wife of a settler became ill and was ordered to the Sale Hospital. Over 100 miles away. The patient was placed on a shutter and it took six men working in relays to carry her up and down mountains. They had to ford the river four times. From Dargo she was taken by buggy to the hospital and arrived after 20 hours of painful journeying. In the same district a centenarian died last week, and it took 30 men to carry the coffin to the nearest cemetery, 11 miles way. They had to wade through the river, which was crusted with ice in places. I am curious to identifie4d the centenarian and in which cemetery he was buried. Life was certainly hard in the area. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, David