Would like to contact any descendamts of the above person. DETAILS AS FOLLOWS AMANDA was a "little" girl in 1917when she found a bottle with a note inside that my father ERIC H D WHITE had thrown over-baord from the troop ship " ASCANIUS" off ALBANY W.A..on November 15 1915 The said bottle was found by AMANDA on the beach near Port Albert on February 14 1917 Any information about AMANDA and her descendants would be greatly appreciated Robert D White

Hi List Here are the sites some of you requested Happy hunting! Victoria http://www.maxi.com.au/devs/main.maxi?service=5&product=4 NSW http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ Regards Cheryl Cheryl Hower Mandurah WA Australia researching** Hauer/Hower**Burgess**Teare**Beecken**Farr**Castle**Schocroft**O'Meara**

Could anyone help me with the following: a) do all prisoners have their photos taken? b) are photos kept in archives? c) can copies be obtained? I am trying to assist someone who never knew her mother and wants to find a photo of her. I know her mother was in prison in the 1940s.

I have just noticed, driving past, that Bushy Park, the original homestead site of Angus McMillan, near Boisdale, is up for auction on 2nd June. It incorporates the original site and ten hectares. The old wooden house remains are from a time that I suspect is considerably after McMillan, but are still quite interesting. Have had a quick look for the time of the auction, but cannot see it. Will post more details when to hand. Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND email: kapana@netspace.net.au http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/

At 05:27 PM 15/05/00 +1000, Sandra wrote: >Does anyone know anything about this Society? On p.45 of Peter Synan's history of Sale (Gippsland's Lucky City) he says they were formed in 1870, with John Campbell of Glencoe inaugural president. Oroiginally met at Greenwattle Racecourse for Caledonian Gatherings, but by 1874 had their own grounds in Sale. Next year a grandstand was added to the grounds. There is a photo on p.46 of a lot of people in kilts watching a man putting shot (is that the right phrase). Cabers can be seen on the ground. Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND email: kapana@netspace.net.au http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/

Hello, My name is KAREN CARR - I was born at Maffra Vic (1952) and am researching the Carr family. A relative in Tasmania put me onto your address. I believe I am descended from James Stanley Carr and his second wife (?) Annie Brown. My parents were William Thomas Carr and Ellen Veronica Kendall. Would appreciate any advice from you. Regards KAREN CARR (Bendigo Vic) squab@netcon.net.au

Does anyone know anything about this Society? I note that in November, 1870, Dr Arbuckle (yes, that man again!!) chaired a meeting to form a Caledonian Society in Sale. I'd be interested to know if any records/minutes still exist and if so, where they are. What did the society actually do, apart from (presumably) celebrating Hogmanay???? -- Regards, Sandra Beckett PO Box 381 Hastings 3915 Victoria, Australia Home : 03 59791237 Mob : 0419 508585 Email: pbeckett@peninsula.starway.net.au

The latest version of the directory of Gippsland Historical Societies has just been published. Therein are listed details of 23 societies in the region including postal and electronic contacts. There are quite a number of changes from the previous directory. A copy is provided to each of the listed societies, but it is also available to interested individuals at $5.75 including p&p within Australia. Email me direct if interested. Yours, Jeremy Look me up at www.maffra.net.au/jjbpage.htm

I had an identical response to my e-mail and after reading it I don't have a problem with the system as it stands. I wish I could get other, less informative, certificates as cheaply! Peter, the older of the two Robbos, at Bairnsdale, capital of the Victorian Riviera

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, 12 May 2000 5:46 Subject: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D Digest V00 #103

Notorious Stumpets & Dangerous: Convict Women in Van Diemen's Land 1803-1829 -Girls by Phillip Tardiff. A well researched book that lists convict women who arrived between those dates and traces them through the records. I'm pretty busy but so please don't mind if it takes a while to get a reply Judy Rochow-Richmond

> >I was wondering if anyone out there would know what was the name of the >'local rag' (ie: newspaper) for the Walhalla area in the 1870-90 period. >Best wishes from Lesley > If you go to the Newspapers section in Records and Resources on the AVG Home Page, you will find: Wallhalla Walhalla Chronicle 10.1.1882-30.71915 m:] This means there is a misprint that I have to fix (the m:]), but it means the Chronicle basically existed for those years, is on microfilm, and the only Gippsland holdings are at the Centre for Gippsland Studies at Monash University at Churchill. Microfilm holdings would also be in the newspaper room at the state library. Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND email: kapana@netspace.net.au http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/

Hi Lucy I know of The Walhalla Chronicle which was published in January 1870. It was still going in 1890. There is a single copy availale in Mitchell Library Sydney but almost all others seems to have been destroyed by fire etc. Possibly some privately owned. There are also some at La Trobe Library Melbourne dated 1882. Perhaps some other readers know of any other Newspapers for thea area . A James Rogers was a coach driver in Walhalla area. Regards Lori

Hello Everyone, I posted some enquiries a while ago concerning MARSH and ROGERS in the Walhalla area, and the response was really great. The most recent result was a fabulous 22 page Inquest of Charles MARSH's death, kindly sought and sent by Victoria (one of your subscribers). It was an amazing document, and almost brought my ancestor into my own living room.Thanks heaps for the help. The information I received continues to bear fruit. I was wondering if anyone out there would know what was the name of the 'local rag' (ie: newspaper) for the Walhalla area in the 1870-90 period. Best wishes from Lesley

Hi List This news was in my Southern Cross Genealogy newsletter. Should be of interest to all. Regards Cheryl 3. Victorian BDM Charges Family historians might be interested in a reply received by a subscriber here, to a query on the cost of using the Victorian Historical Index on line, considering that it was put together by volunteers). Here's an extract . make of it what you will . QUOTE Access to birth, death and marriage records in Australia has never been free of charge in 150 years. The historical index search service on maxi is now giving access to these indexes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, extending their availability to a much wider clientele than previously and it is cheaper than any other method of access. A major effort has been put in to quality assurance of these indexes with the result that they are recognised by genealogical experts as the most reliable and comprehensive family history indexes in Australasia. As an example of the difference, New South Wales indexes lack the mother's maiden name, a vital search field for tracing births. The cost of producing these indexes includes the development and maintenance of software, the cost of commercial data entry to supplement volunteer effort, and the ongoing cost of using the maxi site. The revenue earned is used, inter alia, for both core business improvements and the imaging of historic records. As a result of using this income to improve services, it has been possible to abolish priority fees for certificates and reduce certificate fees across the board to a flat $17.00, the cheapest in Australia by a substantial margin. Providing such services free of charge would simply mean that they could not have been developed in the first place, and new services could not be provided in the future. As far as we can ascertain, the New South Wales Registry is the only one that is currently providing a free family history service on the Internet. The search facility is free for a trial period only, as advised on the site, to gauge public opinion on its value and I understand a fee based system is proposed in the future. I hope this goes some way towards helping you understand the need to charge for this service. UNQUOTE Mmmmmmmmmm . ? What do you think ? Cheryl Hower Mandurah WA Australia researching** Hauer/Hower**Burgess**Teare**Beecken**Farr**Castle**Schocroft**O'Meara**

Vicki, Did your James CARR b 1834 & his wife Ann have a daughter whose Christian name began with the letter E? There are several entries for the year 1874 relating to a "Miss E. CARR" in the diary of my grandfather George Glen AUCHTERLONIE. "E" was a friend of a friend of George who lived at Upper MAFFRA (NEWRY). Also, was any member of your CARR family named Agnes? Walter Savige.

Researching James Carr (son of James and Ann Carr nee Brown) b Manneroo NSW 1834. Family moved to Merriman's Creek near the site of Stradbroke 12Jan1846. James married Cecilia Diana Williams 1Aug1869 then Annie Maria Armstrong in 1892. James was designated as a Packer/Storekeeper at Donnelly's Creek and a Farmer at Nuntin. James fathered fourteen children with his two wives - Susannan, Thomas Augustus, Catherine Winifred, James, Ellen, Mary Cecilia, Ann Adelia, John James and James (dec) b/w 1870 and 1883 then Charles, Margaret Alberta, Ivan George William, John Albert Raymond (my ancestor) and Amelia Lucy b/w 1893 and 1908. James and Ann Carr (nee Brown) were amongst the early Gippsland Pioneers who came over the mountains from the Monaro District of NSW. They were not a wealthy prominent family, yet their history is of interest as part of Gippslands local history! Regards Vicki <vjsmith@alphalink.com.au>

--- AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: to those who are interested st marys rc school bairnsdale are having are school renioun next w/e 19/20 may , that is all i really know at the moment. cheers > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 99 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [AVG] Re: Henry Tisdale > [=?iso-8859-1?q?Claire=20Wood?= <cl] > #2 [AVG] Sale picture theatre > [=?iso-8859-1?q?Claire=20Wood?= <cl] > #3 Re: [AVG] Sale picture theatre [Linda > Barraclough <kapana@netspace] > #4 [AVG] Fw: Hello and names I am res ["Majella > Laws" <majellalaws@vic.au] > #5 [AVG] Re: MacLeod ["E. > Spencer" <espencer@intranet.ca] > #6 [AVG] SHRIMPTON family (request fr [Leone > Fabre <fabre@melbpc.org.au>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D, send a > message to > > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, > but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, > too. > > To post a new query, or to respond to a post, send > your post to > > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > > The Home Page for the Mailing List, with FAQ, can be > found at: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ > > > > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 02:12:44 -0700 (PDT) > From: Claire Wood <clairewo@yahoo.com> > To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AVG] Re: Henry Tisdale > > Valda, > > Henry also wrote a couple of pamphlet called "How we > fought the > smallpox at Walhalla" and Walhalla boatmen > (available at State > Library, Latrobe City Library and through the > interlibrary loan > system. > > >From memory, neither booklet has much information > about Henry > himself, although the small pox one speaks volumes > about the > character of the man. > > regards Claire > > > ===== > Claire Wood > Traralgon, Vic. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! > Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 02:22:25 -0700 (PDT) > From: Claire Wood <clairewo@yahoo.com> > To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AVG] Sale picture theatre > > Does anyone know of a history of the Sale picture > theatre, which has > the word tin can in the title (or subtitle) and > which was written by > a bloke from Traralgon. It is not new - at least two > years old > > thanks Claire > > ===== > Claire Wood > Traralgon, Vic. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! > Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 20:31:48 +1000 > From: Linda Barraclough <kapana@netspace.net.au> > To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AVG] Sale picture theatre > > *groan* > > Gerry Kennedy (bloke from Traralgon, theatre > historian), wrote "The Prince > Regent Theatre, Sale: Gippsland's Picture Palace" in > Gippsland Heritage > Journal No.13 (1992). I know of no stand-alone > history for it. He may have > written in a theatre history mag, and used the word > "tin can" in it. I think > it had a wonderful pressed tin roof. > > There is a germ of truth there - at least Gerry > comes from Traralgon. > > Linda > > At 02:22 AM 6/05/00 -0700, Claire wrote: > >Does anyone know of a history of the Sale picture > theatre, which has > >the word tin can in the title (or subtitle) and > which was written by > >a bloke from Traralgon. It is not new - at least > two years old > > > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 21:59:18 +1000 > From: "Majella Laws" > <majellalaws@vic.australis.com.au> > To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AVG] Fw: Hello and names I am researching > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Majella Laws > To: AUS-NSW-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com ; > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com ; > AUS-VIC-L@rootsweb.com ; AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com ; > GENANZ-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 9:54 PM > Subject: Hello and names I am researching > > > Hello everyone, > > My name is Majella and I live at Maffra, Gippsland, > Vic,. I am a self employed trainer who travels a > fiar part of the state delivering services. I have > been doing family history for a good number of > years. > > My families are Laws, Collins, Timms and Winter. > Laws and Collins have been fairly well done but > Timms and Winter are very light on,. > > Any information on George Powell Winter who married > Margaret Eveyln Bain at Wanganella Station near > Deniliquin in 1873 would be appreciated. he and his > wife moved to Stradbroke south of Sale in Gippsl in > about 1882. George Winter spent some time in SA > before going to NSW> That is all the info I have on > him other than he was either born at sea or at > Pocklington Yorkshire. > > Benjamin Timms was born about 1822 at Whaddon > Buckinghamshire - parents most prob. John Tims and > Mildred????? Benjamin married Bridget Hayes of > County Clare Ireland at Stratford in 1874 and they > selected a block at Glenmaggie. I have no info as > to when where they landed in Aus. > > Any info on any of the aobve would be appreciated. > > TIA > > > Majella > > > > > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------- > InterNet Australis > http://www.australis.com.au/ > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 > Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 11:47:19 -0400 > From: "E. Spencer" <espencer@intranet.ca> > To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AVG] Re: MacLeod > > Hello: > > I have been off this list for a couple of weeks as I > was in Bristol > checking out my Mothers side and also inspecting the > progress on > the S.S. Great Britain for Sandra Beckett. Returned > with a nasty > cold. > Many Thanks Linda for this obituary on Mary MacLeod, > wife of > Dr Alexander MacLeod. I have attached a short > write-up of how > her husband died. He is still very highly regarded > in the Hebrides and > there is a statue to him in North Uist. > This Dr Alexander MacLeod would be an Uncle of Dr > Alexander Arbuckle > and Captain Norman Arbuckle. > Dr MacLeod was a younger brother of Flora (MacLeod) > Arbuckle. > I am almost sure there was a John Campbell MacLeod > and a brother > maybe Murdoch MacLeod in Australia and I would like > to hear from > anyone reseaching any MacLeod names as I do have 2 > books, so far, > on the MacLeod name. > > Thanks to Everyone Lorraine Ottawa, Canada > > Excerpt from The MacLeod's of Rigg > ALEXANDER MACLEOD (DR), so well and popularly known > in the Western > Isles as "AN DOITAR BAN". He was for many years > chamberlain for Lord > MacDonald in Skye and North Uist and afterwards for > Clanranald in South > Uist and Benbecula and was probably the most popular > man who ever acted > in that capacity in the Highlands. He is still > affectionately > remembered by many of the oldest people in the Long > Island and there are > many evidences of his good work yet to be seen > in the Outer Hebrides. > His attainments as a scholar are said to have been > very high and as > a medical man his skill was highly appreciated. He > was always at > the service of the people, generally without fee or > reward of any > kind except the pleasure he derived from doing good. > It is therefore > not surprising that he gained the affection and > confidence of the > population, in all his professional and business > relations with them, > in a manner not attained by any other factor in > modern times. > Neither trouble nor distance dettered him from > giving the poorest > of the people the benefit of his skill, whenever and > wherever within his > reach they might be required, until he lost his > life, while engaged in > this work of mercy, at Loch Hourn, on the mainland, > when > he fell over a precipice returning from visiting a > poor shepherd's > family during a dark night in that wild and rocky > region. > He married Mary, daughter of Kenneth Campbell of > Strond, Harris, > (by his wife, Anne, daughter of Donald MacLeod, The > Trojan (29 children) > of Bernera, by his third wife, Margaret MacLeod. > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 7 message/rfc822 > Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 11:56:09 +1000 > From: Leone Fabre <fabre@melbpc.org.au> > To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AVG] SHRIMPTON family (request from UK) > > anyone by chance know of a Patrick Shrimpton??? > > (apologies for Xpostings) > > > Dear Madam, i dont know if you can help put my > aunt and i in the right > > direction of finding our relation who went to > Australia in mid 1920's called > > Patrick Shrimpton. Due to the war my grandmother > lost contact with all her > > family and we are now trying to trace them. We > donot know which state he > > went to, any advice would be gratefully received, > > jennythomasUK@cs.com > > hope someone can help (or advise) Jenny from the UK. > > have a great day, Leone. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

Hello All! Echuca-Moama Family History Group Inc. is celebrating its 20th Birthday on Saturday 17th Jun 2000. If you were a member of our Group or are currently a member and would like to join us for our 20th BIRTHDAY, YOU ARE MOST WELCOME!! We are holding a lunch and meeting on Saturday 17 June 2000 commencing at 11.30 a.m. in the Function Room Shire Campaspe Office. Guest speaker Alleyne Hockley from Castlemaine. RSVP 1st June to Secretary, P. O. Box 707, Echuca 3564 or email me. Find more about our Group http://home.vicnet.net.au/~emfhistory http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~emfhistory Echuca CEMETERY Fishe available! Marjorie on the Sunny Banks of the Murray River

Hello All! Echuca-Moama Family History Group Inc. is celebrating its 20th Birthday on Saturday 17th Jun 2000. If you were a member of our Group or are currently a member and would like to join us for our 20th BIRTHDAY, YOU ARE MOST WELCOME!! We are holding a lunch and meeting on Saturday 17 June 2000 commencing at 11.30 a.m. in the Function Room Shire Campaspe Office. Guest speaker Alleyne Hockley from Castlemaine. RSVP 1st June to Secretary, P. O. Box 707, Echuca 3564 or email me. Find more about our Group http://home.vicnet.net.au/~emfhistory http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~emfhistory Echuca CEMETERY Fishe available! Marjorie on the Sunny Banks of the Murray River