Don Mountain, I obtained a copy of "The Unfolding Hills" from the Mirboo Shire Office. I suggest that you write to the secretary of the present shire for that district (whatever it's name is now). I could OCR-scan a page or two for you in the interim if you wish. Walter Savige

Hi all, A good resource I have come across on the web is the list of all Victorian council offices, which include addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. It can be found at http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/localgov/councils.htm . By the way, info for Don Mountain, the Mirboo shire is now South Gippsland Shire. 9 Smith St, Leongatha 3953. Phone 03 5662 9200. www.sgsc.vic.gov.au Mathew Merington Tel. 03 96846606 Fax. 03 96846659 Mob. 0418 581633 Email. mathewm@ses.vic.gov.au

I wish to identify the names of some of the ships that were transporting lime from Lakes Entrance and Walkerville in the 1880's to Melbourne. Could some kind person suggest where I might find these records (East Gippsland Historical Societies or good reference books. Thank you in anticipation! Elizabeth ______________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Landy emlandy@compcom.com.au "Bell Point", Tarwin Lower, Vic, 3956 Australia.

Thanks Walter, I have photocopies of the relevant pages. Does anyone know what the name of the present Council, and their address, covering the former Shire of Mirboo area is? Don DON MOUNTAIN===================================== PO Box 3327 Weston Creek ACT Australia 2611 Telephone 02 6288 5793 - Facsimile 02 6287 1207 Researching surnames: MOUNTAIN, RUSSELL, UPTON, TOUZEL, THOMSON, FRASER, DUMBLE, TASKER Homepage <http://.www.cyberone.com.au/~mountain/>

Do school records for Warragul exist? I would sincerely appreciate if some kind person please lookup the following between 1883 and 1910: WILLIAMS, Mary Ann 1883 onwards WILLIAMS, John McGinnis 1887 onwards WILLIAMS, James 1890 onwards WILLIAMS, Henry William 1893 onwards WILLIAMS, Robert 1894 onwards WILLIAMS, Ellen 1899 onwards WILLIAMS, Carol Evalene 1901 onwards. Thanking you for taking your precious time to help me. Regards Julie from Cairns muffin@cairns.net.au Researching: WILLIAMS - South Africa > Goldfields > Warragul McGINNIS (McGUINNESS etc.) Goldfields HAYES, HE(A)YBURN, CASEY, BURKE Goldfields

Dear Listers, I am doing some research for Ann Little in USA - names- O'Rourke and Curran. I now know that John O'Rourke spent 12 months in Western Australia prior to marrying in 1907 to Catherine Curran. We are not sure how Catherin came or when or from where but presume Ireland to USA then Australia. I know that the PRO has shipping records - do they include entry to WA? Where should I search for these? Many thanks in advance, Ann Burnell

Thanks John I really want to buy a copy of the book for my library. Sorry, should have made my message clearer. Cheers Don DON MOUNTAIN===================================== PO Box 3327 Weston Creek ACT Australia 2611 Telephone 02 6288 5793 - Facsimile 02 6287 1207 Researching surnames: MOUNTAIN, RUSSELL, UPTON, TOUZEL, THOMSON, FRASER, DUMBLE, TASKER Homepage <http://.www.cyberone.com.au/~mountain/> > From: John Whitehand <whitehaj@vicnet.net.au> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 06:37:44 +1000 > To: Don Mountain <mountain@actonline.com.au> > Subject: Re: [AVG] Mirboo Pioneers > > G'day Don, > Note that " On the Ridge ". - The Shire of Mirboo 1894-1994) by John > Murphy - > Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1 86373 509 7 mentions the Touzel > family ; > Frank, FH & Fanny(nee' Jameson from Yea) > > I suspect The unfolding hills would be OUT of Print but shouldbe a > copy in > National Library ; State Library of Victoria or at least in the Local > History > Library, (Mechanics Institute, High St Prahran) > > BFN > John

----- Original Message ----- From: Latham <latham@alphalink.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 2:21 AM Subject: [AVG] BURT - JOHNSONVILLE Hi Lorene! What a surprise! > I think we have corresponded before about some of the families at > Johnsonville. Not that I know of - going potty.... My husbands grt aunt Alice Maude Latham married Edward Burt > in 1886 in Johnsonville. Brother of Geo Hy?? I am very sure I have a copy of the Johnsonville > Centenery Book that you wanted. I will search for it and let you know. Thank you - might have more details than I have - I don't think I was aware that Geo Hy had a bro.... Who > is George Henry Burts parents? Are they Elijah and Mary Ann Burt nee Jones? Wow! Yes. I have further back if you are interested and don't have it (to Geo Hy's grandparents... Lorene, Were there other Burt's from this family? Geo Hy was born in Foster, VIC but married in NSW. More research coming up ... Thanks for the help Kim Harbeck Steiger Switzerland

> I have received quite a few requests for this site. > http://www.interment.net/ > regards > Dorothy Hi, Just wanted to say that I think the below site is excellent! I took a look at it, and have now added some burial listings that I jotted down from the Boulder Cemetery in Western Australia. It has cemetery listings from all over the world, and has a wonderful search engine. If anyone has ever written down info from cemeteries over the years, this is a great place to post it. It is a fantastic genealogy resource for everyone. So if you haven't already checked it out, take a look now:-) Julie Clift nee: RENTON Western Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Parents:) RENTON Thomas Daniel b. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia MERCER Margaret Joan b. Denmark, Western Australia (Grandparents:) RENTON John Henry b. Growlers Creek, Victoria, Aust. REYNOLDS Francis Emma b. Broken Hill, NSW, Aust. MERCER Alfred W J b. Coley, United Kingdom, England DIXON Nora b. Tynemonth, England (Great Grandparents:) RENTON George b. Northumberland England LUKE Jane b. Durham, England REYNOLDS James Henry b. ? HARVEY Mary Shaw b. ? MERCER Alfred b. England HICKMOTT Lucy Maria b. England DIXON Henry Newbold b. Birtley, Durham, England (Great Great Grandparents:) RENTON Daniel b. England LUKE Robert b. Durham, England CUMMINGS Jane b. Washington, Durham, England DIXON Thomas b. Hexham, Northumberland, England (Great Great Great Grandparents:) LUKE Robert b. England HOOD Mary b. England CUMMINGS John b. England GRAY Jane b. England

Does anyone know where I can obtain a copy of the book "The Unfolding Hills: Mirboo Pioneers of the Gippsland Forests 1878-1914" by Warwick Eunson, published 1978 by the Mirboo Shire Council? I am keen to obtain a copy as it contains references to some of my TOUZEL family. Don Mountain in sunny Canberra. <mountain@actonline.com.au>

I wonder if anybody is researching the Ralston family and their time in the Bairnsdale area. They seem to have arrived there around 1850/60 and I am interested until the turn of that century. According to death registrations, a number should be buried there. Is there a list of burials and, perhaps, memorial inscriptions that I could consult? Elizabeth Leicester, UK

Hello all, I am looking for the resting place of Agnes Mary Merington/Merrington nee Tisdale. b.1891 d. 1953. She was married to Rupert James Merington. On the BDM microfiche it lists P'VILLE as place of death. I was wondering if P'VILLE was Paynesville or Parkville. Can anybody please help me ? Thank you Mathew Merington Tel. 03 96846606 Fax. 03 96846659 Mob. 0418 581633 Email. mathewm@ses.vic.gov.au

Hello Kim, I think we have corresponded before about some of the families at Johnsonville. My husbands grt aunt Alice Maude Latham married Edward Burt in 1886 in Johnsonville. I am very sure I have a copy of the Johnsonville Centenery Book that you wanted. I will search for it and let you know. Who is George Henry Burts parents? Are they Elijah and Mary Ann Burt nee Jones? kind regards, Lorene >Dear List, > >Does anyone have any connections to JOHNSONVILLE? > >Or access to the 'Johnsonville PS Centenary 1886-1986' Booklet? > >I have a photo of the Johnsonville Congregational Endeavour Society No 2 >Group. >Year unknown > >The BURTS were in Johnsonville before 1912, and all of the children in the >photo were born in NSW. > >Father Geo Hy BURT, Mother Sarah CHAPMAN > >Children: > >Dorothy, 1896; Josephine, 1898; Unita, 1899; Syble J 1903; Geo E 1905. > >I can identify all the children on the photo and would like to know how >long they were in Johnsonville? > >Do the school rec's cover the years 1905 - 1912?? > >The next little BURT came into the world in 1912 in Bairnsdale.... > >Thanks for any help > >Kim Harbeck Steiger >Switzerland

Dear List, Does anyone have any connections to JOHNSONVILLE? Or access to the 'Johnsonville PS Centenary 1886-1986' Booklet? I have a photo of the Johnsonville Congregational Endeavour Society No 2 Group. Year unknown The BURTS were in Johnsonville before 1912, and all of the children in the photo were born in NSW. Father Geo Hy BURT, Mother Sarah CHAPMAN Children: Dorothy, 1896; Josephine, 1898; Unita, 1899; Syble J 1903; Geo E 1905. I can identify all the children on the photo and would like to know how long they were in Johnsonville? Do the school rec's cover the years 1905 - 1912?? The next little BURT came into the world in 1912 in Bairnsdale.... Thanks for any help Kim Harbeck Steiger Switzerland

Hello again: Here is the last one. HEAD, Edward, gentleman, age 86 years, July 5,1927, Senile Decay (5 years), Heart Failure, Foster St., Town of Sale, Parents-not known, born Melbourne, 22 years in Victoria, 34 years N.S.W., 1st marriage, N.S.W., age 24,S?????? Caldwell Hamilton, 2nd marriage- not known, 3rd marriage Isabella Moore (?). Children-1st marriage - Eliza (60 years), Isabella Rose (59 years), Sarah Jane (58 years), Alfred (57 years), William (55 years), Charles (53 years), Lucinda (deceased), ?????? (50 years), Annie (deceased), James (deceased). Children-2nd marriage-Percy (37 years), Walter (35 years). 3rd marriage - no issue If you have any question, please contact me. Thank You Lorraine Ottawa, Canada

Hello Everyone: I have just received 3 death certs and of course there are other names on the pages which I will post and hope to help someone. McGUIRE, William, Labourer, Sept. 2,1874, at Gippsland Hospital, Paralysis (4 months), Apoplexy (2 days), Parents-unknown, born London, England, in Victoria, Aust. 43 years, his age 54 years, single. COVERDALE, James Kingstone, age 1 year & 10 months, Sept.4, 1874, Measles (5 weeks), Typhoid Fever (3 weeks), Parents-James Coverdale, postmaster, Sale & Isabel, maiden name Parker. STARES, George, age 54, Naval Pensioner, Sept 13, 1874 Valvular disease of heart (2 years), parents-Charles Stares and Mary Ann, maiden name Stoner, born Wickham, England, 3 years in Victoria, married in Kingston, Hants, England, age 29, to Frances Elizabeth Stares. Children-Elizabeth Ann(e) age 12 years and Charles George age 9 years. CALLAWAY, Henry Edward, age 1 year, Sept 13, 1874, Dysentry (8 days), parents-Edward William Callaway, ???? Builder & Jane, maiden name Nicol. DONOGHUE, Daniel George, age 11 months, Sept 10, 1878, Pertutsis(?), (4 weeks), Dustition (?) (14 days), parents- John Donoghue, Labourer, and Mary, maiden name Sampson. BAADE, Annie, age 7 years, Sept. 19,1878, Marley St.,Borough of Sale, Diphthuritic Croup, (10 days), parents-Bennett Baade Engineer and Sarah, maiden name Gibb(s), born in Sale, Victoria. BARNETT (?), Bridget, age 32, Sept 21, 1878, Fitz-Roy St, Borough of Sale, Malignant disease of hip (several months) Father-Patrick O'Grady, Mother-unknown, born-County Kerry, Ireland, 12 years in Victoria, Married William Barnett in Sale, Victoria at age 30 years, Children-Paul Gillatley, age 7 years by former marriage, Mary-I am unable to read it, it is blurred, looks like by former marriage also. MILES, Elizabeth, gentlewoman, 91 years, Sept 18,1878,at Guthridge Parade, Borough of Sale, Apoplexy (2-3 weeks), Father-Edward Helps, further particulars not known, born in London, England, 33 years in Victoria, married in London, England at age 20 years to John Miles, children-Elizabeth, Henry and Edward. CURTIN, Margaret, age 71 years, June 30, 1927, Gippsland Hospital, Town of Sale, Arricular Fibrillatron, Cardiac Failure, Parents-not known Wright, Farmer, born Edinburgh, Scotland, 44 years in Victoria, married in Melbourne at age 28 years to Daniel Joseph Curtin, children-Patrick John, age 41 years. HURLEY, Annie, Spinster, age 39 years, July 1,1927 in Gippsland Hospital, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Toxaemia, parents-John Hurley, Labourer and Hannah, maiden name Regin, born in Glenmaggie, 39 years in Victoria. RICH, Horace, age 85 years, July 3,1927,Macalister St., Town of Sale, Senile Decay (10 days), Exhaustion, parents- Charles Hastings Rich, Gentleman and Rebecca, maiden name Moonk, born London, England, 60 years in Victoria and 11 years in N.S.W., married in Collingwood, age 33 years to Clara Charlotte King, children-Elsie Edith (age 52), Alice ???? (age 51 years), ????? Hastings (49 years), Dorothea ?????? (48 years), Edwin Horace (deceased), ????? ????? (40 years) Some names are scrunched and blurred. There is one more left but I will put it on a separate message as he has 3 marriages and will have to figure it out first. If someone needs more info just let me know. Hope this helps. Lorraine Ottawa, Canada

BAYLEY, John Stanley, b 1889, Malvern, m 1920 Sue Isabel Garford(?) BRIERTY., Died 1953, Parkville, Prahra, age 63. Born to John Henry BAYLEY and Harriet Eliza Bayley (Brown) GRAVETT, Violet, b 1877, Traralgon, and Alfred, b 1881, Warragul, children of Thomas and Harriett (Delasalle). GRAVETT, Thomas, m Harriet Delasalle, in Sale 1864. Searching for other Is St. Kilda in your area? Sincerely, Valerie ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

Hi List, Just to let you know the "Lookups Available" page is now up and running on the AVG Home page at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ Thanks to all who volunteered. More volunteers are always welcome, especially for those who can look at specific Gippsland records. The general idea is that they should mainly be records within reach of your computer - this is not intended for people to get access to, for example, family history group libraries that usually carry out research at a fee. They need those fees to buy new records!!! However if you have something at home that you can check without too much bother, and are preprared to let it be known that you will do lookups, that is great. There is also now provision for a calendar on the home page - will add something to that soon. But this is for any meetings you wish to advertise that have guest speakers that may interest people, seminars, workshops etc. The further ahead they are advertised, the better. You never know who is visiting and may take the opportunity to call in. Just e-mail me off-list, and it will be added. Or send a message about what's on to the whole list, and it can be added from there. Cheers Linda Barraclough Briagolong List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND email: kapana@netspace.net.au http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/

Hi Jacinta knight What are the indexes? tell me more. Does anyone know where other than in Melbourne that you can get more info on B.D.M. certificates. Or is the only option to go to the city. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Majorie I'm not sure about the connection, I may need more info. My John Armstrong farmed in Bairnsdale in 1884 he was by then a widower, but I don't think he had any daughters by that name, nor was his wife Mary McDermott. Although that doesn't always mean much. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com