Linda, For you only.I have a photograph of the Devon North memorial at Devon North School.I will transcribe it asap and send it to this site. Di Christensen, Narre Warren> >Content-Type: text/plain > >AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 19 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [AVG] News from just up the road * ["G&A Newton" <gandanewton@one.net.] > #2 [AVG] Williams at Warragul ["Tony" <mytown@cairns.net.au>] > #3 [AVG] Loughnan ["loughnan" <loughnan@peninsula.hot] > #4 [AVG] More war memorials [Linda Barraclough <kapana@netspace] > >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/ > > > > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:37:05 +1100 >From: "G&A Newton" <gandanewton@one.net.au> >To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <00cc01bf66d4$b14a4e00$524d65cb@newt> >Subject: [AVG] News from just up the road *smiles* >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Pioneer Register of the Bega Valley Shire >Our Society has embarked on a project to compile a Pioneer Register of the >Bega Valley Shire >area. We need details about people who had anything at all to do with the >district, from Bermagui >to the Victorian border, from the beginning of the settlement to >federation, January 1, 1901. >If you have information that you would like included in this data base, >please send a stamped self addressed >envelope to >The Secretary, >PO Box 19 >Pambula NSW 2549 AUSTRALIA >ands a form will be sent to you. The closing date for the Pioneer Register >is May 2000 >Regards >Allison NEWTON >http://lightning.prohosting.com/~bvgs/ >Bega Valley Genealogy Society Home Page > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:32:28 +1000 >From: "Tony" <mytown@cairns.net.au> >To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <002b01bf66ef$53d750e0$4b8838cb@games> >Subject: [AVG] Williams at Warragul >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >Hello, new friends, > >Just joined and hope someone down there can help me. >I am researching the life and genealogy of my father, JOHN McGINNIS WILLIAMS, who was born at Warragul in 1882. > >His father was JOHN WILLIAMS (born Cape Town, South Africa) who married ELLEN McGINNIS (born at Eaglehawk c. 1859) at Eaglehawk in 1877. > >They remained in the Bendigo area for a couple of years then later moved to WARRAGUL.. > >CHILDREN: >SARAH (?) born 1876 died 1882 >MARY ANN PHENOLIF WILLIAMS born 1878 at Bendigo >JOHANNA WILLIAMS born ? dec. prior 1901 >JOHN McGINNIS WILLIAMS born 1882 at Warragul >JAMES WILLIAMS >HENRY WILLIAM WILLIAMS born 1888 at Warragul >DANIEL WILLIAMS born ? dec. prior 1901 >ROBERT WILLIAMS born 1893 >ELLEN WILLIAMS born 1895 >CAROLINE WILLIAMS born 1897 > >JOHN WILLIAMS' (my grandfather) occupation was 'farmer' and 'splitter'. I do not know when arrived in Australia from South Africa, as it does not give this information on his death certificate. >He died aged 70 years in 1901 at Warragul. >I have details about James Williams but know nothing about my other aunts and uncles. > >Are there any of my Williams relatives still living in the Warragul/Gippsland area? >Could someone please help me? > >Julie from >Cairns > >______________________________ >X-Message: #3 >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:02:34 +1100 >From: "loughnan" <loughnan@peninsula.hotkey.net.au> >To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <000501bf670a$8ab33f00$2b2220cb@oemcomputer> >Subject: [AVG] Loughnan >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I am new to this researching but I would like any information on the family >name of LOUGHNAN which I beleive was one of the Pioneer families to >Australia. I am looking for links from that group of families which I can >trace to the early 1900's and my great great grandparents. Would be >intrested in hearing from anyone. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #4 >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:09:02 +1100 >From: Linda Barraclough <kapana@netspace.net.au> >To: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000125090902.0067deb0@pop.netspace.net.au> >Subject: [AVG] More war memorials >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hi List, > >Jeepers, is the Deputy a worry when he gets going! > >Heaps more war memorials have now been added to the AVG home page at > >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ > >Just go to Resources, then to War Memorials, and then pick a shire. The War >memorials and Honour Rolls have now been split up according to shires, as >the site was getting rather large. > >The new memorials are: > >Bass Coast: Bass, Cowes, Wonthaggi > >Baw Baw: Longwarry > >Cardinia: Bunyip, Cora Lynn, Lang Lang > >South Gippsland: Kongwak, Koonwarra, Korumburra, Loch, Poowong, Tarwin Lower > >Sandra McClure has also sent in an honour roll transcription from Madalya, >in the hills beyond Yarram, which can be found in the Wellington shire. >Thanks Sandra. > >An absolutely spectacular honour roll from Korumburra, currently on display >at Coal Creek Heritage Village has also been added. It is one with >photographs of every soldier named. Does anyone from down there know where >it was originally on display???? One guess would be the old Korumburra Shire >hall. > >It looks like the Deputy will catch up on most of the war memorials >throughout Gippsland (he is on holidays, lucky soul), but if anyone would >like to volunteer to transcribe one not already on the site, please let us >know. The main challenge now will be to catch up with honour rolls in halls, >churches and schools, which are not so easily accessible. If anyone happens >to be attending a meeting, and notices one on the wall, and is a bit bored >.......... > >Cheers > >Linda Barraclough >Briagolong >List Owner: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND >email: kapana@netspace.net.au >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ > dichris@labyrinth.net.au researching- BARNETT-London,India(East India Co.) Ross on Wye, Weston Super Mare; West Indies;Melbourne;Ballarat; Smythesdale and Mt Egerton. BRAND-Lincolnshire;Geelong;Cobden; Deniliquin;Stradbroke and Sale. CHRISTENSEN-Arendal, Norway;Yarram and Melbourne. 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