Try this: There was snow on Mt. Dandenong in June last year. Gardiner's Creek (where the Doctor was from) still runs from around Blackburn down through Box Hill to Oakleigh/ East Malvern, then up to meet the Yarra around Scotch College in Hawthorn. "Scotchman's Creek" runs into Gardiner's Creek around East Malvern from an area formerly known as Scotchman's Run in Oakleigh. Is there an Oakleigh Historical Society? Marjorie and Linda are probably on the right track looking for a Scott's Bridge along Gardiner's Creek Tom's probably correct that the real error is the transcription of Snowy Mountains. In 1854 they'd be going to get from viewing the Snowy Mountains to a burial in Brighton in two days. Then again there's a Scotchman's Creek near Warburton. The State Library's website http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/mmcatalogue/ has some pictures of a bridge over Scotchman's Creek. There is plenty of snow on Mt. Donna Buang today. Now if in 1854 they called the hills around Warburton the Snowy Mountains ... Great question Marjorie! Regards Barry Researching Victoria, Melbourne, Goldfields and The Western District Surnames: Dunne, Roan, Stevenson, Hale Black, White, Sealey, Greenham Taylor, Brown, McLeod, Martin Gilmour, McColl, Smith, O'Leary ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Perrett <tomp@st.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [AVG] Scott's Bridge area? > Errrr, well I have to leave YOURS and the ORIGINAL in too for > consideration. > > You - snow on Mt Dandenong > > Original - Snowy Mountains - a well known range > of mountains - a la the Snowy Mountain scheme > and Clancy's famous ride. > > tom > > On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:29:55 +1000, Linda Barraclough wrote: > > >Hi List, > > > >Try this: > > > >And, much as I hate to repeat the whole message, you need to read it and > >consider: > > > >in 1854 there was very little settlement anywhere much. Bodies were not > >carried far at all. I think if they were five miles south of being able to > >see snow on Mount Dandenong, one of the closest burial grounds would have > >been getting down near Brighton. So I would be looking for Scott's Creek > >around, say Oakleigh/Springvale (suburbs of Melbourne). Which isn't bad, > >because in the very early days Oakleigh was even considered to be part of > >Gippsland! > > > >Linda > >(Having an unexpected quiet night home on the computer!) > > > >>************************************************************************** * > >******* > >> > >>I recently received a Victorian death certificate for one Hannah Church, > >> > >>died 16 June 1854. Place of death was described thus: > >> > >>"At a place 5 miles from the Snowy Mountains and near Scott's Bridge." > >>One Robert Stone, Surgeon, of Gardener's Creek, gave the cause of > >>Hannah's death, but doesn't say if he saw her before she died. She was > >>buried at Brighton, in the C of E Church ground, on 18 June 1854. > >> > >>What I need to know, is where Scott's Bridge might have been, and > >>whether the "Brighton" mentioned could have been the place that is now > >>called "Bright". I'm trying to locate the Church concerned, so that I > >>may establish if there is/was a tombstone for her. > >> > >>Can you please help me? I'd really appreciate any help possible, as > >>this is my first enquiry on the internet! > >> > >>Many thanks, Marjorie Marsh. > >> > >>marjoriegm@xtra.co.nz > > > > > >==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== > >Rootsweb asks us to keep our signatures short to save bandwidth. Anything more than about five lines is > getting a bit long. > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== > SPAM is posts to multiple lists, especially when it relates to non-Gippsland material. It aggravates the listowner, and if bad enough will result in unsubscription. >