Hi Walter This book "so Tall the trees" does it cover Warragul.and Nilma I looking for Thomas John Clark and George Mervyn Clark but around late 1880- 1935. Also have you researched savige/Savage at all Thank you Lorraine Key Walter Savige wrote: > Kathleen Dacey, > > The Schedule of Allotments (obtainable at Vic State Government Bookshop) for > Parish of Moe (Sheet 1) shows that the title for Allotment Number 84 of > 47.75 hectares was transferred from the Crown to E. Conley on 27 April 1888. > > You should be able to find Francis's original selection claim and all > relevant documents and correspondence in Land Selection File Number > 4284/19.20 (Melbourne District) at Vic Public Record Office, Cherry Lane, > Laverton. > > The Moe Parish map shows the position of the block There is a four-way > intersection about one kilometre from Thorpdale township on the Trafalgar > Road.. Go west along Cooks Road, across the Little Narracan Creek, then a > short distance up the hill. The block is on the left. My cousin lives there > now - Mr Stanley G. Savige, Thorpdale, Vic 3835 - a very friendly man. > > I can find no reference to your Francis in "So Tall the Trees". > He might be mentioned in a book by Jim Tlgner: "A Brief History of Thorpdale > and District" (Mirboo, 1976). My copy seems to be temporarily misplaced. > Failing that you could write to Jim - Mr J.R. Tilgner, Thorpdale Road, > Thorpdale 3835. He is also very friiendly. > > Walter Savige > > ==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== > Check out the Gippsland Mailing List Home Page at: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/