Hello Chris, Bill Smith went away from his family first at age 6 to "Kildonan", then to "Kilmany" when he was almost 11 years old. He says he was there 1929-36, leaving at age 18. I bought my first copy at Morwell Newsagency in 1986, paying $6.95. It was signed by Bill. It mentioned the Yacht Club and the Commodore Mr Morwick, who had his own motorcar. Several years later I was shown a letter, in the papers of Mr Morwick's estate, from the Kildonan home, thanking him and his friends for the happy time the children had enjoyed by the sea at Williamstown that Christmas time. I have read the book several times since, always with a whimsical enjoyment. Regards Ada Chris Ward wrote: > Hello Ada, > > What time period are you looking at? In my time Christmas holidays were at > Lakes Entrance in Whiter's Park in tents borrowed from the Sale Scouts. > > > > Regards, > Chris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ada Ackerly > Sent: Friday, 14 March 2008 9:06 AM > To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AVG] AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Digest, Vol 3, Issue 42 > > Hello Chris and listers, > > If you can get hold of it, it's a wonderful little book. It's written > from the naive view of a young boy involved but because of his youth not > aware of the undercurrents ... but revealing them without realizing it. > > My interest originally was because the children were sponsored at > Christmas by the Williamstown Yacht Club and stayed in the infant hall > of the Williamstown school. But I was so fascinated, I actually > purchased two copies, one of them secondhand. > > Better Off In a Home by Bill Smith. A good read. > > Regards Ada > > Chris Ward wrote: > >> The title was "Better Off in a Home" or similar. I think the author was a >> Bill Smith. He lived there in the late '20s early '30s I think. Do you >> > or > >> anyone else know if he's still around? >> >> >> Regards, >> Chris >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Margaret >> Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2008 8:05 PM >> To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [AVG] AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Digest, Vol 3, Issue 42 >> >> There has been a history written on Kilmany Park Boys Home by one of its >> residents who lived in Maffra, their name totally escapes me as does the >> title of the book. There is most likely a copy in the Maffra Library. >> Majella if you are reading this you may remember who it was. The daughter >> and her parents particularly her mum who often attended with her daughter >> had a lot to do with the Resource Centre. Age does not serve my memory >> well. >> >> Margaret Murray >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of >> aus-vic-gippsland-request@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2008 6:01 PM >> To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com >> Subject: AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Digest, Vol 3, Issue 42 >> >> >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Kilmany Park Farm Home for Boys (Chris Ward) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:29:37 +1030 >> From: "Chris Ward" <ceejay@internode.on.net> >> Subject: [AVG] Kilmany Park Farm Home for Boys >> To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: >> >> >> > <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAO1l39v8HYlEh3GwFhVeiRDCgAAAEAAAAE0826CNa6hIi8z/wk/w > >> RN0BAAAAAA==@internode.on.net> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> G'day List, >> >> >> >> I spent a couple of years at the above establishment in the 1950s and I am >> anxious to make contact with other former residents or staff members in an >> attempt to put together a bit of a history of the property during the time >> it was owned and operated by the Presbyterian Church from 1923 to 1978. >> > If > >> there are any listers who can help with reminiscences etc I would be most >> grateful >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris Ward in Adelaide >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND list administrator, send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND mailing list, send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body >> of the >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Digest, Vol 3, Issue 42 >> ************************************************ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >