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 > >

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