Hi Di, There is a good chance he was a "Little Brother" http://www.bbm.asn.au/little-brothers.phtml http://www.bbm.asn.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 There were quite a few of these in Gippsland, especially around Maffra. Regards Linda At 10:12 AM 17/02/2008 +1100, you wrote: >A lady overseas is reasearching her father -Edward frank Symonds-and >his time in Gippsland >According to Celia he came to Australia on the ship "Vedic" which >left Liverpool on 31st October,1925 >This was part of the child migration scheme authorised by the >British Government >Any info on other people on this ship would also be welcome > >Evidently Edward was a member of the Australian Stockmans assoc and >his daughter has a document stating that he was a "sworn auctioneer >and stock valuer" signed by T---Ross , dated 24 January,1927 >If anyone has any information regarding this gentleman, please >contact me or the list so that it can be forwarded to his daughter > >Di Christensen >Narre Warren >E robert.c1@optusnet.com.au > >------------------------------- >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

Thanks Linda-we shall follow those leads Di ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Barraclough" <kapana@netspace.net.au> To: <aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [AVG] Researching EDWARD FRANK SYMONDS > Hi Di, > > There is a good chance he was a "Little Brother" > > http://www.bbm.asn.au/little-brothers.phtml > > http://www.bbm.asn.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 > > There were quite a few of these in Gippsland, especially around Maffra. > > Regards > > Linda > > At 10:12 AM 17/02/2008 +1100, you wrote: > >>A lady overseas is reasearching her father -Edward frank Symonds-and >>his time in Gippsland >>According to Celia he came to Australia on the ship "Vedic" which >>left Liverpool on 31st October,1925 >>This was part of the child migration scheme authorised by the >>British Government >>Any info on other people on this ship would also be welcome >> >>Evidently Edward was a member of the Australian Stockmans assoc and >>his daughter has a document stating that he was a "sworn auctioneer >>and stock valuer" signed by T---Ross , dated 24 January,1927 >>If anyone has any information regarding this gentleman, please >>contact me or the list so that it can be forwarded to his daughter >> >>Di Christensen >>Narre Warren >>E robert.c1@optusnet.com.au >> >>------------------------------- >>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 >

Ruth Le Serve would you contact me please - computers crashed so no address for you. Thanks, Lorraine Standfield.