Thank you, Richard, This looks like the best lead I've had so far. I've run out of places to search and none of them mention fires at the Prom at that time. Now I'll have the fidgets for a week. Cheers Shirley Westaway On 101 Jan 0520082005, at 12:05 PM, Richard Balsillie wrote: Shirley You could try the library of Fire Protection Association Australia (library@fpaa.com.au). They have some very good historial resources and reports (but won't be open again until 7 Jan). Cheers Richard Balsillie (former Executive Director, FPAA). Shirley Westaway wrote: > Thanks, Majella, I think I've run out of sources to access. > > It seems to me that once there was some documentation on the event > which > has since been lost. > > Cheers and thank you for your suggestion. > > Shirley > > ------------------------------- > 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

Have you made a trip to the State Library? Newspapers around that time might mention something. At one time I had an extract from the Sun that my uncle had kept but not sure if I still have it as it was getting a bit tattered. Cheers Ruth Subject: Re: [AVG] 1939 Bushfires | Thank you, Richard, | | This looks like the best lead I've had so far. I've run out of | places to search and none of them mention | fires at the Prom at that time. | | Now I'll have the fidgets for a week. | | Cheers | | Shirley Westaway | | | | On 101 Jan 0520082005, at 12:05 PM, Richard Balsillie wrote: | | Shirley | | You could try the library of Fire Protection Association Australia | (library@fpaa.com.au). | | They have some very good historial resources and reports (but won't be | open again until 7 Jan). | | | Cheers | | Richard Balsillie | (former Executive Director, FPAA). | | | | | Shirley Westaway wrote: | > Thanks, Majella, I think I've run out of sources to access. | > | > It seems to me that once there was some documentation on the event | > which | > has since been lost. | > | > Cheers and thank you for your suggestion. | > | > Shirley | > | > ------------------------------- | > 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 | | | -- | No virus found in this incoming message. | Checked by AVG Free Edition. | Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1205 - Release Date: 12/31/2007 3:32 PM | |

This all began only yesterday, Ruth, but I am due for SLV trip so might manage it next week. Thanks for your suggestion. Everyone has been extremely helpful. Cheers Shirley On 101 Jan 0520082005, at 2:20 PM, Ruth or Bill wrote: Have you made a trip to the State Library? Newspapers around that time might mention something. At one time I had an extract from the Sun that my uncle had kept but not sure if I still have it as it was getting a bit tattered. Cheers Ruth Subject: Re: [AVG] 1939 Bushfires