Mention of the Heart prompted me to look up my early edition of Is Emu on the Menu only to find it didn't have anything about the Heart at all. And the other thing was, it has no date of publication either! Does anyone know when it was published? It would have been in the mid sixties I think. Cheers Philippa in Adelaide -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Anne Napier Sent: Friday, 5 October 2007 9:06 AM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AVG] The Heart Hi Marion I think it's both. There is a very early property called "The Heart" (c1850s) and I believe the general area is also known as that too. The following extract is from "Is Emu Off The Menu?" by Gippsland Grammar Foundation, 2007: "The property known as 'The Heart' was first selected by Curlewis. It received its name from a heart carved on a tree where the old station homestead stood. The 1856 electoral roll indicates the property was owned by John Foster and he was running 4,000 sheep at the time. William Montgomery was well-known in the district as the manager of 'The Heart' and the home built for him on the property was the first brick residence in Sale, built towards the end of the 1870s. Montgomery purchased the propety in 1876 and left Sale in 1886. The property was leased in the 1890s to James Lyon and Atkinson who bred horses for India. Fred Gilder owned the property in the late 1890s, and in 1906 Robert Gilder and his wife were living at the homestead, and their child died there. In 1908 the Closer Settlement Board bought the Heart Estate from absentee landlord Major Henry Foster whol lived in Tasmania. It was subdivided into small dairy farms to supply the Sale Butter Factory with milk. The homestead farm was owned by Sarah Finegan, wife of the mayor, Philip Finegan, who died at 'The Heart' around 1930 and the family sold the property." I trust this helps you sort out your query. The Heart is between Sale and Lake Wellington, due east of Sale. Regards - Anne ========================================================= -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marion Kelly Sent: Friday, 5 October 2007 8:06 AM To: Gippsland List Subject: [AVG] The Heart Hi all, The family of Denis O'Brien and Mary Egan, lived at "The Heart". I thought this was a property name but John and Bridget Frawley also lived at "The Heart". 1860s, 70s. Births and deaths in Sale area, Sale Cemetery. So I assume it is near Sale. Is it an area or property name? Thanks, Marion. ------------------------------- 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

Philippa, Inside the back cover of my copy of the original book, it says it was printed by James Yeates & Sons, Bairnsdale, Nov 1965, Aug 1966, Oct 1968 and Jun 1972. According to the Introduction in the new version, the original book was compiled in 1965. Regards - Anne ========================================================= -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-gippsland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Philippa Cooper Sent: Friday, 5 October 2007 12:53 PM To: aus-vic-gippsland@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AVG] The Heart Mention of the Heart prompted me to look up my early edition of Is Emu on the Menu only to find it didn't have anything about the Heart at all. And the other thing was, it has no date of publication either! Does anyone know when it was published? It would have been in the mid sixties I think. Cheers Philippa in Adelaide