Linda is your list still invogue have tried a few times and not getting any acknowledgement perhaps I have the wrong address. Thks BevJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Barraclough" <kapana@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:39 PM Subject: [AVG] Sale and District Pioneer Register > Hi Everyone, > > Just a reminder that the Sale and District Pioneer Register is being > launched tomorrow - everyone welcome, I gather. > > Details are in the original post are at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND/2007-10/1191962677 > > and there is an e-mail address in that to contact. > > I have just sighted a copy, and it is rather good. > > It is 483 pages, A4, spiral bound (metal spiral). It seems to be > mainly based on full transcripts of all births, deaths and marriages > in the Gippsland Guardian, Gippsland Mercury and Gippsland Times to > 1900, but with added contributions and added research from all sorts > of places. Some entries have photographs. Those births deaths and > marriages are good, as often they include an address, property name etc. > > Included is a facsimile of the autograph book from the Inaugural > gathering of the Sale and District Pioneer Gathering in 1913. This > has been fully subscribed and often gives details of the signatory's > arrival in Gippsland. That takes up 11 pages. > > The map showing the area covered goes from Rosedale and Heyfield > through to Delvin and Roseneath, and north as far as Bushy Park > (Briagolong) > > Cheers > > Linda > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >