Hi Jason Korumburra Newspaper original is available for viewing at the Korumburra Library - white glove required no photocoping allowed. Wonthaggi Genealogy has the Korumburra Newspapers - Great Southern Advocate on microfilm available to view and print. They also have the Korumburra Cemetery and school records. you can email them at [email protected] view their web pages at wonthaggi_genealogy.cjb.net you can also contact the Korumburra Historical Society via Doug Boston [email protected] hope this is some help for you regards noelene regards noelene --- Jazza <[email protected]> wrote: > I am researching the SLATER family in Korumburra and > I am aware that Thomas Huddlestone SLATER moved from > Kilmore to Korumburra to commence a > watchmaking/jeweller practice in 1900. > > I recently visited the Coal Creek Historical Musuem > in Korumburra and I noticed a newpaper montage on > display dated 8th January 1894 which advertised a > Watchmaker /Jeweller named P BERRICK operating out > of a premise in Commercial Street. I suspect that > SLATER took over BERRICK's business in 1900 (but > this is only a hunch). Does anyone have information > on BERRICK or SLATER and their commercial activities > in Korumburra? Is there any old newpaper records in > Korumburra available for research? > > I have a photo of the montage if anyone is > interested. > > Regards > > Jason > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== > Have you registered your surnames on the AVG home > page??? Go to > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ and from > there to Surnames for further details. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com