Hi Linda Ellinging: Parish, Co. of Buln Buln; also, in Noojee district, n. of former SS which had alternate n. of La Trobe Sawmill in 1921; Abor. word for forehead. Les BLAKE: Place Names of Victoria. Carl MATTHEWS Paynesville. 3880. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Barraclough" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [AVG] Town name Ailinging? > Hi Kaye, > > I have to admit at first I said What?????????? > > However: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/Resources/Res-ws.html > > gives Ellinging, as somewhere near Seaspray. A school, registered number > 4070, opened there in 1921 under the name Latrobe Saw Mill, and operated > half time with Prospect. It closed in 1937. > > Little is known about it, so if your friend, via you, would like to tell us > anything about the settlement, I think we would all love to learn more. > > Linda > > At 08:52 AM 4/05/05 +1000, you wrote: > >Hi, > >I have an old friend who rememberers his family living in > >Aling-ging phonetic spelling. > >Anyone have any idea where it might be? > >Was in Victoria, Gippsland? > >Regards, Kaye > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GIPPSLAND Mailing List ==== > Anyone seen any good GIPPSLAND websites lately. Please feel free to mention GIPPSLAND websites on list, or drop a note to the Listowner to have them added to the AVG Home page at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/AVG/ >