Hi List, I am looking for connections that are happy to share information on the BACON family that lived in Bendigo also known as Sandhurst,  this family lived in the White Hills/Huntly area. Some of the other names that are connected to this family are: DOWN, EARLE, JEWELL, CASSON, SIZER, PRATT, LUMLEY TUCKER, GLOVER. I look forward to hearing from you if you think there is a connection. Karen. Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail

Dear listers, Is there anyone on the list who are researching the HUEGE De SERVILLE name.? As far as I know, the family were in the Ballarat area in the mid to late 1800`s. Norm.

Hi, found this reference with a date error at the state library site; Photographer’s name and address printed on mount: Fraser, 30 Bridge Street. Ballarat. Mr. Leonard Fraser operated from 30 Bridge Street, Ballarat between 1914 and 1913. Mrs. C. Fraser operated at the same address from 1914 to1930. Ref.: *Australians behind the camera*, directory of early Australian photographers, 1841-1945 / Sandy Barrie, 2002. found at this location: http://sinpic.slv.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BBID=163180&CNT=15 There seems to be some typo with the range of dates - 1914 and 1913 - I expect should have been written as 1891 and 1913 and at this address: http://www.geocities.com/vicphoto19c/willetts.html which is mainly about the well known? photographer George Willetts - we learn that the Frasers were Leonard Allan Fraser and Cora Beatrice Fraser nee Willetts - George Willetts daughter - Willetts had a studio at 30 Bridge st. Ballarat before the Frasers operated a studio from the same address...it appears that George Willetts gave up his Ballarat studio in 1891 - Cora and Leonard married in 1891 - so I imagine there's every chance that sometime after 1891 if not earlier, there was a Fraser studio in Ballarat. Leonard Allan Fraser died in 1913 in Ballarat - and it looks as though his wife Cora continued with the business for many years. Cora died in 1939. and this little piece of info from genanz archives: George Willett was in Sturt St from 1869- & 1888-1896 Bridge St 1888-1891 (Willett's Royal Photographic Temple of Light) The Temple of Light - a wonderful name for a studion or an Indiana jones movie. :) In short Fraser was indeed in Ballarat and certainly taking pictures in 1898. good luck Robert Norman Archibald wrote: > Dear Listers, > Would anyone on the list have a copy of the book, "The Mechanical Eye". > I have a marvellous photo of a wedding group that I am trying to ID. > According to whats written on the back of the photo, the wedding is suppose to have taken place in Ballarat around 1898. > The photo was taken by a professional photographer named "FRASER".. > If he features in "The Mechanical Eye", I have a chance of perhaps proving the date to be correct. > Norm. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Now that Norm has raised this subject, can anyone tell me whether the book that includes our goldfields and is the one commonly referred to as The Mechanical Eye is: Photography in Colonial Australia. The Mechanical Eye and the IIlustrated Book by Robert Holden, or The Mechanical Eye in Australia photography 1841-1900 by Alan DAVIES & Peter STANBURY? Thank you Sue

Dear Listers, Would anyone on the list have a copy of the book, "The Mechanical Eye". I have a marvellous photo of a wedding group that I am trying to ID. According to whats written on the back of the photo, the wedding is suppose to have taken place in Ballarat around 1898. The photo was taken by a professional photographer named "FRASER".. If he features in "The Mechanical Eye", I have a chance of perhaps proving the date to be correct. Norm.

Hi Helen, I am not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but it has heaps of stuff you can make from paper. http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/ -------------------------------------------------- From: "Helen Kenney" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:11 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: heritage games and activities > Would some kind sole please direct me to a web site which would cover > heritage games and things which children can make eg. Puppets, tin can > stilts etc. We are planning a community festival without all the carnival > type rides, which become mind numbingly boring for the kids. We want them > to > take home something to remember the festival and something which they have > made themselves. I guess in this day and age of children not being allowed > to get dirty or with the fear of them injuring themselves we may encounter > some insurance difficulties but we are prepared to give it a go. > > Thanks Helen > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Would some kind sole please direct me to a web site which would cover heritage games and things which children can make eg. Puppets, tin can stilts etc. We are planning a community festival without all the carnival type rides, which become mind numbingly boring for the kids. We want them to take home something to remember the festival and something which they have made themselves. I guess in this day and age of children not being allowed to get dirty or with the fear of them injuring themselves we may encounter some insurance difficulties but we are prepared to give it a go. Thanks Helen

Hi All, Does anyone have the book "James Hodgkinson and his life at Woodstock Station" by Rita Hull, who could lookup JAMES HEPBURN for me? I found a record on the 1856 Electoral Roll - Talbot, Daisy Hill for Hepburn, James - Woodstock, Lexton - factory salary - 150 pounds a year received from James Hodgkinson, Woodstock. Any mention of James HEPBURN in the book? Or even James HEYBURN? -- Kind regards, Julie in Cairns mailto:[email protected]

William H REYNOLDS b c 1827 in Shropshire arrived with his family aboard the ship "Kent" in September 1867 at Hobson's Bay in Victoria. He is described in the 1861 Census (Cornwall) as a mine manager living in Redruth and in 1851 as a mining engineer. He married Grace WILLEY in Helston, Cornwall in 1853. The children were Editha, William H junior, Mabel, Edwin, John A and Theodora, his sister-in-law Mary WILLEY was also aboard the 'Kent'. Between the time the family landed in Hobson's Bay and a record of the death of Theodora in Scone eight years later, I can find no trace of the family. From BDM NSW it seems the family settled in the Central West of NSW. It seems possible that given his qualifications William headed for the Victorian Goldfield before moving north. My great grandmother's younger sister Ursula ROBERTS came out on the same voyage, Ursula's aunt Ursula PEARCE married a Henry REYNOLDS born in Cornwall and I am trying to establish what link if any there maybe between Ursula ROBERTS and the two REYNOLDS families. (The PEARCE and Henry REYNOLDS farms are very c lose to Redruth.) Any information about this family or ideas where I could search further would be welcomed. Thank you Sallie

just letting my email friends know that I have had a computer crash and only last saved in Jan 2007 so anything since then I have lost. so please excuse me if I havnt answered any emails........

Thank you very much to Robert and Helen for their responses to my enquiry. The information was exactly what I was looking for and will be very helpful. Regards, Jan in Melbourne.

Bullock Creek Cometary Nerring was the name of the area which included Sailors Gully, just north of Eaglehawk on a road to Marong. which I beleive was called Bullock Creek. Yes there were two Nerrings. Regards Bill [email protected] wrote: > Send Aus-Vic-Goldfields mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the webpage, visit > http://lists9.rootsweb.com/mailman/options/aus-vic-goldfields > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' to > mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS digest..." > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. STUBBS Majorca (Elaine Murphy) > 2. BULLOCK CREEK CEMETERY (D. Weatherill) > 3. Re: BULLOCK CREEK CEMETERY (Julie) > 4. Re: CROSS Talbot (Anne Young) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > STUBBS Majorca > From: > "Elaine Murphy" <[email protected]> > Date: > Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:57:32 +1000 > To: > <[email protected]> > > To: > <[email protected]> > > > Hi All > Would anyone have information and/or photos of Elizabeth Sarah STUBBS nee ARNELL born 1833 or her daughters Annie Carty Arnell STUBBS born 1870 (Married name BARR) and Harriet Amelia STUBBS born 1867 (married name BRUHN) of Majorca. > Any help would be appreciated > Regards > Elaine > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > BULLOCK CREEK CEMETERY > From: > "D. Weatherill" <[email protected]> > Date: > Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:50:32 +1000 > To: > [email protected] > > To: > [email protected] > > > Good Morning; > > Another interesting death certificate I have in my files. Does the > cemetery ring a bell with any list member? > > Reg. District: Nerring. > Death: 28 June, 1862, Sailors Gully. > Name: Maria HOWARD. > Age: 18 months. > Parents: John George Howard (Lawyer) and Martha Howard. > Burial: 2 July, 1862 - Bullock Creek Cemetery. > William Wylie, Undertaker. > No minister at burial, parents witnesses to > burial. > > I found that Nerring is between Ballarat and Beaufort, but cannot > locate a Bullock Creek. I also noted that Marong (near Bendigo) was > also called Bullock Creek but this cemetery is a long way from Nerring > which was the Registration District for this death. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > David > > David Weatherill > Bundoora Victoria Australia > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: BULLOCK CREEK CEMETERY > From: > Julie <[email protected]> > Date: > Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:15:19 +1000 > To: > "D. Weatherill" <[email protected]> > > To: > "D. Weatherill" <[email protected]> > CC: > [email protected] > > > Hello David, > > My family came from Marong area and many of them were buried at Bullock Creek Cemetery which is now Marong Cemetery. > My g/father, John WILLIAMS, lived at Nerring which is just out of Marong so I think that fits your description. > I don't know anything about the other locality you mention. > I have maps that show the area around Marong and Nerring and shall send them to you privately if you wish. > > Kind regards > Julie from Cairns > Researching WILLIAMS, McGINNIS and HEYBURN in Marong and Eaglehawk areas. > > > > DW> Good Morning; > > DW> Another interesting death certificate I have in my files. Does the > DW> cemetery ring a bell with any list member? > > DW> Reg. District: Nerring. > DW> Death: 28 June, 1862, Sailors Gully. > DW> Name: Maria HOWARD. > DW> Age: 18 months. > DW> Parents: John George Howard (Lawyer) and Martha Howard. > DW> Burial: 2 July, 1862 - Bullock Creek Cemetery. > DW> William Wylie, Undertaker. > DW> No minister at burial, parents witnesses to burial. > > DW> I found that Nerring is between Ballarat and Beaufort, but cannot > DW> locate a Bullock Creek. I also noted that Marong (near Bendigo) was > DW> also called Bullock Creek but this cemetery is a long way from > DW> Nerring which was the Registration District for this death. > > DW> Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > DW> David > > DW> David Weatherill > DW> Bundoora Victoria Australia > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: CROSS Talbot > From: > Anne Young <[email protected]> > Date: > Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:45:53 +1000 > To: > [email protected] > > To: > [email protected] > > > Hi Amherst Cemetery lookups may be available through a link at > http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/vic/centgoldfields/amherst.htm > or alternatively that page gives the address for the Secretary > (presumably of the Cemetery Trust) as P.O. Box 53, Talbot 3371 > > regards > Anne Young > Canberra > > related to some Crosses from near Avoca but no John who died in 1912 > to my knowledge > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To contact the AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. >

Hi Amherst Cemetery lookups may be available through a link at http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/vic/centgoldfields/amherst.htm or alternatively that page gives the address for the Secretary (presumably of the Cemetery Trust) as P.O. Box 53, Talbot 3371 regards Anne Young Canberra related to some Crosses from near Avoca but no John who died in 1912 to my knowledge

Hello David, My family came from Marong area and many of them were buried at Bullock Creek Cemetery which is now Marong Cemetery. My g/father, John WILLIAMS, lived at Nerring which is just out of Marong so I think that fits your description. I don't know anything about the other locality you mention. I have maps that show the area around Marong and Nerring and shall send them to you privately if you wish. Kind regards Julie from Cairns Researching WILLIAMS, McGINNIS and HEYBURN in Marong and Eaglehawk areas. DW> Good Morning; DW> Another interesting death certificate I have in my files. Does the DW> cemetery ring a bell with any list member? DW> Reg. District: Nerring. DW> Death: 28 June, 1862, Sailors Gully. DW> Name: Maria HOWARD. DW> Age: 18 months. DW> Parents: John George Howard (Lawyer) and Martha Howard. DW> Burial: 2 July, 1862 - Bullock Creek Cemetery. DW> William Wylie, Undertaker. DW> No minister at burial, parents witnesses to burial. DW> I found that Nerring is between Ballarat and Beaufort, but cannot DW> locate a Bullock Creek. I also noted that Marong (near Bendigo) was DW> also called Bullock Creek but this cemetery is a long way from DW> Nerring which was the Registration District for this death. DW> Any help would be greatly appreciated. DW> David DW> David Weatherill DW> Bundoora Victoria Australia

Good Morning; Another interesting death certificate I have in my files. Does the cemetery ring a bell with any list member? Reg. District: Nerring. Death: 28 June, 1862, Sailors Gully. Name: Maria HOWARD. Age: 18 months. Parents: John George Howard (Lawyer) and Martha Howard. Burial: 2 July, 1862 - Bullock Creek Cemetery. William Wylie, Undertaker. No minister at burial, parents witnesses to burial. I found that Nerring is between Ballarat and Beaufort, but cannot locate a Bullock Creek. I also noted that Marong (near Bendigo) was also called Bullock Creek but this cemetery is a long way from Nerring which was the Registration District for this death. Any help would be greatly appreciated. David David Weatherill Bundoora Victoria Australia

Hi All Would anyone have information and/or photos of Elizabeth Sarah STUBBS nee ARNELL born 1833 or her daughters Annie Carty Arnell STUBBS born 1870 (Married name BARR) and Harriet Amelia STUBBS born 1867 (married name BRUHN) of Majorca. Any help would be appreciated Regards Elaine

Hi, at this address you'll find a model as used in Ballarat. http://www.camartech.com.au/sovhill.shtml There's a couple in the background of this picture: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/PB210458.jpg There's a picture of one at this address: http://picasaweb.google.com/jaimeoliverwedding/JaimeOliverSHoneymoon/photo#5098478957383432850 A variation on a theme at this address: http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Wind-Sail&offset=0 Maybe if you made contact with Sovereign Hill they may have something? good luck Robert in Melbourne Jan wrote: > Hello all, > > I am looking for some assistance to locate a picture of a canvas funnel > / wind sail / Californian hat / etc. used by miners in the 1800's. > Known by these and probably other names, this item could either be > > 1. shaped like a funnel, one end being placed over a mine shaft and > the other end faced into the wind, the wind being directed into the > funnel and down into the shaft to give the miners fresh air, or > alternatively > > 2. slung from trees like a boat sail to gather air which would be > directed down into the mine shaft. > > I have tried the obvious sites like Picture Australia, National > Archives, etc. and am at a loss to actually find a photo/sketch. > > Is anyone able to help at all? > > Many thanks. > > Jan Shaw. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hello all, I am looking for some assistance to locate a picture of a canvas funnel / wind sail / Californian hat / etc. used by miners in the 1800's. Known by these and probably other names, this item could either be 1. shaped like a funnel, one end being placed over a mine shaft and the other end faced into the wind, the wind being directed into the funnel and down into the shaft to give the miners fresh air, or alternatively 2. slung from trees like a boat sail to gather air which would be directed down into the mine shaft. I have tried the obvious sites like Picture Australia, National Archives, etc. and am at a loss to actually find a photo/sketch. Is anyone able to help at all? Many thanks. Jan Shaw.

Hi, I hope I'm not following the wrong family here - but this looks a little like the death of Katherine McPherson's mother Mary McPherson nee Taylor: Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985 Surname: MCPHERSON Given Names: Mary Father: Taylor David Mother: Cath GALLOWAY Death Place: BALWYN Age: 93 Age Code: Year: 1921 Reg Number: 8366 Event: D If this information is correct then it looks as though Mary Taylor was born in about 1828 - father David Taylor and mother Catherine Galloway. the age would certainly fit with Katherine being born in the early 1850s. And this entry from the IGI: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY TAYLOR Female Event(s): Birth: 18 APR 1828 Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland Parents: Father: DAVID TAYLOR Family Mother: CATHERINE GALLOWAY Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C113998 1818 - 1855 0993525 Film 6900188 Film ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would seem to be the same person. And this record from the IGI seems to be Mary Taylor's marriage to James McPherson: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY TAYLOR Pedigree Female Family Parents: Father: DAVID TAYLOR Family Marriages: Spouse: JAMES MCPHERSON Family Marriage: 03 AUG 1849 Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: M119902 1845 - 1849 1066766 Film 6900813 Film ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope some of this is able to jog a few memories.. good luck Robert Rick Bierregaard wrote: > Hi Robert J. (from Melbourne), > > You seem to be on the right track. My great grandmother Katherine > McPherson was born in the USA so that seems to be a match, as well as > being orchardists. > My grandfather's names are definitely Walter James, but I have no > information on his birth site, just his birth date Apr 12, 1885. > > Is more information, birth, marriage and death dates on Katherine > McPherson Phillips, Francis Knowles Phillips and any other family > members available? > > This is exciting since it is definitely a match to what I know. > > Thanks! > > Richard > Greenbelt, MD USA > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

>From Australian Bailliere's Gazetteers Victoria 1879 the following: YAN YEAN (Cos. Evelyn and Bourke) is a postal township on the river Plenty. The only mountains are the Dividing range. The only river is the Plenty, which rises in the Dividing range, and falls into the Yarra, a distance of about 30 miles. The district is both agricultural and pastoral. The nearest village is Whittlesea, about 6 miles JT.E. of. Yan Yean, situated on the S. side of the Dividing range. It, as well as Melbourne (19 miles), is reached by coach daily. Yan Yean is under the Whittlesea shire council, and in the electoral district of East Bourke and Evelyn. The population is about 300. Cheers Avril Dalby