Lois wrote: | Anybody that knows the area, knows how each piece of ground seems to have a | separate name, be it a reef/mine name, creek name, surname or anything else | thats in the vicinity, it was referred to, maybe not officially but to all | the locals. So I would say that Sandstone is the area around Bulldog Lane as | marked on John Tully's map. Reference to Mine and Pub below. Lois, I think that you are right about this. If you tie in your comments with those made by Peter in his posting on the subject (see below) it seems that the most logical explanation for the location of Sandstone is, as you suggest, " it was referred to, maybe not officially but to all the locals. So I would say that Sandstone is the area around Bulldog Lane as marked on John Tully's map." I appreciate the trouble you have gone to. It really adds to my knowledge of the area and I am very grateful to you for delving so deeply into the subject and spending the time typing it up. Thank you! In his post, Peter wrote: > Hi Trevor, bit of a conundrum. It seems that in a lot of the goldfields there were many local names that people referred to and knew where they were, but they werent necessarily written down or passed through to following generations or maps. A lot of the alluvial mining country for example- most of the gullies and minor creeks had names. ..... I suspect its a local name for a place near Llanelly, as I've seen the references to it as well, and it wasnt Sandstone Reef, although mining reports about the work of various companies in the T&L Courier refer to> both New Chum and Sandstone. New Chum later became Llanelly which suggests that Sandstone was its own locality, and not to be confused with Llanelly. I am (once again!) indebted to your superior knowledge of the area, Peter, and your willingness to share it with me. That is greatly appreciated. It seems that both you and Lois are tending to the conclusion that in the 1870s or thereabouts, there were many names for localities known only to the locals and that Sandstone was probably one of them. I'll go along with that! It seems to be the logical conclusion. Thank you very much Peter. Trevor

Just to let everyone know that there are now photos of all graves and headstones for Carngham Cemetery are now on line http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/vic/index.htm Hope this is of help to somebody. Carmel